Canadian Grandma's SECRET: Budget Friendly Chicken Recipe❗️

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken breasts

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Drumsticks are often less expensive and still flavorful.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is typically more affordable.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Using water with seasoning can cut costs.

dried thyme

🥗Healthier: fresh thyme

💰Cheaper: oregano

Oregano is a more common and cheaper herb.

Pour olive oil into a baking dish.

Place 8 chicken thighs in the dish.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1 teaspoon of paprika, and 1 teaspoon of basil to the chicken.

Finely chop 3-4 garlic cloves and add them to the chicken.

Mix all the spices thoroughly with the chicken.

Cover the dish with plastic wrap and leave to marinate for about 10 to 15 minutes.

Cut 6-8 potatoes into large half-rings and put them on a baking tray with high sides.

Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the potatoes and add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1 teaspoon of paprika, 1 teaspoon of basil, and 1 teaspoon of dried garlic.

Mix everything well with your hands and spread the potatoes evenly on the tray.

Peel the plastic wrap off the chicken and place the marinated chicken on top of the potatoes.

Put the tray in the oven for 30 minutes at 360°F (180°C).

Cut 1 cabbage in half and finely chop one half.

After 30 minutes, take the chicken and potatoes out of the oven and remove the chicken from the tray.

Add 1 cup of rice to the potatoes.

Slice 1 bell pepper into strips and add it to the potatoes and rice.

Cut 2 carrots into half rings and add them to the mix.

Stir everything together and add the chopped cabbage to the tray.

In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, 1 tablespoon of basil, 1 tablespoon of parsley, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, and 2 cups of water.

Stir well to combine and pour this mixture over everything on the baking tray.

Place the chicken back on top and cover the tray with a sheet of parchment paper soaked in water.

Put the tray back in the oven for 40 minutes at 360°F (180°C).

Take the chicken and vegetables out of the oven, remove the parchment paper, and place the chicken on a plate to serve.

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