So I made an assortment of soups for Christmas Eve, and I think I spent under $20 on all of it.
What I had in my pantry:
Chicken Broth (1 box)
Bisquick Mix
Flour
Butter
Milk
Eggs
Groceries I bought
10lb of potatoes - ~$2
Onion and celery ~$3
Fresh Garlic cloves (peeled and bagged because I'm lazy) $2
Fresh Herbs $5
Chicken Leg quarters $5
I made Chicken and noodles with home-made egg noodles - The noodles were harder than I thought they would be to roll out. But I also have a tiny tiny tiny little work space.
I made Chicken and dumplings - Apparently this was some sort of foreign concept to everyone else.
I made Potato Soup - I'm so glad I have a 12qt stock pot to make this is in. I gave nearly the whole pot to my neighbor who thinks it is the most amazing soup ever.
I roasted the chicken in an enameled cast iron pot, then I took the meat off the bones. I set it aside and boiled the bones and skin in my stock pot all day. I made the chicken and noodles in this pot with the fresh broth. I used the other half of the broth and meat in the chicken and dumplings. Then I had to use one box of chicken broth to cook the potatoes in. It was such a good meal and so cheap to make.
What I had in my pantry:
Chicken Broth (1 box)
Bisquick Mix
Flour
Butter
Milk
Eggs
Groceries I bought
10lb of potatoes - ~$2
Onion and celery ~$3
Fresh Garlic cloves (peeled and bagged because I'm lazy) $2
Fresh Herbs $5
Chicken Leg quarters $5
I made Chicken and noodles with home-made egg noodles - The noodles were harder than I thought they would be to roll out. But I also have a tiny tiny tiny little work space.
I made Chicken and dumplings - Apparently this was some sort of foreign concept to everyone else.
I made Potato Soup - I'm so glad I have a 12qt stock pot to make this is in. I gave nearly the whole pot to my neighbor who thinks it is the most amazing soup ever.
I roasted the chicken in an enameled cast iron pot, then I took the meat off the bones. I set it aside and boiled the bones and skin in my stock pot all day. I made the chicken and noodles in this pot with the fresh broth. I used the other half of the broth and meat in the chicken and dumplings. Then I had to use one box of chicken broth to cook the potatoes in. It was such a good meal and so cheap to make.