Dinner for 2 for Under $6.00

I made Filipino adobo but added crushed tomatoes and a Vidalia onion. Adobo is mad easy to make and tastes awesome. If youve never had it you should try it. Heres the breakdown:

1.5-2lbs Chicken. Bone in Skin on is the absolute best way. People make it with boneless skinless but the bones and skin got that fat and thats where the flavors at. My leg quarters weighed 25oz for the two shown 6oz white vinegar 6oz soy sauce 2 cans Crushed tomatoes 1 Vidalia onion Bay leaf Couple cloves of garlic(i use jarlic) Teaspoon peppercorns Rice(as much as you like)

Dump all of the stuff in a pot. Slice up the onion first. Dont dump the whole onion in there. If you have time you can marinate for an hour or two in the fridge but you dont have to. Bring the pot to a boil then lower it to a simmer and cover for 30 mins. After the 30 mins take the lid off and simmer another 30 mins. Stir every so. Serve over rice. Yum yum yum.

I cooked this on friday afternoon and ate it the next day. Adobo is one of those foods that tastes better the next day because the flavors soak into the chicken. The chicken falls off the bone. It slams.

Cost breakdown

Crushed tomatoes $1.96 for 2 cans Chicken leg quarters $ 1.33. I got them on sale $0.85 a lb. 25oz for the 2 pieces Onion $0.54. I bought a 5lb bag at costco for $4.39. The onion was 9.75 oz Vinegar $0.24. Bottle $2.54 for 64oz. I used 6oz Soy sauce $1.12 Bottle was $11.99 on sale.
Rice $0.20. Bought the big bag for $22.99 Garlic pepper and bay leaf are about an extra $0.30 Total= $5.69 for 2 dinners.

Check it out. Traditional adobo doesnt have the tomato or onion so you can make it even cheaper. Plus 4oz of vinegar and soy sauce is more than enough. I add extra cause i live dangerously. You dont need to use silver swan soy sauce. Silver swan is can be pricey Thats what i use but you can use whatever brand you have on hand. No peppercorns? Use reg ol pepper. Dont like garlic? Dont add it. Thats the best part of cooking. Adjust as needed. Like Marco Pierre White says "It's your Choice"

Note: the final picture is from this same recipe but a different time i made it. Youll notice 3 legs instead of 1 leg 1 thigh. I got a phone call as i was about to take a photo of the finished product so when i hung up my i forgot to snap one. I was hungry. Sorry about that.