How You Can Turn a $5 Costco Chicken Into 3 Easy Meals

Get My New Book: 'The Art of Japanese Cooking' from me and my grandma. 👉 https://frugaljapan.shop/ Easy to make Japanese recipes that your family will enjoy :) -------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Frugal Japan channel. -------------------------------------------------------------- I’m turning one $5 Costco rotisserie chicken into three Japanese-inspired dinners, next-day lunchboxes, a crispy cook’s treat, golden chicken fat, and rich homemade broth—with almost nothing wasted. I’ll show you how I give every part of the chicken a job, from the breast meat and legs to the skin, bones, and flavorful juices at the bottom of the container. I make comforting chicken-and-egg oyakodon, dark-meat takikomi gohan that becomes onigiri, and a warming tabletop nabe finished with egg zosui. Along the way, I break down the complete cost and share the meaning of mottainai—the Japanese idea that it’s a shame to waste something valuable. 0:00 - Three meals from one chicken 1:42 - Give every part a job 2:40 - Break down the chicken 6:16 - Chicken and egg oyakodon 9:44 - Crispy skin and chicken fat 11:50 - Dark meat takikomi gohan 15:48 - Turn leftovers into onigiri 17:27 - Make broth from the bones 20:12 - Cook nabe at the table 22:31 - Finish with egg zosui 24:12 - The complete cost breakdown 25:38 - The meaning of mottainai #japan