jharrelson
03-24-2008, 02:58 PM
Some of you may have read my postings on some of the other RV forum sites where I have showed how I can live on about $100 to $125 (+/-) a month.. by planning ahead and buying the larger size packages..
Well here is a classic example of how I do that ...
Last month while shopping at Wal-Mart, I spotted frozen chicken legs on a "Discontinued" sale... 4 pound package ... $2.99... regular price was $5.99 ..... I grabbed two packages.
First thing I did when I got home was dump them into the crock pot with 1 tsp each of salt and black pepper and let them cook for about 6 or 8 hours on high... until the meat fell off the bone..
When cooled, I picked the meat from the bones and gristle and divided the meat into quart size freezer baggies .. and then into the freezer.
(each baggie is about 1 pound of chicken)
Now this morning I placed the contents of one baggie into the crock pot along with ...
4..... red potatoes, 1/2" cubes ...each red potato is about 4" diameter
1/2... yellow onion, 1" pieces
15.... (+/-) baby carrots ... the little tiny ones
2...... Tbsp chicken bullion granules
1...... Tbsp celery seeds
1/2.... tsp pepper corns
and let the stew cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender...(high or Low temp is your choice)
and ... presto... I have enough chicken stew for 4 or 5 meals ... served with either home made corn bread or home made biscuits..
Important Note :
You will notice that I did not add any salt to the stew... the reason is because of the Bullion granules...
all flavors of bullion cubes and granules are basically nothing but salt with some yellow coloring and flavor added..
So until the stew is finished cooking, I won't know how much more salt or bullion to add to it..
I'll just taste the finished stew and add as much salt or chicken bullion, as my taste buds like... everybody's taste for salt is different..
Remember the 1st rule of cooking... "Salt is easily added but impossible to remove"
This is just one way to save money and serve up a good tasting as well as a filling meal.
Best Wishes,
John
Well here is a classic example of how I do that ...
Last month while shopping at Wal-Mart, I spotted frozen chicken legs on a "Discontinued" sale... 4 pound package ... $2.99... regular price was $5.99 ..... I grabbed two packages.
First thing I did when I got home was dump them into the crock pot with 1 tsp each of salt and black pepper and let them cook for about 6 or 8 hours on high... until the meat fell off the bone..
When cooled, I picked the meat from the bones and gristle and divided the meat into quart size freezer baggies .. and then into the freezer.
(each baggie is about 1 pound of chicken)
Now this morning I placed the contents of one baggie into the crock pot along with ...
4..... red potatoes, 1/2" cubes ...each red potato is about 4" diameter
1/2... yellow onion, 1" pieces
15.... (+/-) baby carrots ... the little tiny ones
2...... Tbsp chicken bullion granules
1...... Tbsp celery seeds
1/2.... tsp pepper corns
and let the stew cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender...(high or Low temp is your choice)
and ... presto... I have enough chicken stew for 4 or 5 meals ... served with either home made corn bread or home made biscuits..
Important Note :
You will notice that I did not add any salt to the stew... the reason is because of the Bullion granules...
all flavors of bullion cubes and granules are basically nothing but salt with some yellow coloring and flavor added..
So until the stew is finished cooking, I won't know how much more salt or bullion to add to it..
I'll just taste the finished stew and add as much salt or chicken bullion, as my taste buds like... everybody's taste for salt is different..
Remember the 1st rule of cooking... "Salt is easily added but impossible to remove"
This is just one way to save money and serve up a good tasting as well as a filling meal.
Best Wishes,
John