Creamy Chicken: pretty yummy and really cheap crockpot recipe

I usually prepare dinner the night before. Just doing simple preparation saves a lot of effort when I come home with 2 kids after work. With crockpot, I would preassemble everything at night and plug it in in the morning. With fish, I salt and pepper and oil it, put it on a pan, and cover it with a wrap and stick it in the fridge so I just pop it in the oven the next day.

Last night, I was exhausted - and this is what I always do when I'm exhausted - it turns out to be really yummy and really really cheap.

Creamy Chicken over rice:

5 chicken drumsticks ($1.80)
1 can cream of mushroom soup ($0.79)
1 bag frozen vegetables (about $2.00)
3 cups of cooked rice (i'm guessing $0.50)

Put frozen chicken, frozen veg, and cream of mushroom in the crockpot. Mix it all up and cook on low for 8 hours. When you get home before eating, take out the chicken and remove skin. The meat will also fall off the bone so get rid of the bones as well. Put the meat back in the pot, mix everything, serve over rice. The chicken and the cream of mushroom gives enough flavor to the dish that I don't salt or pepper it.

This will serve 4. The total cost of meal is about $5.00. That's pretty amazing. It feeds the 4 of us at night and gives Pat and I some lunch for the next day. It will probably cost less using fresh vegetables. But again, this is for absolutely exhausted nights so frozen veg is a must! No chopping required and no dirty dishes left after assembly. Yay!