6-pack of bone in thicken thighs is like $6 or $7. Skin on. Get a few potatoes and some broccoli/onions on a cookie sheet or in a pyrex.

Season the chicken and Crisp the chicken skin facedown in a skillet in oil. Chop veggies and lay them in the pyrex/cookie sheet. Lay the chicken skin-up on top of the veggies, with a bunch of rosemary or thyme and salt/pepper in the pyrex/cookie sheet. Let that go for like 30 minutes, then at the very end take the chicken off and run the broiler on High to crisp the veggies.

It's a hearty meal that feeds the whole family, doesn't take a ton of prep, and it costs like $12.