I love to stretch our food budget by making a pot of homemade soup. I prefer the types of recipes where you just throw together whatever leftovers you have on hand. If you keep a few staples on hand all the time, then a delicious pot of homemade soup is just minutes away! It is so much healthier than store bought because you control the ingredients, especially the sodium and preservatives.
Last night for dinner I made one of our favorite soups – Italian Garden Soup. I used 4 cups of chicken stock, 1 can of diced tomatoes flavored with basil and garlic, 1 cut up zucchini, 1 can of new potatoes diced and drained, and 1 can of green beans drained. I add a few seasonings to taste and voila! A great pot of soup that was dinner last night and will be lunch for today.
Basically all you need to throw together a great pot of soup is chicken or beef stock, a few vegetables, meat or beans, and some spices. Experiment with different combinations. Here are some recipes to get you started:
Homemade Chicken Crockpot Soup
Copycat Recipe for Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli
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1 SavingDiva // Aug 27, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Do you always use stock? Is broth okay?
2 Friday Finance Findings For August 31st : Generation X Finance // Aug 31, 2007 at 12:40 pm
[...] Save Money on Food: Make a Pot of Soup – I’m a sucker when it comes to cooking and food, and now that the weather will begin cooling down this is a timely tip. I need to get into the habit of making more soup myself. I usually make a few good pots of chili to get through the fall and winter, but I need to experiment with some of the recipes here as well. [...]
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