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10 Chicken Dinner Recipes for $7 or Less

March 26, 2020 //  by Tawra//  11 Comments

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Why spend a fortune taking the family out for dinner every night when you can make dinner for the entire family for just $7? Here are 10 easy and yummy chicken dinner recipes you can make for $7 or less and they’re quick and easy!

Why spend a fortune taking the family out for dinner every night when you can make a quick dinner for the entire family for just $7? Here are 10 easy and yummy chicken dinner recipes you can make for $7 or less and they're quick and easy!

10 Chicken Dinner Recipes for $7 or Less 

These are some of our favorite recipes to help give you an easier start to dinner. For me just thinking of what to make is the hardest part of dinner, so picking the recipe is a major step to done! These recipes are cheap, easy and fast so pick one and have it for dinner tomorrow!

 

Easy Roast Chicken Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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Roasted Chicken Recipe (from Dining On A Dime)

Chicken pieces
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder
Butter

Lay chicken in a greased pan. Sprinkle with spices. Bake at 300 – 350 degrees for 30 minutes to an hour until the meat falls away from bone easily or the juices run clear. The cooking time depends on how big the pieces are, the temperature  you use and your oven. Sometimes, half way through the cooking I will place a small dab of butter on each piece or brush with butter.

You can also add your favorite veggies like carrots, potatoes, onions, etc.

 

Crockpot Garlic Roast Chicken Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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Garlic Roasted Chicken Recipe

3-5 lb. chicken
salt
pepper
paprika
3 Tbsp. minced garlic
about 1/4 lb. butter
1/2 cup chicken broth

Sprinkle the chicken with salt, pepper, paprika. Rub the bird inside and out with garlic. Place in the crockpot. Lay a couple of pats of butter on top of the breast and pour in broth. Cook on Low 6-8 hours. Serve with the garlic butter sauce.

 

Maple Glazed Chicken Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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Maple Glazed Chicken Recipe (from Dining On A Dime)

1/4 cup maple syrup
4 tsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
Salt and pepper (to taste)
4 pieces chicken

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix maple syrup, lemon juice and butter together in a small saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes. Spray a baking dish and place chicken in it. Add salt and pepper to the chicken. Bake 10 minutes. Remove chicken from oven and pour on glaze. Bake 15 minutes more or until juices run clear.

 

Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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Chicken Soup – Homemade Version

Make this warm and comforting soup with your chicken leftovers. The roasted chicken adds a little different and yummy flavor. Don’t be frightened by all the ingredients. You can chop a lot of it the day before you make it and just dump and add the rest.

1 cup onions, chopped
1 cup carrots, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp. olive oil or canola oil
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. thyme
8 cups chicken broth
4 cups potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 tsp. salt (adjust to taste)
2 cups chicken, cooked and diced
2 cups wide egg noodles
1/2 cup evaporated milk

Saute* first 4 ingredients in oil in a large Dutch oven (big pot or pan). Stir in flour, oregano and thyme. Gradually add chicken broth, potatoes and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook for 15-20 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Add chicken and noodles and simmer 10 more minutes. Reduce heat and add milk. Do not boil.

*Saute means to stir and cook until tender, usually about 3-5 minutes.

You can change this recipe to suit your taste. Add other veggies like peas, corn or broccoli. You can leave out the potatoes or substitute them with something like sweet potatoes or squash. You can leave out the milk (but the milk makes a nice creamy soup) and/or add more or less broth. You can also adjust the spices, for example you might add a little Tabasco sauce to give it a little kick.

 

Easy 3 Ingredient Chicken Tacos Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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3 Ingredient Chicken Tacos

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
taco seasoning to taste (homemade or 1 packet)
1 can Rotel tomatoes*

Place all of the ingredients in the crockpot and cook on low 6-8 hours. Shred and use in tacos, burritos, enchiladas or in a salad. You can also serve it hot or cold so it would be great as leftovers to take in a lunch.

*Rotel tomatoes are canned tomatoes with chopped green peppers or jalapenos. Any brand that is labeled “tomatoes and green chilies” should be OK or just used canned tomatoes and add the kind of peppers you would like.

 

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Parmesan Chicken Tenders

Boneless, skinless chicken, cut into strips
1 egg, beaten
Parmesan cheese (the stuff that is already grated in the green can) and fry in your favorite oil.

Roll strips of  boneless, skinless chicken in beaten egg and  Parmesan cheese (the stuff that is already grated in the green can) and fry in your favorite oil.

 

Chicken Cacciatore Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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You can adjust this next recipe to your taste. Cut back on the cheese, add a cooked pasta for a more substantial  meal or add a few black olives. Salt and/or season to taste.

Chicken Cacciatore Recipe (from Dining On A Dime)

2-3 lbs. chicken pieces
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 cans (14 oz.) stewed tomatoes
2 cups mushrooms sliced
1 cup zucchini, sliced
1 tsp. fresh basil, crushed or 1/4 tsp dried basil
salt and pepper, to taste
4 cups pasta, cooked

Brown chicken in oil, 10 minutes, turning occasionally; drain. Add the rest of the ingredients except pasta. Cover and simmer 25 minutes. Serve over pasta.

 

Apricot Chicken Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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Apricot Chicken Recipe

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. oil, olive or vegetable
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp. onion soup mix

Cook chicken in garlic and oil until brown. Place in an 8 inch baking dish. Combine everything else and pour over chicken. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes until juices run clear. Serve over rice.

 

Summer Chicken Fruit Salad Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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Summer Chicken Fruit Salad

Spinach leaves
1 cup chicken chunks, cooked
1 cup mixed fruit (strawberries, grapes, oranges, kiwi, blueberries, apples), sliced
1/4 cup celery, sliced
1 Tbsp. nuts (walnuts, sliced almonds)
1 Tbsp. green onion, sliced

Dressing:

2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
4 tsp. orange juice

Arrange spinach leaves on 2 plates. Layer other ingredients in order. Mix the mayonnaise and orange juice and drizzle over salad. Makes 2 servings.

 

Oven Fried Chicken Recipe - 10 Chicken Dinner Recipes For $7 Or Less
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Oven Fried Chicken With Biscuits

4 -5 Tbsp. margarine (not butter)
4-6 pieces of chicken
1/2 cup baking mix
Salt and pepper
1 can refrigerator biscuits

Melt the margarine in a 9×13 pan. Pour the baking mix on a plate or in a plastic bag. Roll the chicken in the margarine, then into baking mix and place back into the pan. Salt and pepper to taste. Bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes, until the juices run clear.

About 5-10 minutes before the chicken is done, push the pieces of chicken tightly against one side of the pan and lay the biscuits into the pan on the opposite side. Finish baking until the biscuits are brown.

Note: It’s okay to lay the biscuits in the margarine and all in the bottom of the pan. That makes the biscuits margarine soaked and crispy. Oh, yum!

 

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  1. donnab

    January 29, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    these all sound good, quick and super easy, but my all time favorite is good old roasted chicken with stuffing in the bird (I know current thinking says stuffing can’t go in the bird, I still like it, LOL) I still save my old bread pieces in the freezer and tear them up for stuffing, w/onions, celery, butter, etc. my comfort dinner, for sure!

    and then, chicken tacos, and then chicken noodle soup made w/big old egg noodles!

    Reply
  2. Mary Jane

    January 29, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    I agree, Donna. We think alike.

    Reply
  3. Suz

    January 30, 2015 at 12:19 am

    I take a bag of frozen chicken breasts, cut an onion in a few big pieces,add a can of Campbells Golden Mushroom soup and a can of water into the crockpot on low for 6-7 hours. Serve over mashed potatoes. You can add a cut up peeled apple for a bit of sweetness. You can also throw in small potatoes for less work.

    Reply
  4. Trouble OHara

    January 30, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    I so look forward to getting your newsletter for fresh ideas for cooking, cleaning and organizing! The money saving tips are wonderful and I use several of them. I got your Dining on a Dime cookbook but am going to have to buy another one as when I put it on the stove so I could get the measurements for the Beef Stroganoff recipes, I went to turn down the boiling water for the egg noodles and instead turned on the burner under my book! I didn’t notice it until the book was on fire! It didn’t burn up the whole book, just the first part of the book as I had it folded to the Beef Stroganoff page. I am totally bummed as I hadn’t read the whole book yet and I have lost the pages from the Chicken Barley Soup to the Beef Stroganoff. I made the Chicken Barely soup last night. My husband wasn’t too thrilled about that but said the Beef Stroganoff was to be put on the menu on a regular basis. He ate the leftovers for breakfast! I made the Chicken Barely soup on a big scale and took some of it over to my parents and they loved it! I made enough to freeze too, as I really liked it. I like taking your recipes and adding to them. On the Beef Stroganoff, I added an onion sliced in rings that I browned first, then added the meat to cook. Then I used Cream of Celery as we don’t like mushrooms. I made the rest of it to your recipe then added a drained can of peas to make it a one pot meal. For the Chicken Barley Soup, I boiled a whole chicken (The store had a sale for whole chickens for 88 cents a pound so I bought 10 of them!) and then I saved the water and took out the chicken to cool so I could bone it. I added chicken base to the chicken stock and more water. I took all the dark meat and put it back in the pot. The white meat I saved for tonight for Chicken Spaghetti. I chopped up 2 bunches of green onions, 8 stalks of celery, a bunch of carrot chips and added onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, salt and a really good squirt of dijon mustard. Dijon mustard adds a kick to it but not too much of one, depending on how much you add. Anyway, I am going to save up the money to buy another copy of your Dining on a Dime as mine is kind of a mess from the flames and the water damage from putting out the flames. Thanks for everything!

    Reply
  5. Abigail Lankart

    January 3, 2017 at 11:13 am

    Oh boy. Can’t wait to try them.

    Reply
  6. Abbie

    April 26, 2019 at 8:20 am

    I always enjoy chicken tacos ! They are a great way to eat more veggies :)

    Reply
  7. Julia Browder

    August 18, 2020 at 9:15 pm

    I can’t wait to try some of these recipes on one of my daughter’s family who are really picky eaters. There are so many things they won’t eat, but I think they will eat quite a few of these. Thank you for doing this.

    Reply
  8. Carolyn

    October 11, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    I am a new viewer to your channel & I like your honest, truthful, pull no punches, tell it like it is attitude. Thank goodness, we need more shows like yours. Can’t wait to try some of your recipes. They look simple, yet tasty. Just my style!

    Reply
    • Jill

      October 12, 2020 at 9:45 am

      Thank you so much Carolyn. You don’t know how much we appreciate these kind comments. : ) Holler if you ever have any questions about something and thank you for joining us.

      Reply
  9. Sandra Childs

    February 16, 2021 at 12:14 am

    Hi there
    I am amazed at your dinners and the low low cost – you are providing me a wonderful service
    Thanks much 👍

    Reply
    • Jill

      February 16, 2021 at 8:57 am

      Thank you Sandra. So glad our tips are helping you. Holler if you have any questions.

      Reply

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