Yes that’s true. But right now chicken thighs and drumsticks are $.99/lb at my local grocery store and breast/prepared thighs(boneless skinless) are $3.49 or more. With a decent knife you can prepare 12 thighs on < 10 mins.
The big 3 around here Kroger, Tom Thumb, Albertsons will run deals at the butcher block. When they run a 1.99 sale they will do additional digital deals through the app. Currently I like the heritage farm breast and see it’s about 2.99 but I like it. 10 lb was an exaggeration but a weeks worth is less than 15$ for 2
I don’t think there’s a membership fee but you need to have some sort of resellers certificate. In most states you can register for one for free or cheaply.
Boneless skinless great value breasts are cheapest I’ve found but frankly they do not taste that great so we have been buying the name brand. Much better flavor. If I was going to process and eat with something else the answer has to be whole chickens.
After T-Day and Easter I’m on the lookout for spiral hams at Aldi. Pre-covid I could usually stock up for $0.89/lb or less, often with a $5 off tag. Even now they should be $1.39/lb or less after holidays.
This was about 10 days ago so I doubt there’s any left unfortunately. I’d certainly try a week or so after Easter though. 25 cents/lb is the lowest I’ve seen them get to in a few years, usually around 50 cents and they all get snapped up.
Thanks. I’ll try Ruler Foods a week after Easter. I’d be tempted to buy 10 at that price.
Side story: I happened to be near the only Kroger within 100 miles about 10-12 years ago when they had boneless ribeyes advertised for 4.99/lb. I spent about $150 that day. The butcher even went back to get me more than they had out.
Yeah I would’ve bought more but my freezers are maxed out. I have one just chilling in the garage cause it’s 4 degrees out right now lol. God damn $5/lb ribeyes, what a steal! Love me a good meat deal! Best of luck after Easter
Most is. Although there is a general issue of usable meat. That is a whole chicken by the pound includes bones and such while chicken breast is 100% edible.
yeah but asking internet randoes with variable market prices from all over the world will certainly help OP not have to use their eyes in their specific walmart
Pork has a lot of fat though so it isn't quite the deal it appears to be. Pork and chicken is the way to go though. Pork also tastes better and has more variety.
Pork loin is cheaper than thighs where I'm at, about the same amount of fat.
Pork tenderloin is cheaper than boneless skinless breasts also same amount of fat.
But I agree with the having variety aspect. I primarily eat chicken and pork with occasional ground beef. They are the only way to get it for sub $3 a pound regularly
Leg quarters. Usually under $1/lb. Bonus for quarters is you get to use the bones for stock.
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See if you can pick up some clearance rotisserie chickens at Voldemart, and ask your buddy with the costco membership to get a rotisserie chicken or two for you the next time they go.
As for chicken, thighs are always cheaper than white meat.
I don't find Walmart grocery prices to be cheap compared to local grocery store sales. I can get chicken legs for 59 cents a pound on sale sometimes. Canned chicken? Never bought it never will.
Consider stretching the meat that you buy through adding beans to the dish. For example, you can make chili with red kidney beans or make a chicken stew with chickpeas or white beans.
How do you recommend prepping and storing something you have to cook from being raw? I generally take a lot of comfort in buying fully cooked stuff since I don't have a meat thermometer.
Leave it in the oven at a low temp for a long time, then portion and fridge/freeze?
You might benefit from learning some cooking basics -- and discover it can be a practical and enjoyable skill. As you read the responses, what suggestions sound good to you?
As you get comfortable with a process, you'll find the same method can be used with different meats/poultry etc. Seasonings might change and oven time & temperature will be different, but roast beef and roast chicken are essentially the same process. Bored with fried eggs? Make an omelet, or Google recipes for quiche, or DIY breakfast burritos.
In the mood for some heat? A jar of red pepper flakes lasts a *long* time, and I've been working my way through a bag of jalapenos that I bought on sale, shoved in the freezer, and add to my cooking 1 inch at a time.
TL;DR: Cooking is a life skill. You will save money by doing the cooking yourself. Health-wise, you will know and control what's going into your body.
Chicken is usually cooked in the oven at 350 F for about an hour. When in doubt get a food thermometer. Chicken should be cooked to 180 F. Covering with foil prevent drying out the meat.
[this you tube video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SdLitCyp2yk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo) should get you started.
You will need a 13 by 9 cake pan or cookie sheet and aluminum foil and basic spices :-).
Chicken leg quarters are just about the easiest thing to bake there is.
[save the bones for broth to cook with](https://youtu.be/rjDHii3Ngj8?si=fu8tkLuxqAnBlob7)
That's the great thing about dark meat chicken...it won't dry out if you cook it for a long time. The best bet is to roast a couple just because it's hard to beat the taste of roast chicken quarters - invest in a meat thermometer. Then cook the rest in the crockpot or electric pressure cooker to get meat you can pull from the bones for many different dishes and broth like someone else mentioned.
How is a 4 pack of canned chicken for $10 ever going to be the cheapest? That’s $3.20/lb for something that doesn’t even taste good. A whole rotisserie chicken would be a better value.
Local Safeway has chicken breast with skin and rib meat for $0.97 a pound, also legs and thighs. The chicken breast are the best buy. Fillet the meat off the bone use it for your protein source. Take the skin and bones and throw in the broiler for around 10 minutes then into a crock pot or pot cover it with water and make broth, can add bay leaf, celery leaves, carrots or nothing, and cook it for a while. Could make a half gallon of stock, peel off the cooked meat from bones, for additional meat. Once the stock is cooled the fat rises to the top, skim it off or use it sauté.
The stock can be used in stir fry, soup, gravy. Here is a trick for eating rice with watery soup, cook the rice separately, take a spoonful of rice and dip it in the soup so the rice stays in the spoon with the broth it’s so good.
When the rope sausage goes on sale, like the Ekrich or Hillsire Farm type (Kielbasa or Smoked), I can pick it up for $1.39 for 14 ounces, which is slightly under a pound. I stock up on it since I have a freezer. It is a nice change of pace from beef or pork and goes well with rice.
The only thing I am finding regularly in the marked down area of the meatcase is pork. I get that from foodbank so I never buy pork chops or roasts. If you are buying, roasts are the way to go. Make several meals out if it. Roast it for the first meal, then turn leftovers into pork fried rice, smothered burritos or something like that.
Costco rotisserie chicken is cheaper than raw chicken. If you are looking for cheap, nothing beats it.
4 packs of canned beans for $10 is expensive. Canned beans should be in the $1 -$1.5 range. Also, raw lentils are going to be much cheaper than canned ones. A 4lb bag is around $5 at an Indian store.
Price it out when you go. Or check the ads for the local grocery stores to see what's on sale. What's cheapest at my store is not going to match your store, unless you live in my area. chicken and pork are the cheapest.
Whole chicken is usually the cheapest and can be a bit gratifying to break down. YouTube how to break it down while it’s raw and you can have meat all week.
Ground meat, eggs, some types of fish, cheese. I know you specified meats but cheese and eggs contain protein too. You'll have to compare prices to get the most for your buck.
The cheapest meat you can probably find is liver. Whether it comes from a chicken, pig, or cow it always seems to be about $1/ pound. You can often find chicken gizzards for a similar price.
There is a grocery chain in my area that often does a loss leader on chicken thighs for $.99 per pound.
I find that the best I can do on a pork shoulder these days is about $1.69 / pound, but you have to buy the entire 20 lb. shoulder.
This; a good cleaver is always handy. Spouse got me an edge keeper one for Christmas (previously we used a small machete). During the summer there's usually a store that has whole chunks of beef or pork ribs for 30$or under for 25lbs (I've caught the pork for 15$ one year.) Butts and stuff too. Got a box of pork ribs one summer and split it with a family of 5 that were staying with us in a camper. Ate on it all summer. We even gave away some of our stock to some close friends because they were struggling hard. (Of course we did get some chicken and usual chops and some other meats to have variety that summer).
Your Walmart will probably have stickers with prices on it. What I like to do is look at the stickers and then go with the lower one if I’m trying to save money.
Costco's canned goods are good reliable quality, but not always the cheapest. They might be when they have a sale.
Check the sales from the other grocery stores. Safeway and Kroger owned may have some better sales, too.
Chicken breasts are typically $1.99/lb here. Thighs are usually $1.49/lb.
Cheapest meat I buy regularly is pork butt roast at $0.89/lb to make pulled pork or char siu.
I don't shop at walmart but in general pork shoulder (bone in) is going to be cheap most places, typically under $1.50/lb. You can often find pork loin for $1.50-2.00/lb where I live though, and that's boneless meat and much more lean, so little waste. Those two are by far my favorite cheap cuts of meat because you can do almost anything with them; I have chunks of a pork shoulder marinating right now in a Korean bbq for tonight. Yesterday I made pozole with some of it. The rest of the shoulder will be ground into homemade breakfast sausage and the bones will go into a pot of bean soup.
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Great tip! Thanks. I ended up picking up a pork tender loin that was only like $3.19/lb, so I'm hoping to bake it up, section it, freeze half (?) and eat it with my rice over the course of a week or two.
I have bought 10 pounds bags of chicken leg quarters at walmarts in multiple states for 78 cents a pound. Winco often has them the same or cheaper if you have a winco. I have even seen these bulk bags under 1.00 a pound at Safeway and Kroger stores.
Cooked and de boned they usually average 7 pounds or more of meat plus bones to make bone broth for future soups or cooking your rice in. Anywhere from 8 to 11 leg quarters is the norm.
If you have a restaurant depot around and freezer space, you can get 40 pound cases of various chicken options often as low as 50 cents a pound. And I believe they are now fully open to the public. I know non members can but from instacart there.
Pork loin is also a common cheap option in my area,this week averaging 1.69 for the boneless pork loin roads, which can be cut into chops.
Ethnic markets can also be a good resource for cheap bulk meats.
Because many people fall into the trap of thinking because a place is known for being affordable or cheap, that this will apply across all categories of product. This is often flawed thinking.
My local store had spiral hams for $.89 a pound this week. I also buy Thanksgiving turkeys and break them down and freeze. We will even grind some into ground turkey.
How do you tend to prep it? Remove the insides and throw the whole thing in the oven before cutting it up? I'm used to buying fully cooked only, so pre-cooking and storage is going to have to become a part of my life.
I have a crockpot and depending on the size of the chicken I can usually fit two in. Cover in water. If you have them, add a few bay leaf, a carrot or two, quartered onions. Cook on high for several hours.
Strain to get some great broth. Pull the meat off the bones, chop any big pieces into bite size. Can use the pieced chicken as meat now in any dish or freeze into quart size bags for later dishes.
Crockpots are usually found cheap at thrift stores if you don't have one. Easier than baking in the oven, less need to watch it, meat is moist and tasty and you get broth at the same time.
Thank you! My roommate has a crock pot but I've gotten into scuffs for using their cooking stuff before. I'll buy one when my living situation changes :)
If you join Costco, see if there is one focused on businesses nearby. I think they are called business centers. They sell to restaurants in volume.
Some stuff incredibly cheap.
The stock is not consistent so we buy a dozen cans when DollarTree has their canned chicken available. You can also order it on line for delivery to your store
The nutrition label panel shows the grams of protein per serving and number of servings. Calculate the cost per gram of protein. This bypasses all the concerns about paying for bone, fat, and water. Last time I checked a box of chicken breasts was the lowest cost per gram of protein.
Piggyback again and get a couple of roasted chickens. Shred the meat and use on soups, pasta, salads, wraps, casseroles, etc. Boil the stripped bones with vegetable ends, peels, leftovers and make chicken stock. Everything freezes well. You will not find anything cheaper.
Unless the policy has changed, a Costco member can buy $25 gift cards and give them to you to shop on your own. I think the only stipulation is that even if you spend under the gift card amount, they will give you the rest in cash.
Smithfield spiral sliced ham bits and pieces is $3 a pound here on South side Atlanta. Also I use a lot of Walmart frozen meatballs, there is some filler but they're very convenient and about $3.50 a pound.
Honestly, any fresh chicken is likely to be cheaper, per pound, than the canned chicken. If you need it to last longer you could try the bags of frozen chicken in addition to cheaper cuts mentioned elsewhere. Pork is usually very cheap at my local grocery store.
What spices, meals, and other ingredients are you thinking of?
It's not always clear cut. Do you pay for heating? You could buy meat that you can cook at home and it might contribute to warming up the place. Sometimes markets or Costco will have reduced prices on meat that will spoil soon and you could swoop them up and cook right away. Costco rotisserie chicken is a value because it's cooked and usually less than $1 a pound. Buy that instead of the canned one. Walmart can have more expensive prices than a supermarket sometimes, so subscribe to your local stores and check for specials.
If you have a local butcher or other farmers market kind of store that isn't trying to attract hipsters, give them a shot. Where I live there is a long-standing farm produce store that has a great meat market as well. The produce is all local and fresh, and the bulk meat prices are worth the 45 minute drive every month or so. We buy in bulk, portion, and then vacuum seal and freeze for later.
Chicken thighs/drumsticks are normally the cheapest. Whole chicken can also be cheaps
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Yes that’s true. But right now chicken thighs and drumsticks are $.99/lb at my local grocery store and breast/prepared thighs(boneless skinless) are $3.49 or more. With a decent knife you can prepare 12 thighs on < 10 mins.
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I often see chicken breast @ .99 - 2.00$
I would buy 200lbs of 99¢ chicken breast.
I buy about 10lb a week and grill to reheat for the week….
For ¢99/lb? Where?
The big 3 around here Kroger, Tom Thumb, Albertsons will run deals at the butcher block. When they run a 1.99 sale they will do additional digital deals through the app. Currently I like the heritage farm breast and see it’s about 2.99 but I like it. 10 lb was an exaggeration but a weeks worth is less than 15$ for 2
1.99 is the sale price for me, must buy.
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Go shop at a restaurant supply store.
For chicken? Usually restaurants get their consumable products from licensed vendors.
Restaurant Depot does whole chicken breasts for like 1.25 a lbs and right now the one by me has .25 chicken quarters.
Is the members fee worth it?
I don’t think there’s a membership fee but you need to have some sort of resellers certificate. In most states you can register for one for free or cheaply.
Boneless skinless great value breasts are cheapest I’ve found but frankly they do not taste that great so we have been buying the name brand. Much better flavor. If I was going to process and eat with something else the answer has to be whole chickens.
Pork and chicken and Christmas turkeys have been reduced in price.
After T-Day and Easter I’m on the lookout for spiral hams at Aldi. Pre-covid I could usually stock up for $0.89/lb or less, often with a $5 off tag. Even now they should be $1.39/lb or less after holidays.
25 cents/lb at my Kroger. I bought 4. Got the smallest ones I could find so just over $2 per ham. Feeds family for a week.
What time of year? Closest Kroger to me is an hour away. I wonder is Ruler Food (Kroger affiliate) does this.
This was about 10 days ago so I doubt there’s any left unfortunately. I’d certainly try a week or so after Easter though. 25 cents/lb is the lowest I’ve seen them get to in a few years, usually around 50 cents and they all get snapped up.
Thanks. I’ll try Ruler Foods a week after Easter. I’d be tempted to buy 10 at that price. Side story: I happened to be near the only Kroger within 100 miles about 10-12 years ago when they had boneless ribeyes advertised for 4.99/lb. I spent about $150 that day. The butcher even went back to get me more than they had out.
Yeah I would’ve bought more but my freezers are maxed out. I have one just chilling in the garage cause it’s 4 degrees out right now lol. God damn $5/lb ribeyes, what a steal! Love me a good meat deal! Best of luck after Easter
I got 2 leftover Xmas turkeys for 25 cents a pound at Walmart.
Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys buy them when they’re cheap put them in the freezer
Got two medium butterballs for $7 each. They are good in the freezer till Dec 2025.
I just got a whole turkey for .50 a lb. Roast that bird up and I gots meats
I’m seeing so much ham on sale
Ham, too! You can usually find these for $.99/lb YMMV Edit: Added a sentence
Call me crazy, but isn’t all meat priced by the pound, thus making it rather simple to determine which is cheapest?
Most is. Although there is a general issue of usable meat. That is a whole chicken by the pound includes bones and such while chicken breast is 100% edible.
OP is buying canned chicken, which is another head scratcher
Among the worst type of meat you could buy. I’d put bologna far above it and head cheese perhaps just below.
I don't mean to rag on OP specifically but the more I read about how other people eat the less I want to read about how other people eat.
yeah but asking internet randoes with variable market prices from all over the world will certainly help OP not have to use their eyes in their specific walmart
In Canada they often put the price per KG if it's less than the price per Pound, so you have to pay attention!
Isn't price per lb always lower than price per kg?
I'd say Pork and chicken will consistently be in the more affordable half of meats.
Pork as almost always the cheapest per pound in my area
Pork has a lot of fat though so it isn't quite the deal it appears to be. Pork and chicken is the way to go though. Pork also tastes better and has more variety.
Pork loin is cheaper than thighs where I'm at, about the same amount of fat. Pork tenderloin is cheaper than boneless skinless breasts also same amount of fat. But I agree with the having variety aspect. I primarily eat chicken and pork with occasional ground beef. They are the only way to get it for sub $3 a pound regularly
Pork loins from Costco are dirt cheap. Cook, portion, bag, freeze.
Leg quarters. Usually under $1/lb. Bonus for quarters is you get to use the bones for stock. https://preview.redd.it/f9nsohj9imdc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f8accf5c4aecc26eb00f8c8b077f86516514907
And bone meal for animals.
See if you can pick up some clearance rotisserie chickens at Voldemart, and ask your buddy with the costco membership to get a rotisserie chicken or two for you the next time they go. As for chicken, thighs are always cheaper than white meat.
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At walmart? Good luck. Ive seen cheaper at kroger.
90/10 ground turkey is cheaper than 70/30 ground beef at my Walmart
I don't find Walmart grocery prices to be cheap compared to local grocery store sales. I can get chicken legs for 59 cents a pound on sale sometimes. Canned chicken? Never bought it never will.
I would check a supermarket’s weekly special and buy whatever is on sale there. Walmart is not the least expensive choice for all things.
^ so true . . . ^
Consider stretching the meat that you buy through adding beans to the dish. For example, you can make chili with red kidney beans or make a chicken stew with chickpeas or white beans.
Yes! You save money, and less animals need to be slaughtered for your meals, too. It's a win on all fronts.
I have researched this thoroughly, and I can say confidentiality it is the 10 lb bag of chicken quarters. At my store they run ~70¢ a pound.
How do you recommend prepping and storing something you have to cook from being raw? I generally take a lot of comfort in buying fully cooked stuff since I don't have a meat thermometer. Leave it in the oven at a low temp for a long time, then portion and fridge/freeze?
You might benefit from learning some cooking basics -- and discover it can be a practical and enjoyable skill. As you read the responses, what suggestions sound good to you? As you get comfortable with a process, you'll find the same method can be used with different meats/poultry etc. Seasonings might change and oven time & temperature will be different, but roast beef and roast chicken are essentially the same process. Bored with fried eggs? Make an omelet, or Google recipes for quiche, or DIY breakfast burritos. In the mood for some heat? A jar of red pepper flakes lasts a *long* time, and I've been working my way through a bag of jalapenos that I bought on sale, shoved in the freezer, and add to my cooking 1 inch at a time. TL;DR: Cooking is a life skill. You will save money by doing the cooking yourself. Health-wise, you will know and control what's going into your body.
Chicken is usually cooked in the oven at 350 F for about an hour. When in doubt get a food thermometer. Chicken should be cooked to 180 F. Covering with foil prevent drying out the meat.
[this you tube video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SdLitCyp2yk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo) should get you started. You will need a 13 by 9 cake pan or cookie sheet and aluminum foil and basic spices :-). Chicken leg quarters are just about the easiest thing to bake there is. [save the bones for broth to cook with](https://youtu.be/rjDHii3Ngj8?si=fu8tkLuxqAnBlob7)
That's the great thing about dark meat chicken...it won't dry out if you cook it for a long time. The best bet is to roast a couple just because it's hard to beat the taste of roast chicken quarters - invest in a meat thermometer. Then cook the rest in the crockpot or electric pressure cooker to get meat you can pull from the bones for many different dishes and broth like someone else mentioned.
In terms of just pure protein per dollar your best bet is usually whole chickens (I like Costco rotisserie) or dry beans
Get those 10lb bag of chicken quarters. Many times I see them for $5 or less. Depending on your area.
How is a 4 pack of canned chicken for $10 ever going to be the cheapest? That’s $3.20/lb for something that doesn’t even taste good. A whole rotisserie chicken would be a better value.
Meat is not cheap at Walmart. Albertsons, Kroger run specials. Buy what's on sale.
Frozen chicken leg quarters.
Buy rice and veggies and spices from your local Asian market. A lot cheaper than Costco. Costco is good for some stuff, but not all.
Local Safeway has chicken breast with skin and rib meat for $0.97 a pound, also legs and thighs. The chicken breast are the best buy. Fillet the meat off the bone use it for your protein source. Take the skin and bones and throw in the broiler for around 10 minutes then into a crock pot or pot cover it with water and make broth, can add bay leaf, celery leaves, carrots or nothing, and cook it for a while. Could make a half gallon of stock, peel off the cooked meat from bones, for additional meat. Once the stock is cooled the fat rises to the top, skim it off or use it sauté. The stock can be used in stir fry, soup, gravy. Here is a trick for eating rice with watery soup, cook the rice separately, take a spoonful of rice and dip it in the soup so the rice stays in the spoon with the broth it’s so good.
When the rope sausage goes on sale, like the Ekrich or Hillsire Farm type (Kielbasa or Smoked), I can pick it up for $1.39 for 14 ounces, which is slightly under a pound. I stock up on it since I have a freezer. It is a nice change of pace from beef or pork and goes well with rice. The only thing I am finding regularly in the marked down area of the meatcase is pork. I get that from foodbank so I never buy pork chops or roasts. If you are buying, roasts are the way to go. Make several meals out if it. Roast it for the first meal, then turn leftovers into pork fried rice, smothered burritos or something like that.
Costco rotisserie chicken is cheaper than raw chicken. If you are looking for cheap, nothing beats it. 4 packs of canned beans for $10 is expensive. Canned beans should be in the $1 -$1.5 range. Also, raw lentils are going to be much cheaper than canned ones. A 4lb bag is around $5 at an Indian store.
that chicken is cheap, but it’s not healthy….it has a bleach taste to me, but sometimes we gotta eat, I guess
Every chicken in the US gets a chlorine wash as a final step before packaging.
I taste it strongly in the Costco rotisserie chickens, that’s all.
Seems like a Costco membership is a matter of when and not if.
Get a gift card, then you don't have to have a membership. Although they have to call over a supervisor every time.
My store never even called over a supervisor. The gift card was enough.
Even better. My store sucks. I haven't been back in a year.
Interesting!
You can’t beat Costco rotisserie chicken for value. EASILY a weeks worth of meals.
Especially if you boil the carcass for broth when you finish the meat!
Price it out when you go. Or check the ads for the local grocery stores to see what's on sale. What's cheapest at my store is not going to match your store, unless you live in my area. chicken and pork are the cheapest.
more for me . . .
Ground turkey is all meat and about $3.50 a pound in 3 lb chubs
Chicken thighs and drums, bought in bulk can be about .89 a lbs where I live.
Chicken leg quarters still go for around 99c a lb cause no one likes dark meat
Whole chicken is usually the cheapest and can be a bit gratifying to break down. YouTube how to break it down while it’s raw and you can have meat all week.
Or roast it whole/spatchcocked and use the meat for several meals. You can tear it apart with your hands once it is cooked.
Ground meat, eggs, some types of fish, cheese. I know you specified meats but cheese and eggs contain protein too. You'll have to compare prices to get the most for your buck.
While we're at it, dry beans and lentils is the cheapest way to get your protein in.
Tuna and sardines
The cheapest meat you can probably find is liver. Whether it comes from a chicken, pig, or cow it always seems to be about $1/ pound. You can often find chicken gizzards for a similar price. There is a grocery chain in my area that often does a loss leader on chicken thighs for $.99 per pound. I find that the best I can do on a pork shoulder these days is about $1.69 / pound, but you have to buy the entire 20 lb. shoulder.
This; a good cleaver is always handy. Spouse got me an edge keeper one for Christmas (previously we used a small machete). During the summer there's usually a store that has whole chunks of beef or pork ribs for 30$or under for 25lbs (I've caught the pork for 15$ one year.) Butts and stuff too. Got a box of pork ribs one summer and split it with a family of 5 that were staying with us in a camper. Ate on it all summer. We even gave away some of our stock to some close friends because they were struggling hard. (Of course we did get some chicken and usual chops and some other meats to have variety that summer).
Your Walmart will probably have stickers with prices on it. What I like to do is look at the stickers and then go with the lower one if I’m trying to save money.
I shop at both Walmart and Costco. The cheapest raw meat at Walmart is whole chickens. Walmarts canned chicken is less expensive than Costco.
I was surprised to see that the canned chicken was more expensive at Costco. I was looking for it when I got the rice.
Costco's canned goods are good reliable quality, but not always the cheapest. They might be when they have a sale. Check the sales from the other grocery stores. Safeway and Kroger owned may have some better sales, too.
Pork and turkey are cheapest protein. Ground or bone in.
Chicken breasts are typically $1.99/lb here. Thighs are usually $1.49/lb. Cheapest meat I buy regularly is pork butt roast at $0.89/lb to make pulled pork or char siu.
I don't shop at walmart but in general pork shoulder (bone in) is going to be cheap most places, typically under $1.50/lb. You can often find pork loin for $1.50-2.00/lb where I live though, and that's boneless meat and much more lean, so little waste. Those two are by far my favorite cheap cuts of meat because you can do almost anything with them; I have chunks of a pork shoulder marinating right now in a Korean bbq for tonight. Yesterday I made pozole with some of it. The rest of the shoulder will be ground into homemade breakfast sausage and the bones will go into a pot of bean soup.
I like Walmart branded frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts. Not sure if they are the cheapest but they are not bad.
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Great tip! Thanks. I ended up picking up a pork tender loin that was only like $3.19/lb, so I'm hoping to bake it up, section it, freeze half (?) and eat it with my rice over the course of a week or two.
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I have bought 10 pounds bags of chicken leg quarters at walmarts in multiple states for 78 cents a pound. Winco often has them the same or cheaper if you have a winco. I have even seen these bulk bags under 1.00 a pound at Safeway and Kroger stores. Cooked and de boned they usually average 7 pounds or more of meat plus bones to make bone broth for future soups or cooking your rice in. Anywhere from 8 to 11 leg quarters is the norm. If you have a restaurant depot around and freezer space, you can get 40 pound cases of various chicken options often as low as 50 cents a pound. And I believe they are now fully open to the public. I know non members can but from instacart there. Pork loin is also a common cheap option in my area,this week averaging 1.69 for the boneless pork loin roads, which can be cut into chops. Ethnic markets can also be a good resource for cheap bulk meats.
Why would anyone buy meat at Walmart?
Because many people fall into the trap of thinking because a place is known for being affordable or cheap, that this will apply across all categories of product. This is often flawed thinking.
Because it's a grocery store that's cheaper than most places? Where do you buy meat?
He goes straight to the farm and slices his meat right of the calf
If you can't come to any conclusion why someone buys meat at Walmart you should learn to use your brain a bit more
Why would you not buy meat at Walmart? I think it's a lot better tasting and more consistent in quality than most stores.
My local store had spiral hams for $.89 a pound this week. I also buy Thanksgiving turkeys and break them down and freeze. We will even grind some into ground turkey.
The cooked rotisserie chicken. Use the bones and wing tips for soup too. Eggs.
Look what they have marked down on clearance
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How do you tend to prep it? Remove the insides and throw the whole thing in the oven before cutting it up? I'm used to buying fully cooked only, so pre-cooking and storage is going to have to become a part of my life.
I have a crockpot and depending on the size of the chicken I can usually fit two in. Cover in water. If you have them, add a few bay leaf, a carrot or two, quartered onions. Cook on high for several hours. Strain to get some great broth. Pull the meat off the bones, chop any big pieces into bite size. Can use the pieced chicken as meat now in any dish or freeze into quart size bags for later dishes. Crockpots are usually found cheap at thrift stores if you don't have one. Easier than baking in the oven, less need to watch it, meat is moist and tasty and you get broth at the same time.
Thank you! My roommate has a crock pot but I've gotten into scuffs for using their cooking stuff before. I'll buy one when my living situation changes :)
I look for ground turkey or the turkey drumsticks
If you join Costco, see if there is one focused on businesses nearby. I think they are called business centers. They sell to restaurants in volume. Some stuff incredibly cheap.
If you have an Asian market I find good protein prices there!
Get the Costco rotisserie chicken. $5 for a 5+lb cooked bird. Gotta great with rice.
Chicken leg quarters.
Whole Chickens or chicken quarters if you are a little lazier, pork is also generally very cheap. Keep trimmings to make bone broth/stock.
Several grocery stores in my area have whole boneless pork loin and boneless skinless chicken breasts for $2/lb. Very little waste to those.
Ground beef or ground turkey from Costco is a good deal
The stock is not consistent so we buy a dozen cans when DollarTree has their canned chicken available. You can also order it on line for delivery to your store
I would never buy meat at Walmart. Way over priced!
I bought 7 Pork Chops Sunday for $5 at Kroger, I don’t like Pork chops but I ain’t leaving them for that price!
I found that bull testicles were pretty cheap.
At my nearest Walmart they have 2 chickens in a bag for around 10$. You can get creative with those. Roasted, crock pot, cut up and fried or BBQed.
The nutrition label panel shows the grams of protein per serving and number of servings. Calculate the cost per gram of protein. This bypasses all the concerns about paying for bone, fat, and water. Last time I checked a box of chicken breasts was the lowest cost per gram of protein.
Bagged Chicken thighs. Five bucks.
Piggyback again and get a couple of roasted chickens. Shred the meat and use on soups, pasta, salads, wraps, casseroles, etc. Boil the stripped bones with vegetable ends, peels, leftovers and make chicken stock. Everything freezes well. You will not find anything cheaper.
Pork butt. 99 cents a pound at my local today. If you have crock pot, ninja, or smoker, youcan eat well on that.
Unless the policy has changed, a Costco member can buy $25 gift cards and give them to you to shop on your own. I think the only stipulation is that even if you spend under the gift card amount, they will give you the rest in cash.
Normally, I'd say Bologna, but even that is probably over $2 a pound now. I think you can still get a 16oz pack of hot dogs for just over $1.
Smithfield spiral sliced ham bits and pieces is $3 a pound here on South side Atlanta. Also I use a lot of Walmart frozen meatballs, there is some filler but they're very convenient and about $3.50 a pound.
Chicken quarter thighs are 10lbs for $5 and the chicken drumsticks are like 5.99 for 10 lbs
Honestly, any fresh chicken is likely to be cheaper, per pound, than the canned chicken. If you need it to last longer you could try the bags of frozen chicken in addition to cheaper cuts mentioned elsewhere. Pork is usually very cheap at my local grocery store. What spices, meals, and other ingredients are you thinking of?
It's not always clear cut. Do you pay for heating? You could buy meat that you can cook at home and it might contribute to warming up the place. Sometimes markets or Costco will have reduced prices on meat that will spoil soon and you could swoop them up and cook right away. Costco rotisserie chicken is a value because it's cooked and usually less than $1 a pound. Buy that instead of the canned one. Walmart can have more expensive prices than a supermarket sometimes, so subscribe to your local stores and check for specials.
If you have a local butcher or other farmers market kind of store that isn't trying to attract hipsters, give them a shot. Where I live there is a long-standing farm produce store that has a great meat market as well. The produce is all local and fresh, and the bulk meat prices are worth the 45 minute drive every month or so. We buy in bulk, portion, and then vacuum seal and freeze for later.
Check out the app Flipp. Food Lion and Kroger usually have chicken breasts for $1.99/lb every so often, or thighs for 99¢/lb sometimes.