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I love having a crockpot. It would definitely be in my top 5 must-have kitchen appliances list. I love that I can put dinner in it when my youngest goes down for her nap at 1:00 and it’s ready by 6:00!

I’ve been trying to buy more natural, horomone-free, steroid-free meat, and the best deal seems to always be buying a whole chicken. And coupons.com always has some kind of coupon up for Gold N’ Plump All Natural Chicken. They’ve had the 75¢/1 coupon up for a while now.

So… here’s one of my favorite things to do with a a whole chicken.

Ingredients you will need:

1 Whole Chicken, you can leave the skin on if you want to or remove the skin
Crockpot
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil (if you take the skin off)
1 Tbsp. salt
2 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. Sage Seasoning (I used dried sage, but you could use fresh too)
Onion Powder (to taste)
Garlic Powder (to taste)
Dried Parsley
10-12 cloves of Garlic
3 Tbsp. of Lemon Juice

How to make it:

Place the whole chicken in the crockpot (make sure to take out the little baggy that’s inside the cavity of the chicken). Coat the chicken with the olive oil, and then sprinkle the salt, pepper, sage, onion powder, garlic powder and parsley onto the chicken. Rub the spices into the chicken until it is coated thoroughly.

Break off and peel the garlic cloves from the bulb of garlic. Stick the cloves inside the cavity of the chicken.

Pour the lemon juice over the top of the chicken (nope, didn’t have fresh lemons!). Cook on high for 3-4 hours or until cooked through.

I served it with brown rice and steamed broccoli. YUM!!

Now it’s your turn! What kind of recipes did you come up with to use with your deals? Please link directly to your frugal recipe below.

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If you are a fan of Surviving The Stores on Facebook then you probably saw that I was asking about radish recipes the other day.  I got two packages of radishes with my produce co-op items last week (more info to come on produce co-ops!) and I had NO CLUE what to do with them.

I got some great feedback from Facebook and Twitter and decided to make a Cucumber Radish salad with Buttermilk.  I had a carton of buttermilk in the fridge from the scones that I made this past week and it always ends up going bad so I needed to find something to do with it.

We all love LOVE Mediterranean food, so this recipe was perfect for us.  This was my lunch today, but you can have it by itself or as a side dish along with grilled chicken, fish, or your favorite mediterranean dish.

Here’s what you’ll need:

1 large Cucumber quartered and diced
4-5 Radishes sliced thin
1 cup of Buttermilk
Salt and Pepper
Sliced Onions or Onion Powder (we were out of onions so I just used the powder)
Minced Garlic (I put about a teaspoon)
Fresh or dried dill (I didn’t have any dill, but I DID have dill pickle relish!  I thought it tasted great!)
1-2 tsp. of white vinegar, unless you are using the dill pickle relish b/c it already has vinegar in it

Here’s what you do:

Mix all of the ingredients.  Chill in the fridge for at least an hour.  And enjoy!  So easy, so good for you, and SO GOOD!

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Last week I announced a new feature here on Surviving The Stores called Meals With My Deals. Each week I will post a recipe as well as a linky for you guys to link up to your recipes!

This week’s recipe is: Veggie-Turkey Burgers!

I am part of a Fruit and Veggie co-op with a local group in my area. Each week one of the members heads over to the Farmer’s Market in Dallas and picks up the fruit and veggies that look good and are on sale. Because there are so many of us in the group, we can get a really good discount on buying the products in bulk!

But when I have lots of veggies in the fridge, usually the only thing I can think of to use them for is salad. So I got creative one night and tried the following recipe which turned out to be GREAT!

You will need:

1 lb. of ground meat (I used ground turkey, but you can use any type)
Veggies – I used carrots, celery, tomatoes, and grilled jalepenos
1 egg
About 1/2 cup – 3/4 cup of oatmeal or bread crumbs
Spices – whatever you think would go well (salt, peppers, garlic powder, tarragon, parsley…. whatever you want to throw in)
Sliced Avocado (if you like it)
Lettuce
1 Small Onion – sliced thin
1 Tbsp Olive Oil (to saute’ the onions in)
Bread (who says burgers always have to be on hamburger buns??)

Now to put it all together:

Turn your veggies into veggie-mush with a food processor. I LOVE my one-touch mini food processor and use it all the time.

Dump your thawed ground meat into a bowl along with the veggie-mush.

Add the oatmeal or bread crumbs, egg, and any spices you want to put in there. Mix it all up really good with your hands… it’s so fun too!

Heat your grill (I use this one) to around 350º and cook your burgers thoroughly.

While the burgers are cooking, slice your avocado and saute’ your onion (i.e. cook it in a small skillet along with the oil until the onion looks clear and starts smelling REALLY good).

Once the burgers are done, put it all together and enjoy!

The best part is that my kids had no clue that the burgers were full of veggies!! (The kids did opt out of the avocados and onions, though).

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**Remember, next Thursday I will add a Link-up so that you can link to your “Meals With My Deals” post! While it is not required, I would love it if you grabbed the “Meals With My Deals” button to add to your post. You can get the code for it HERE.

I’m really looking forward to seeing the recipes you all come up with!