May. 12, 2009 - ~Four, Five, Six Dollar Soup
I enjoy cooking from scratch. Not every day, but if I'm lucky several times a week.
In honor of yesterdays trip (in pictures) to the local farmers market, I thought I'd share a very healthy and inexpensive soup recipe and it's many variations. We call this Four, Five, Six dollar soup because depending on your mood, the ingredients on hand, and the amount of servings you make, the price can go up or down. But anyway we make it it's yummy and 'good fer ya' 
This soup made a generous serving for about 16 people, so for our family that's 2 meals.
This is how we prepared it last night (the deluxe version).....
I cooked up the onions (from our garden) and parsley in a little bit of butter and olive oil. Then I threw in the rest of my peeled and chopped up veggies (starting with the cabbage). I added my can of diced italian tomatoes (.50-.75) and about 10 cups of water. Then I prepared the worlds quickest and cheapest meatballs for 1.00 and served the entire soup over some rice (because I didn't have time for barley, which was my original plan). Towards the end of the meal I tossed in a teaspoon of celtic sea salt and called it a day.
Everyone received a BIG and yummy serving and their bellys were nice and full. There were no complaints and the cost of this deluxe version costs approximately $7.50-8.00 (which was $4.00 for one nights dinner for 8 people). Tonight we'll serve the soup with a side of corn muffins for an additional .50 as there are no more meatballs to be had 
This can be made with meat or by adding a cup or two of cooked beans. It can be made atop rice or barley or with added noodles, and it can be made with whatever vegetables are in season and cheap. And more than likely this is a no-brainer recipe, but one most of us haven't made in a while.
If you're a family of 4 this should give you 2 meals (2 nights in a row) and give you 2 more for your freezer. You could literally make the soup the first week and heat up on the stove the second. And if you're a retired couple it could be stretched for the month quite easily.
I would love to hear other variations if anyone has any.
Blessings,
Eunice
Comments
May. 12, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SweetSavages
You take the most beautiful pictures!!!!
You're a great mama!!!
