Feeding the family on a budget: turn everyday ingredients into stuffed chicken drumsticks

Stuffed chicken drumsticks provide an affordable and unique choice for a meal. A stuffing made of widely available and inexpensive ingredients results in a meal that's economical enough to feed the whole family.

One can further cut down energy-related expenses by pairing the main dish with baked potatoes cooked in the same oven.

• 8 chicken drumsticks
• 8-10 mushrooms
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• Oil for cooking
• Half a block of cheese for grating
• Sweet pepper, salt, and pepper to taste

• With a sharp, thin knife, cut pieces of meat from under the drumstick skin. Chop them into small pieces.
• Chop the vegetables and mushrooms, then fry them in a pan with the diced meat and seasoning.
• Grate the cheese using a grater with large holes and sprinkle it over the stuffing.
• Thoroughly mix the stuffing and stuff it under the skin of the drumstick.
• Arrange the stuffed drumsticks in an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle the top with pepper, and add "leaves" of cold butter – this will result in crunchier chicken skin.
• Bake for an hour in an oven that has been preheated to 350°F.
• Serve with potatoes.