BBQ Chik’n and Cornbread With Peas.

First of all, I just want to register that my trusty old Crock-Pot has really gotten a workout so far this year! It’s been called into service nearly every day, and I just don’t know what I’d do without it!

Today, it cooked BBQ chik’n and cornbread just beautifully. I prepared the meal – placing the filling in the bottom of the crockery and then spooning the cornbread mixture on top – and flipped the switch to Low, and by the time I got home nine hours or so later, the cornbread was beautifully brown and the filling had taken on a smoky and delicious flavor. I love coming home to a Crock-Pot meal – the aroma is great! For a food-lover like me, it’s better than potpourri. :)

Anyway, I felt like the meal needed something to round it out, and I wasn’t really in the mood for a salad – salads and snow seem like a strange combination! So I put on a can (two small cans, actually; Safeway was out of the normal size) of English peas and dinner was served.

This meal never disappoints; we made light work out of a serving and a half or so apiece, and mowed through the peas in seconds flat. But we’ve still got enough chik’n and cornbread for two more hearty lunch servings. Hooray!

The stats:

Morningstar Farms chik’n strips: $4.99 ($2.50/person)
Barbecue sauce: $1.99 ($1.00/person)
Corn: $1.99 ($1.00/person)
Jiffy mix (two boxes): $1.00 ($0.50/person)
Eggs (two): $0.84 ($0.42/person)
Soy milk (2/3 cup): $0.48 ($0.24/person)
English peas (two cans): $2.78 ($1.39/person)

GRAND TOTAL: $14.07 … or $7.05 per person.
BUT WAIT! This meal makes enough for two more servings. So the per-person price goes down even more!

:)