Have you heard of Zaycon Fresh (referral link)? They are a company that provides bulk meat that you pick up at a location in your zip code on a specific date.
I just ordered my second case of chicken and spent an hour divvying up the breasts into dinner-sized portions. I also pre-cut some nuggets and chicken tenders for easier thawing and prep.
I first heard about Zaycon Fresh from a coworker. Intrigued, I bought a case (40 lbs) of chicken and was hooked. These chicken breasts come from giant chickens -- they are definitely the largest breasts I've ever seen (on a chicken). I also have found them to be of superb quality.
When I was unemployed and we were broke, I had a rule that I never spent more than $0.99/lb on chicken. This is very doable, but you have to really search for chicken breasts at that price, and you have to be willing to de-bone them yourself. This is not very difficult (I learned by watching a YouTube video), but it is time-consuming. Now that I work and have a child, I find it reasonable to spend slightly more for a little less work. Eventually, I would like to go back to the $0.99/lb rule, but for now, this will do. I buy my Zaycon Fresh chicken when they have deals, so I spend $1.95/lb on it. This price includes tax.
Zaycon Fresh has many other products, but I can only personally vouch for the chicken.
Our favorite thing to do with the chicken breasts is make chicken nuggets or chicken tenders. For this, we use our countertop deep fryer (affiliate link). This appliance has been one of my favorite kitchen toys. It makes delicious nuggets/tenders in about 8 minutes, can fry from frozen, and is also excellent for french fries or sweet potato fries. Mmmmm. We fry in beef fat from the half cow we purchased, but I have also had success with peanut oil (which I used to buy in bulk at Sam's Club before we began using the lard).
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