Chicken thighs, bag of casserole veg £1.00 bag of Chicken Chasseur mix. Add the mix to 1/2 pint water brown off chicken (don't wash) bung it all in a big pot .
Bring to boil and simmer for 40 mins Drink wine and serve. delish. Saves on washing up too

Thought about those pellets but I can always get dry twigs and pine cones from the local forestry or small offcuts from the workshop.

Pine cat litter is another good source of fuel for small wood burning stoves