Here’s one of my favorites. It’s healthy, delicious, and cheap.
Season boneless, skinless chicken thighs with olive oil, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper. Grill them!
Sautee onions with garlic, zucchini, eggplant, carrots, and a can of chickpeas. Season the veggies with cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper as well. Mix a little soy sauce (about 2-3 tbsp) with some chicken stock (about 1/4 cup) and dump into the veggies to add a little moisture as well as a little more depth to the flavor. If I had some fresh parsley I would have added it once taking the veggies off the heat, but I forgot to pick some up. I did squeeze a little lemon juice in it as well as on top of the chicken once taken off the grill.
Serve with white rice and you’re good to go. If you want, you can also serve it with a salad. A simple lettuce and tomato salad would do the trick, as would something more Middle Eastern like Tabbouleh.
All in all, this dish costs about $4.50 per person ($4.75 with salad).
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