Chicken is one of the cheapest meat proteins we can buy to make delicious meals with. Chefs say you should always buy the best chicken you can afford. Well its not quite that simple, cheap chicken is a staple for making cheap dinner ideas.

Budget Chicken Recipes

Chicken can be used in any cuisine and was a big staple in Chinese peasant food. Each part of the chicken can be used for specific recipes. Chicken wings is now a popular dish with its many marinades, rubs and spices. The thighs remain juicy during cooking due to the extra fat in there. The breast has to be treated with care so the meat does not dry out.

Of course you have to celebrate the whole roast chicken.

How To Get The Best Value From Your Chicken

If you are cooking on a budget the best way to buy a chicken is whole, and then butcher it yourself. Get a pair of poultry shears and get practicing on butchering a chicken. As I am usually cooking for one I buy a £2 chicken from Sainsbury’s and butcher it into 4 portions, 2 chicken breast and 2 chicken legs. That makes protein for 4 meals costing just 50p a portion, the best budget protein there is, chicken.

How to butcher a chicken.