My family loves this chicken so much, I usually make 1.5-2lbs of chicken rather than my usual pound!
Apple Chicken and Brown Rice ($4.48 for two meals, not counting veggies)
1.5lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast ($2.82)
2 medium apples ($0.50)
1 medium onion, sliced ($0.10)
1.5 cups apple juice ($0.31)
1T lemon juice ($0.13)
1t cinnamon ($0.09)
1 cup brown rice ($0.53)
Slice chicken into smaller pieces – my family generally likes smaller, “tender-size” strips – and place in crock pot. Slice onion and place in crock pot with chicken. Slice apples and coat with lemon juice and cinnamon; layer over chicken and onions. Pour apple juice in crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours. (I actually forgot to coat my apples with lemon juice and cinnamon this morning…I’ll let you know how it turns out!)
Cook brown rice according to package directions. If you’re not used to brown rice, keep in mind that it takes longer to cook than white rice. I prefer rice that isn’t overly done, but it still takes around 30 minutes for brown rice to cook to my liking.
Tonight I think we’ll have either green beans or sweet potatoes as our veggie, but we’ve also done broccoli, carrots, and corn.
Enjoy!
