A little bit of creativity goes a long way with stretching your money at the grocery store.
I just received an email from a friend that reminded me of something I haven't done in some time: stretched a chicken three ways. "Stretching a chicken" makes me think of the comedic rubber chicken, but as humorous as that vision is, I'm talking about something altogether different here.
My friend had purchased a roasted chicken at a Sam's Club store and served it up for supper, then used leftovers for chicken salad the next day and then used the bones and scraps along with whatever vegetables she had on hand to make chicken broth. What a great way to stretch a $4.50 chicken!
I used to save the liquid from microwaving frozen veggies and would add that to my chicken or turkey broth concoctions as well, although I recall that too much broccoli or cauliflower juice did not produce the greatest broth, so don't go overboard on these veggies in the broth. Carrots, celery, corn and peas work well, and a couple of chicken bouillon cubes don't hurt either.
Check out Healthy Cost-Cutter Turkey Soup for a meal stretching recipe made with turkey left overs.
Do you have a money saving idea for stretching a major part of one meal into two or more recipes? Please share it in the discussion!
