How much is boneless chicken?

[love__goofy]

I starting cutting coupons and shopping sales and boy have I saved a ton!!

But, I need to save more! I usually go to Costco and buy their frozen chicken in a bag and their fresh steak. I would like to try to cut the cost.

After searching 4 different grocery stores in my area, I have yet to find an ad with boneless, skinless chicken on sale. What is a good price for a pack of chicken? I thought about buying it on sale and freezing each piece individually.

Does anyone buy the bone-in chicken breast and pull the breast off and freeze it? I saw it at one store on sale, the price was .96 per pound. How does this compare to chicken already taken off the bone?

Thanks so much!

 

[dfchelbay]

Boneless, skinless chicken breast when on sale is between $1.69 - $1.99 per pound. That's the only chicken we buy, so we always stock up when its on sale.

 

[JoiseyMom]

I also buy chicken cutlets when they go on sale for 1.99/lb. I usually pay that for top round steak also and pork chops.

 

[LBIJim]

I starting cutting coupons and shopping sales and boy have I saved a ton!!

But, I need to save more! I usually go to Costco and buy their frozen chicken in a bag and their fresh steak. I would like to try to cut the cost.

After searching 4 different grocery stores in my area, I have yet to find an ad with boneless, skinless chicken on sale. What is a good price for a pack of chicken? I thought about buying it on sale and freezing each piece individually.

Does anyone buy the bone-in chicken breast and pull the breast off and freeze it? I saw it at one store on sale, the price was .96 per pound. How does this compare to chicken already taken off the bone?

Thanks so much!

Boneless, skinless chicken breast frequently goes on sale around here for $1.99 lb. I only buy Purdue or Tyson or some other branded chicken breast. "Store packaged" is often cheaper on sale, but I find there's LOTS of fat or other gross stuff to trim away. The national brands require less trimming/waste.

Nah, I wouldn't bother to buy bone-in breast and de-bone it. I'll just roast it as is and eat it that way. "Split chicken breast" (bone-in) goes on sale for about .99 to $1.29 lb.

Don't know the price of frozen chicken breast because I never really considered buying it, although I usually buy lots of fresh and freeze it anyway. Guess I should check it out.

Jim

 

[ajh88]

I've been able to get the store packaged boneless, skinless chicken for $1.78/lb pretty much all summer. I keep waiting for it to go back up. I agree with Jim that I typically prefer the "brand names" for less trimming preparation, but when they are running nearly $4/lb, I figure it's worth a few more minutes of my time to trim them up the way I like them anyway.

Plus, I can get the store brand breasts in large, family packages while it seems like my local stores only stock brand name breasts in smaller packages.

 

[cluvsdisney]

The cheapest I have seen boneless chicken breasts is $1.99/pound. I never found the bags of frozen chicken to be a great deal. I used to buy the tenders and I think it averaged 3.99 per pound.

Top round london broil usually goes on sale for $1.99/pound also.

I agree with LBIJim about the split breasts - I just cook them that way.

 

[scrapquitler]

Does anyone buy the bone-in chicken breast and pull the breast off and freeze it? I saw it at one store on sale, the price was .96 per pound. How does this compare to chicken already taken off the bone?

Thanks so much!

The lowest I ever see fresh boneless chicken breast here (CT) is $1.88/lb.

The absolute cheapest boneless chicken breast I've seen are the individually frozen ones in a big bag (I think it's 3 1/2 lbs?) at Walmart. I think they are about $6 for that bag -- that is what we buy at work. That is probably comparable to what you get at Costco.

 

[jessica52877]

$1.99/lb here also, sometimes I can't find it quite that cheap in the winter and will buy it when it is $2.49. It is actually cheaper on sale here at the grocery stores then costco (fresh).

I can't imagine taking it off the bone. I don't think it would be worth the savings.

 

[dhcoffey]

The bone-in chicken when it goes on sale is usually 99 cents a pound. We buy a lot of it and then my daughter debones it for us. We get a lot of chicken that way for cheap and it's trimmed the way we like it. It doesn't take long to do it either.

Heather

 

[MEM]

I actually LOVE the frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts in a bag from Costco (we call them "chicken planks")! The price ends up being about $1.99 a pound - the cheapest I've seen fresh chicken here in the Boston area is $1.88 but its worth paying the extra 11 cents a pound for convenience. I use the frozen chicken in multiple crockpot recipes and it works beautifully.

 

[amylynne01]

The lowest I've ever seen skinless boneless chicken breasts here is 1.69/lb, and that was once in the few years that I've been really following grocery prices. My buy price is 1.99/lb, and my local store typically has that every 4-6 weeks. I refuse to pay more than that, so if we're out, then we wait until it goes on sale somewhere!

ETA: I'm in central MA.

 

[ilovejack02]

I buy Sanderson's farm brand and cheapest I find here is 1.99 LB . I buy several packs, holds us for about 6 weeks, till goes on sale again.

 

[love__goofy]

Thank you so much for all the replies. This gives me an idea what to look for at the grocery stores.

 

[CobraBubbles]

If boneless chicken is 1.99 or less it's usually the best price you'll get....occasionally you'll see it for like 1.88 or 1.76. The absolutely lowest I ever saw it was .99 and that was 1 time.

Bone in chicken is usually a good sale at about .99. Remember that even though you are spending less per pound your chicken will be heavier because bones weigh more and you can't eat them.

I say this because I used to cut ham at Honebaked and our hams (at the time 5.49/lb) would yield the same amount sometimes less ham as the 11.99 ham by the pound packages. However, bones have usefulness, too, if you make soup or stock.

 

[dawson5]

I know that our Sam's regularly sells the fresh chicken for around $1.88/lb. I don't buy the pre-frozen chicken because when it thaws there is always a ton of water/salt solution and I feel like I'm throwing away part of the cost per pound. I stock up when they throw Tyson on sale, has the lowest amount of salt solution added, we have to watch because of my husband's health. I have bought chicken breasts (bone & skin on) for .99c/lb. I will debone but usually reserve that for certain stews or soups that need the bone for added flavor. I always remove the skin. In a pinch, if that is the only thing that they have on sale, I will buy it for use in a chicken breast recipe. I throw on a pair of rubber gloves and pull it off the bone. I feel like I waste more of it though, so this isn't very often.

Quite honestly, the only chicken I've found that I don't have to trim is the ones I can buy from the butcher at my local Martin's. They charge $4.99/lb for that. I would rather pay the $1.88/lb and trim it myself. If they throw that on sale for $2 or under, I will stock up on it.

 

[ilovepete]

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast I buy when it is $1.99 a pound around here and stock up.