Dinner for 2
Garlic Turmeric Chicken Thighs
$9.62for 435 minServes 2
Herbed chicken thighs bake until crisp while turmeric garlic rice cooks separately for a complete meal.
Photo: peasandcrayons.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless$2.29/lb typical | 1.25 lb | $2.86Typical price |
 | Rice$0.08/oz typical | 6.5 oz | $0.52Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $4.81 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Wine, beer and spiritsDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Olive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless for Chicken breast, bonelessabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
- 35 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 2servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
AmericanHigh-proteinBudgetDinners
$2.41 per serving$9.62 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp dried basil leaves
- 1 tbsp dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 4 chicken thighs
- 2 cups water or broth
- 1 cup dry rice
- 3/4 tsp ground turmeric
- 3/8 tsp garlic powder
- 3/8 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp butter or olive oil
Steps
- Heat the oven to 425 F and line a baking pan with foil.
- Mix 1/4 cup oil, vinegar, basil, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper, then coat the chicken thighs.
- Place the thighs skin-side up on the pan and bake for 25 minutes, until they reach 165 F.
- While the chicken bakes, combine the water, rice, turmeric, garlic powder, and salt in a medium saucepan.
- Bring the rice to a boil, cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 18 minutes.
- Remove the rice from the heat, stir in the butter or remaining oil, and rest it covered for 5 minutes.
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