PERFECT FOR COLD WEATHER!

$5.00  

 VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP WITH NOODLES!

   On Sunday night I made one of the London Broils that I bought BOGO for $10.94....we ate just a little over half of the roast (that's less than $3 worth of meat!) with a nice salad and corn on the cob altogether maybe $5 TOTAL! In hindsight, I wish I had paid a few extra dollars an gotten bigger roasts cause we all wanted seconds,not because we were still hungry but, it was perfect! The rest of the meat was cubed up and put away to make vegetable beef soup in anticipation of the Winter Storm (with snow!) that we are expecting here in Pensacola this week...

   You, of course, do not have to have already made your roast. Thaw it out and cut some off! DO NOT REFREEZE!! Be prepared to make something with the other half in the next 3-4 days. It also does not really matter what kind of vegetables you use (or whether they are canned or frozen)...just think of the story of "Stone Soup" and whatever little bits of leftover this and that you have, throw in there!

This plate is piled high with veggies and about 2 cups of cubed london broil and we had meat in EVERY bite!

2 large carrots ($0.23)

2 stalks of celery ($0.20)

1/4 bag of frozen corn ($0.42)

1/2 medium onion ($0.24)

one of the partial bags of green beans in freezer ($0.22)

two cups of cubed beef ($3.00)

4 beef bullion cubes ($0.17)

4 - 5 cups of water
few dashes of salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder (to taste)

*1/2 bag of egg noodles ($0.50)

GRAND TOTAL OF $4.98!!

Put everything *except noodles in stock pot and bring to a rolling boil. Cover and turn down to simmer for 2-3 hours. Stirring occasionally.

*7-10 minutes before dinner bring pot back to boil and add noodles, cook according to package.

I thicken mine up just a little with cornstarch (my mom uses a little instant mash potatoes!)

I may even make a little "crust" tonight and make mini pot pies in my muffin pan...maybe $0.50 more cents, if that, just to mix it up a little. 

THIS IS GOING TO BE DINNER FOR TWO NIGHTS (AND IT WILL ACTUALLY TASTE BETTER THE SECOND NIGHT.) SO WE HAVE DINNER FOR $2.50!!