Planning ahead, cooking a basic ingredient like chicken, and preparing it to use in several dishes is a great way to save time AND money. Especially,like you said, you found a good price on chicken. So, a person is smart to cook up a batch and spread it out between several good meals like you did.

I think this is a part of our fast paced lives that seems to get missed. In modern homes we just don’t see the concentrated meal planning like we used to in the “good ol’ days.” My Grandma and Mom always planned the shopping and menu for at least a week at a time. We knew if there was a big chicken roasting in the oven, that we would have chicken soup later that week made from the carcass and leftovers.

Thanks for the clear and concise illustration about cooking smart and frugal!