Linda McMillon's Chicken Soup!

GIANT POT OF CHICKEN SOUP FOR $8.50

Here is Linda's Chicken Soup that she made a few days ago...click the link for her recipe.

I see now that I may have stolen it!! Sorry, Linda it was not intentional.

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!!  

$2.75 BREAKFAST FOR THREE!

   I usually cook breakfast on Saturday and Sunday but, this week James worked on Saturday so Alex and I just had cheese toast the price is so minimal it wasn't even worth mentioning. This morning however, banana pancakes (mine with peanut butter on them!) Just using the Hungry Jack pancake mix that is made with water (no milk in the mix less $$.) Even if you made double the pancakes it would only cost $0.25 more!

1 cup of Hungry Jack (cost about $0.25)
3/4 cup of water
1 TBS Vanilla Extract
1 TBS sugar
1 thinly sliced banana ($0.42)

I like to add a little extra oomph to my pancakes so I add the vanilla and sugar but, it is not needed.

I also add some of my sliced banana to the pancake after I pour them (I make the ugliest pancakes but, they taste great!) You can see in this picture how my bananas get fried a little bit during cooking...I love it!!

1/2 pack of bacon (I paid $2.99 so $1.50)

Even if you calculate the drinks we had for breakfast (milk and OJ) it was less than $4.00 TOTAL for all three of us!

Friday Night Dinner

   These photos are to show you that you don't have to go hungry to save money on your groceries.
   This is a regular 9 1/2 plate and a nice healthy portioned, healthy meal and it cost less than $1.50 each!

                                *AND WE HAVE CARROT CAKE FOR DESSERT!!