Whip Up A Frugal Family Feast
(NC) – With today’s hectic lifestyles, cooking meals at home that are easy to prepare and easy on the wallet can be challenging. By using the right kitchen appliance, Canadians can prepare a frugal feast for the whole family without paying a hefty price tag or sacrificing too much time.
‘On average, a family of four who eats out once a week is spending at least $3,000 a year,’ says Korey Kealey, food and entertaining specialist, Food Thought Communications. ‘Busy parents should consider introducing a Crock-Pot slow cooker to the meal planning mix to save money and time in the kitchen. A slow cooker offers at-home chefs an easy and functional option for creating homemade meals like Spinach Butter Chicken – a healthy and delicious dinner that will cost approximately less than $4 a serving.’
When purchasing a slow cooker, look for a model with special features. The Crock-Pot SCCPVL610-S 6-Quart Programmable Cook and Carry Oval Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 can tomatoes diced, with juice 28 oz/796 mL
- 1 can tomato paste 5.5 fl oz/156 mL
- 2 tbsp butter melted, 25 mL
- 2 tsp ginger ground 10 mL
- 2 tsp curry powder 10 mL
- 1 tsp cumin ground 5 mL
- 1 tsp cinnamon 5 mL
- 1 tsp coriander 5 mL
- 1/4 tsp cardamom ground 1 mL
- 1 lb chicken thighs skinless 454 g, with or without bone, about 6-8 pieces
- 4 cups spinach fresh 1 L
- 1 tbsp lime juice 15 mL
- 1 cup plain yogurt 3% 250mL
- cashews Toasted
- cilantro to garnish
Instructions
- Place onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, butter, ginger, curry powder, cumin, cinnamon, coriander, cardamom and chicken into Crock-Pot slow cooker; stir. Cook on high 4-6 hours or on low 8-10 hours. Chicken will shred when finished.
- Mix in spinach, lime juice and yogurt, garnish with cashews and cilantro.
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