$3.98 Dinner for 2 - Pesto Chicken Paninis/Baked Fries

In an effort to get into the habit of cooking at home instead of opting for convenience, I've decided to start breaking our meals down into cost of the meal or cost/serving in hopes that seeing how cheap it is to cook for ourselves rather than to go out and eat. For example tonight our dinner cost $3.98, if we were to go out it usually costs at least that much for one of us.

This is a variation of this recipe from www.bunsinmyoven.com
Makes: 5 sandwiches + Oven fries

You'll need:
   1 boneless skinless chicken breast ($1.94)/cooked and shredded
   1/2 loaf of French Bread ($.84)
   1 potato ($.45)
   2 tbsp Pesto ($.40)
   1 cup of cheese ($.35 - Still using the 5lb bag I bought last month!)

From your Cabinet:
  Dash of Oregano/Basil/Garlic Powder
  Olive Oil
  Butter

  Preheat oven to 300 degrees, drizzle oil over cookie sheet. Slice potato into whatever size you'd like. Sprinkle with herbs and place in the oven. Cook until golden brown.

  Slice French bread into 10 slices.
  Spread butter onto on side of the bread and place onto preheated griddle.
  Spread pesto on the inside, layer with some of the shredded chicken and cheese.
  Place second slice of buttered bread on top. Grill until both sides are brown.


 Total Cost = $3.98
 Cost/Sandwich=$.79

 They ended up being pretty tasty! If you try them out let me know if you like them!

These were pretty good and we had some chicken leftover that I'll be using for fajitas later this week.