7 MEALS for $20 | FEED A FAMILY OF 4
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- Опубликовано: 18 мар 2023
- In this video I made a weeks worth of dinners for a family of four with only $20. A viewers tip led me to an excellent deal on chicken that is making this possible. This video has tips for frugal living and saving money on groceries.
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• HOW I ATE FOR $4 A DAY...
crockpot honey garlic chicken
• MEALS FOR A TIGHT BUDG...
SHOPPING LIST
chicken 10 lbs 6.72
potatoes 10 lb 6.27
rice 1 lb 0.88
1 broccoli frozen 0.88
cheese pizza blend 2.22
flour 1 lb 1.16
1 green beans canned 0.5
1 canned corn 0.5
1 frozen mixed veggies 0.88
TOTAL BUDGET 20.01
DINNERS
crockpot chicken with turmeric rice and mixed veggies
broccoli soup with potato and cheese
2 baked crispy chicken with scalloped potatoes and green beans
chicken pot pie with biscuits and veggies
chicken with mashed potatoes, corn, biscuits and gravy
biscuits with gravy, fried potatoes and fried chicken
hasselback potatoes
BAKED CHICKEN
www.allrecipes.com/recipe/258...
* I loosely followed this recipe but used onion powder, garlic salt and pepper under skin of chicken and then sprinkled Spanish paprika on the outside of the skin.
HOMEMADE ONION SOUP MIX ( can use to season crockpot chicken)
2 tbs minced garlic
1 tbs boullion (I used chicken but beef is usually used )
1/8 tsp onion powder, black pepper, paprika
1 tsp or more dried parsley
add chicken to crockpot with 1-2 cups water. Add spice mix. When almost done add in the slurry mix.
add 2 tbs flour mixed in with water to slightly thicken the sauce in the crockpot
Here is another good recipe for homemade onion soup mix
www.allrecipes.com/recipe/217...
Kentucky Biscuits
www.allrecipes.com/recipe/855...
* I modified by doubling the recipe and subbing water for buttermilk and extra virgin olive oil for butter but any oil will work
4 cups flour
5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbs sugar
1/8 tsp salt
¾ cup olive oil (to 1 cup butter)
¾ cup water
SCALLOPED POTATOES
thin slice potatoes and layer in pan with garlic salt, onion powder, and pepper. Make a roux with flour water oil and small amount of vegetable boullion. Add layer of the sauce. Bake covered at 400 for 50 minutes. I uncovered at about 35 minutes to brown the top and then put them under the broiler to finish browning to desired level.
Cook about 50 minutes
*use same method but add gruyere or sharp cheddar to make potatoes au gratin
CHICKEN POT PIE
I made a roux with flour and water and small amount of chicken bouillon and then added in shredded chicken cooked diced potatoes and veggies, then topped with biscuits.
I baked at 400 for about 18 minutes - I brushed the biscuits with oil.
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Love the video and the ideas. I'm only one person so I don't really need to extreme budget, but I love to see how cheap I can eat anyway. You have better luck with the biscuits if you add some acid , replace 1 tbsp of water with white vinegar because both baking soda and powder react with the acid in buttermilk even the small amount in milk. Never twist when cutting biscuits, it seals the edges and can hinder rising. If you place the biscuits touching they will use each other to rise higher.
Thank you so much 😁 Thanks for these tips. Would love to try these.
Buttermilk wasn’t used in the recipe so would vinegar still be of benefit?
@@treasureyourtime she substituted water for the buttermilk which was called for in the original recipe.
Great suggestions!
@@treasureyourtime The vinegar would make up for the acid that is in the buttermilk, but not in the water. If you use buttermilk you don't need vinegar.
I found the fact that you called your viewers your family to be very charming. the meals look to be very tasty and economical.
My viewers are starting to feel like family 🥰 I always have a family in mind that I have spoken to that I'm aiming the video towards- and of course other viewers like them.
Right??? I Subscribed as soon as i heared that ❤😊 was going to sub anyways. I will move to uk in a few (maybe 2) years to live with my boyfriend as Soon as our baby boy is born and we want to look for a house then😊
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The nice thing about the leg quarters is you can save the bones and trimmings to make a homemade broth too! Another nice thing about many of the recipes you shared with us this week, is that they can easily and affordably be adapted and changed. You can use different seasoning and ingredients to account for preferences/dietary restrictions or to use up whatever you have on hand.
Yes 👍 You are so right. I wish I wouldn't have forgot to mention the broth. That is such an important point for new cooks. Thanks for mentioning this.
I love the idea of families adapting these recipes for their own tastes. Also I was kind of bummed that I didn't highlight the use of the shredded cheese in my recipes more. I could have topped those potatoes with it. I thought I would use it more at the end, but I just ran out of time.
Terrific recipes! You also might want to use some of the trimmed fat to render out for use in making your roux (it'll add flavor to the oil that you're using).
Mayonnaise biscuits are worth trying - only 2 ingredients mayo and self rising flour
interesting 🤔 I hadn't heard of those before. Sounds nice and easy though. Thanks for this info 👍
Either this or full fat Greek yogurt in place of the mayo.
Portions?? Measurements please.
@@rebekahyoder9335 nice! thanks!
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You are soooo creative with each meal! You truly amaze me with each plate that you serve up, very beautiful and pleasing to the eye! Your chicken looks scrumptious!!!
Hi Debra 😁 Thank you so much! 🥰 I'm so glad you enjoy my videos.
Agree completely!
If someone is short on cooking oil or fat, save the fat you trim off the chicken and any skin you remove. You can render the fat out of that in a frying pan. Chicken skin chicharron is delicious.
Great tip 👍 glad you mentioned this.
We use a simple drop biscuit recipe ALL of the time. I can’t find the original recipe online (my husband found it like ten years ago when we were newly wed college kids), but I love it because it’s no fuss and dirt cheap.
It’s 2 C. Flour, 3 tsp. Baking powder, 2 Tbsp. Sugar, 1 tsp. Salt, 1/3 C. Oil, and 2/3 C. Milk. Stir together until combined, plop onto a baking sheet and bake at 450 Fahrenheit for 12-15 minutes (my I oven usually cooks them in 13).
I’ve found they’re fluffier when you don’t overwork them, and work just fine for biscuits and gravy, without the extra mess and steps to roll and cut them out.
Thanks. Will they freeze? Before and after baking?
hmmm....I would be willing to try drop biscuits. Thanks for sharing this with us.😁
@@pennynickels5216 I haven't tried freezing before baking, but we've frozen them after and they seemed just fine, as far as I can remember. I haven't tried it in a few years, since my family is big enough now where my kids eat most of them right away.
Mayonnaise makes a great sub for fat/buttermilk in biscuits. I love the big bags of chicken legs! I use one (frozen) leg in the instant pot with 3 cups water, poultry season, onion and garlic powders, and chicken bouillon. 25 minutes, natural release. Great soup plus shred half the chicken for other recipes. Customizable with rice, potatoes, veggies, etc., added after 1st natural release. Cook another 10 minutes or so with another natural release.
Hi Becky 😁 These are useful tips 👍 Thanks for sharing with us!
I never liked mayonnaise, but I did try it making biscuits with it once 😊😊I like trying new recipe too
❤❤, thanks for sharing, next time chicken go on sale I am going to do it, thank you so much, that's a great 👍👍 ideal ❤❤
Thank you for the wonderful ideas. I was lucky enough to purchase 2 of the 10 pound bags of leg quarters from Aldi this week discounted to $1.49 each. I never catch the markdowns and was elated, and this gives me more ideas of how to use them for my family of four (adults). This weeks ideas were especially helpful for us, as my son has egg allergies and none were included in this haul. I love watching your videos, thank you for sharing with us.
Yay! 😁 I'm so glad you like this video and it's especially helpful for your family. Thanks so much for letting me know 🥰 Wow. You got a GREAT deal at ALDI. They do frequently have great markdowns but you have to be there when they do it because they move FAST. 😂 🏃♀️
I save all my (clean) potato peels, toss with seasonings and oil, then bake into crunchy snacks.
I meant to mention this in my video. Potato peels are delicious!
Yes! This is one of my favorite snacks! Or as a garnish on potato soup.
I used to take the potato peels and soak them in salt water to make starchy water that I used to turn it into sourdough starter.
You did a great job. You’d have enough from your crockpot chicken to make a chicken and rice soup for another dinner or lunch. Also with a little more rice a chicken fried rice for another lunch. Lots of possibilities with the extra chicken - chicken biscuit sandwiches? So many meals! People can feed their families but they actually need to cook and not use convenience foods. Snacks and drinks consume a lot of grocery budgets. Eat popcorn(popped yourself)for snacks and iced tea or water for drinks. That would save a lot of money for many families. A 12 pack of coke now cost around $7 - that same $7 can buy chicken to feed a family for a week. 100 teabags (house brand) is maybe $3 and would last a family two or three weeks for pitchers of iced tea for the whole family.
And bake your own treats! Oats are cheap and are nutrient dense. Bars, biscotti, cookies, crust, granola, oat scones, topping.
Thanks so much 😁 yeah it's amazing what you can buy when you purchase basic whole foods.
I agree - beverages and snacks eat up a lot of budgets. Better to drink water between meals and we used to have peanut butter on saltines or toast for after school snacks.
I bought the chicken leg from Walmart a few times it really does make a lot of dinners even for a party of 6 like us.
yeah and I noticed they have good deals on the Great Value brand frozen chicken too. Not quite as good, but still good. I wish I would have mentioned that. It was super busy at Walmart the day that I was filming. 😞
You and Justin need to open your own restaurant Michelle. It would be wildly popular ❤
He would love that 😂 Thank you so much for the vote of confidence. 🥰
Michelle, I love how creative you get with making meals. We do a lot of shelf cooking towards the end of the month to empty out the freezer and the pantry. We always feel those are the best dishes when we just throw things together and use spices. Thank you for what you do 😊
Hi Dajana 😁 Thank you so much! I love the idea of doing the shelf/pantry/freezer cooking (no spend meals) on a regular basis towards the end of the month. That would be so helpful. Yes I agree...those meals are the best, because it forces you be more creative. You're welcome. I'm so glad you enjoy my content.
Congratulations on 30,000! Well deserved!
Thank you so much 😀 🥰
I look forward to your videos every week! As someone who lives a continent away, it always amazes me how much food you can buy for $20! I feed a family of 7 every day and your creativity inspires me every time. I have a child with several food allergies and I've learnt to adapt so many recipes. Now I need to figure out how to make affordable gluten free biscuits, it's not something we eat here
Hi Jolene 😁 Thank you so much. I love reading comments like this. May I ask what continent you are on? I have a lot of viewers with health conditions and food intolerances so I usually try to have some variety but adapting recipes is definitely key. Hmmm.....gluten free biscuits 🤔 I may need to add this to the recipe "to do" list.
@@ArdentMichelle I'm in South Africa 😁 Not only a continent, but a hemisphere away 😂
@@mommajo got it 😂 feel free to send me recipes from South Africa 😁
@@ArdentMichelle I definitely will 😉
@Jolene van Niekerk that would be great if you can send some recipes from your country. I would like to try foods from different kontinents. 😊😊
Good job! From scratch takes extra time but it’s better for you and the flavor is off the charts! My family wants to go out to eat all the time but they’re always disappointed. Restaurants cannot compete with from-scratch cooking.
Thanks Bethany 😁 This comment really hits home. My son and I went out to a Mexican restaurant last weekend - first time out in awhile, and it was SO BAD. We both hated our meals. It was such a waste of money. 😂 Everything is so expensive!
Good use of your ingredients! Now I want some scalloped potatoes- one of my favorites that my mom made. You know you did a great video when it makes subscribers think of their mom’s cooking.
Hi Jerrie 😁 Thank you so much! Regarding my subs thinking of their moms cooking- 😂 Well I do want my channel to feel like home. 🥰
My mom made those too.
I also find if you ask the butcher at your grocery store when they put out the reduced meat each day you can get excellent deals usually half the price. I take it home and freeze it immediately. Thanks you gave me some excellent ideas.
Hi Connie 😁 That's a great tip. Thanks for sharing this!
I love seeing you post!!!
Same!! Always so excited to watch one of her vids!!
Yay! I'm so glad. 😁
I don't know if you have an Aldi's near you, but the one 30 minutes from my house has that bag for even cheaper. The last time I checked it was about $5. Also, I like evaporated milk for milk/cream substitute because its shelf stable and it has a really nice flavor in cooked dishes.
Hi Maya 😁 I do have an Aldi near me. I haven't seen those there, but I wasn't really looking either. Thanks for the heads up. I'll check the next time I'm there. That's an awesome deal 🔥
@@ArdentMichelle I usually find the bags on the bottom shelf where the whole chickens are, kind of tucked back in a corner if that helps 😄
So this might feed one for a month! Excellent.
After you pat out the biscuit dough, fold it over onto itself a few times. This will give them more layers. Also, if they touch each other while baking, they rise higher. 😋💛😊
I love chicken potpie
Hi Penny 😁 Thanks for the info! I'll try that next time.
I use the quarters all the time. I roast 2 or 3, and the rest goes in the crock pot. Separate and shred the meat for casseroles, and the broth makes a large pot of soup with a bag of mixed vegetables and either noodles or dumplings.
You can also wash your chicken with lime water or a little vinegar mixed in water, let it soak in a bowl for about 5-10minutes then rinse. Also you can scrape & remove the little yellow 'skin' on the tip of the drumstick.
Thanks for these tips 👍
Very impressed with all of your ideas and recipes. It is not necessary for me to stick to a budget but your ideas really motivate me to do so. Your recipes top the most intricate ones and the end results look more appetizing than the famous chefs' efforts. This is my favorite Utube read.
Hi Margaret 😁 Wow. Thank you for the nice complement. I'm so grateful for the positive feedback 🥰
Yum! Great budget video. 😊 A thought for those who do not have a fat/oil in their pantry: boil down the skin and fat parts that were removed from the chicken, allow it to cool and skim the fat from the top. The water portion may also have a chicken flavor and can be set aside and used. When baking/broiling chicken in the oven, the sheet pan drippings can also be used as a fat/oil. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you so much 😁 Love these helpful tips 👍
Chicken fat is called schmaltz it is loved in Yiddish cooking. I used to save it all the time but somehow lost the habit.
That chicken is a great find, at less than one dollar per pound. When I found out about it, I bought it and prepped it all the same day. I cooked it in batches in my instant pot. I fully cooked some and partially cooked the rest. I am only feeding myself, so I froze single portions. I labeled with the date and fully or partially cooked. It's so easy to pull out a portion to fix any chicken dish that I'm in the mood for. The bonus of making in the instant pot, I ended up with more than a quart of broth.
Yes it really is a good find. Thanks for sharing this info. 😁
I started yelling at the screen, “Wow, homemade KFC!” Amazing. I will try every recipe in this video. I had never heard of Hasselback potatoes, but I need those in my life now. So enjoyed this video, thank you!
Hi Becky 😁 Yay! 😁 I'm so glad you like my recipes. Obviously those biscuits are great with butter and honey too 😂 That's how I used to eat mine when I got them from KFC. Have a great week!
I pour some bottled Italian dressing over my hasselback potatoes then bake. Incredible flavor!
@@ksacosta69 I'll have to try that.
Your chicken meals look fabulous! Incredible that you got all of that chicken and veggies for only 20 dollars. Chicken and potatoes are so easy to prepare and always a big hit with my family. I've never tried to make biscuits or scalloped potatoes - now I will. :)
Hi Stephanie 😁 Thank you so much. I'm glad you like my recipes this week. Yay! I'm so glad you're gonna try the biscuits and scalloped potatoes. Hope you love them as much as me.
My son and I are vegetarians, but my husband eats meat. Ideas like this help me plan crock pot meals for him to keep him happy too! Thanks, as always! ❤
Hi Barbara 😁 You're welcome. Yay! I'm so glad you found this helpful. We have to feed those carnivores too. 😂
We have vegetarians and meat eaters. I brown up ground beef, cook pork shoulders in crockpot, cook chicken in crock pot and then portion and freeze. My meals are tacos (lentils for vegetarians, beef for non), chicken a la king over rice (use white sauce with margarine, flour, and plant milk for veg. For meat eater add some instant chicken bullion powder and the chicken from freezer first dethawed in microwave. Use a bag of frozen mixed vegetables.), Loaded baked potatoes (steamed broccoli, margarine, vegan baked beans - for non veg also add bacon and ground beef crumbles), homemade pizza, Chinese stir fry, etc.
You saved my mental wellness tonite. I was despairing over my food budget ( 2 weeks from a money drop), and you made gravey look doable and uncomplicated- I have always used canned gravey or the juice from a roast. So I made it with a glutenfree flour blend sub, and now I feel hopeful about my future. And I added gravy making to my resume! 😂 I promised myself I would tell you that my despair lifted while I was crafting a roux for my first time! Thanks.
The quaint housewife is also a great budget cooking resource. Good luck
Hi Claudia 😁 Thank you so much. I'm so glad this video was helpful for you. Yay! This makes me so happy 😁🌼🌺 Being able to make a roux is a total game changer in the kitchen because you can use it in so many different ways. If you only have rice in the pantry but you have bouillon and a little oil you can make a delicious and filling rice with gravy for dinner. I love that you were able to customize it with your gluten-free flour. As many others are pointing out, I could have also saved the drippings from the baked chicken to use in the roux. Thanks for letting me know this was helpful 🥰
I just love your budget ideas
Yay! 😁 I'm so glad. Thanks for letting me know 🥰
Yayyyy!!! I’m so glad you liked the idea!
It was a lifesaver some weeks when my girls were little.
It’s also great when you need to feed a ton of people and have a small budget.
Two of our favorite ways to do it were 1) remove the skin and brown it with s & p, garlic, onion powder and paprika.
Brown them in an oven proof skillet then add a teriyaki sauce, make some garlic butter rice and something green of your choice. Crazy cheap and easy but people go Gaga over it.
2) barbecue chicken and potato salad. Super cheap and easy but a big crowd pleaser.
Fresh leafy greens, cabbage, and carrots are also very economical. Versatile, have fiber, and are nutritious.
true 👍 I make a ton of carrots on my channel 😂
Great video. I liked all the ideas. I personally would have collected all the bones to make a bone broth in the slow cooker. That way you can control the salt level and freeze it in different portion sizes for future use such as gravies or soups or stir fries.
That's a great suggestion. 👍 I always run out of time on these videos, but I did want to mention that for those that are new to cooking. 👩🍳 I had those pieces of fat too that would have made a great broth.
Plus I love your idea of freezing it in different portion sizes. That's very helpful.
Who would have thought that one bag of chicken could be stretched so far? Great job, AM! ~ I'd never heard of hasselback potatoes before. Thanks for the primer. ~ It was nice to see you put a few of your Temu purchases to use. Have you bought anything from them in the past few weeks? If so, we'd love to see them! ~ Have a great week!
Hi Linda 😁 Glad to introduce you to hasselback potatoes. 👩🍳 Temu wants to sponsor lots more videos so I'm sure you will see them again soon. Have a great week friend 😁
@@ArdentMichelle Thanks so much, AM!
Hi I'm new to your Channel I want to thank you for the delicious meals that you prepared. During these times of inflation of food at the grocery store it's nice to know you have something in your back pocket to make for your family that's yummy delicious that you can afford.
Hi Teresa 😁 I'm so glad you like this video and think it will be helpful. Thank you so much for letting me know 🥰
I'm so glad to see people doing these kinds of videos. There are so many people struggling right now. Food in my Walmart (upstate SC) is higher than yours. But this would still be budget friendly.
Hi Sara 😁 Glad you like my video.
You can use oil, bacon grease, or butter to make biscuits. Any fat will do. Use what you have.
You can also make a buttermilk substitute for the biscuits by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar to 1 cup of milk. Let rest for 5 minutes. Add to your recipe like normal.
Yes, thanks for this reminder about the buttermilk!
You could put cheese & ham in the hassle back potatoes or make a cream cheese& herb drizzle to top it.
Oh the cream cheese and herb drizzle sounds positively divine! 😋
I agree you are so creative and thoughtful with your videos. I truly appreciate the budget videos and you have given me so many ideas. Thank you!
Hi Stace 😁 Thank you so much. I'm glad my videos inspire you.
You can gently brown your flour first and then add your oil or butter for the gravy.
I love watching your videos. It gives me a lot of ideas for meals. Keep them coming
Hi Rhea 😁 I'm so glad you enjoy my videos. Thanks for letting me know. 🥰
Thank you for all your work and help-and for your peaceful and calming videos!!
You're welcome 😁 Thank you for watching!
Some wonderful tips, thank you!
Everything looks SO good! 😍🤩 I’m going to have to watch this again! 🥰
Thank you 😁 Glad you like it.
love watching how creative you are. i get so many ideas from you. thank you for your videos
Thanks so much 😊
Michelle…. you are a gem! ❤ Thank you for all you do for all of us.
Awe...thank you so much 💜 It's my pleasure.
Great recipes…I just can’t deal with cutting up chicken…I get grossed out by it, Shame on me and I’m one of those can only eat chicken the first night ( it gets too gamey tasting to me if I reheat)..You do such a terrific job showing how far $20 can go. Kudos to you
Thanks Marcia 😁 Yeah I completely understand. I don't really like cutting up chicken either 😞
Chicken is good cold
This is one of the best family meal videos I have seen you do. Thank you.
This would really help families.
Thanks so much 😁 I'm glad you like this video. I'm hoping it helps families.
You planned some awesome dinners with the chicken. Great helpfully tips.
Thanks Earlene 😁 Glad you like my recipes.
Great recipes and ideas, as always!
Thanks so much! 😊
These were awesome recipe's. Thank You For Sharing
You're welcome 😁 Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed this.
If you rendered the fat out of those chicken skins and used that instead of oil or butter in your biscuits, I’ll bet they would be delicious and rich 😊
Yes so true 👍 I love this idea.
Michelle,
I look forward to your videos. I receive so many ideas from you! These recipes look wonderful. Your thoughtfulness towards us and your apparent caring really come through. You consider so many different types of viewers. I so appreciate that. Thanks for taking the time to research,, share and prepare. BLESSINGS TO YOU!
Yay! 😁 I'm so glad you look forward to my videos and find them helpful. Reading this comment made me smile. Thank you so much for the positive feedback. I do care about helping my viewers so I'm glad that is apparent. 🥰 Thank you so much.
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Our Super 1 Foods store had 10 lbs of chicken leg and thigh quarters for $2.70 before tax. Great deal and you can make so much food with it when you add other bargain grains, pasta, rice and beans.
Wow that is an amazing deal 👍
Great week of ideas. Thank you!!!
Yay! I'm so glad you like this video 😁
Michelle, your creativity is inspiring. And you make each step so applicable for newcomers to the kitchen, as well as more "seasoned" (see what I did there? 😆) cooks. Thank you for sharing your always delicious ideas and preparation tips. Especially appreciated in these economic times. Take good care ❤
Haha! Love this 😂 Thank you so much. I'm glad you like this video. Thanks for letting me know 🥰
All the meals sounded so good..I will definitely try making them..Thank you for the great ideas.
Hope you enjoy 😁
You have a very relaxing voice🙂 great meal ideas!
Thank you so much 🤗
I have learnt so much from this video and I am going out to buy some chicken tomorrow!
Thank you for sharing.
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Yay! 😁 I'm so glad this video was helpful for you. Thanks for letting me know 🥰 I'll try to do more like this one.
Wow!!! What a bargain and some great recipes ❤️
Thank you 😁
I didn’t even know you could make biscuits with oil, so thank you for that!
I love the way you recognize how we eat with our eyes first. Thank you for making budget food FEEL glamorous!🥰
You're welcome. 😁 Thank YOU for watching my videos. 🥰
I love watching your budget cooking videos, and the comments are full of more tips! I've tried subbing bacon grease in biscuits, they're super flaky and light with bacon flavor
Yay! 😁 I'm glad you enjoy my videos! I agree, I learn so much from my viewers. Like this great tip, thanks so much for sharing.
Just sending love because you deserve it.
Awe...thanks Michelle. I'll take it 🥰
Excellent and thank you
Most welcome
As always another great video!
Thank you 😁
Fabulous video! Ur recipes are healthy, easy and inexpensive!!!! Great!
Glad you like this 👍
It’s just a PSA to people who use the Walmart app. Please be aware that sometimes things in the story could change before they switch it on the app for example. it might say that it silverware is in required aisle, but they might have recently changed it or they can say that they do not have any more eggs left, but there still could be some on the shelf two things to remember if stock is low, they will consider it as sold out or if they move things around the location may not be available for a few days. Especially seasonal items in some location’s lawn and garden.
Tipp: add a splash of vinegar to the biscuit dough to make it fluffier. 😊 Greta Video!
Thanks so much 😁 I will definitely try the vinegar tip next time.
Thank you. You are such an inspiration to me - I dont personally eat meat either but I can always think of ways to substitute for plant based or legume or bean things.
Yay! I'm so glad you find inspiration in my videos 😁
Thanks for letting me know 🥰
Good morning and blessings 😊❤😊
Good morning! 😁 🥰 Same to you.
Love your videos!
Yay! 😁 I'm glad you enjoy my videos! Thanks for letting me know 🥰
Just saw a video from Julie Pacheco and she priced the bag of mixed veggies frozen against the can of mixed veggies…the can was cheaper!! And the fresh broccoli was cheaper than the frozen. You remind me of her, you are clear and explain everything and very nice to listen to with a nice voice. And you’re so sweet to call us family!!! I am gonna check out your other videos, and I am definitely subscribing!!! Just added the leg quarters to my Walmart order!!😉😉🥰🥰
Hello 😁 Julie Pacheco is great! The can has water added though, and the frozen doesn't. I guess one would have to weigh out the actual product to be sure. I'm guessing they are probably equal. I'm partial to the frozen though, because it doesn't have all of the added salt that canned products do. But fresh is always my favorite. It's crazy how fresh can be cheaper than frozen. Glad you like this video and thanks so much for the nice complement. 🥰
Amazing!
Thank you so much 😁
Supper Sunday Scalloped Potatoes 🥔 😋 🙌. Thanks for reminding me how much I love them. Thanks for all the food ideas. Spring 🌷 is in springing
Hi Victoria 😁 I like that idea of Supper Sunday Scalloped Potatoes. Very cool. Yes I am so excited for spring. 🌼🌸🌺 Yay!
Love this video! Great ideas! 😁
Thank you! 😃
Great recipes thank you
My pleasure 😊 Thanks for watching!
You did it again! A practical and creative tutorial. Your biscuits looked great and your meals looked appealing.In my area, biscuits made with oil are called pilot bread. I make vegan buttermilk by putting 1 qt of water 1/4 cup of oats, a pinch of salt and 2 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar into a blender. I blend it until there isn't a trace of oats.Some recipes call for half a cup of oats which makes an even thicker product.
I am with you....I bought a torch and cannot get the golden brown I want
. I always get black char!
Thanks Sara 😁 I love your vegan buttermilk recipe 👍 I'm saving this. I think the vinegar definitely would have helped.
Real life cooking!!!
What a fantastic video, ❤
Thank you so much! 😁
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. I've seen a RUclipsr separate her frozen vegetables for variety. Just a thought... Michelle, thanks for another great video. 😊
Thanks Willette 😁
I would scrape off the chicken fat/bits left on the foil for the roux, it would add great flavor for the gravy. Even an economical meal is a feast when served with love.
That is a good point and one that I should have mentioned 👍 I agree- love makes everything taste better 💜 It's an ingredient that I ALWAYS use.
Nice job! Everything looked great. I’ve never tried to make gravy without milk so I’m looking forward to trying that.
Thanks so much 😁 Glad you like this video. Yes...gravy is so much fun. You can do so many things with it, including making an awesome enchilada sauce. I made a great video on cheese enchiladas with this same technique.
Great video!
Thanks! 😁
Thank you for these ideas. I love all the meals you created. I am fortunate that I do not have to watch my food budget too much, but I know that food insecurity and extreme low food budget can happen to any of us on a blink of an eye.
Hi Debbie 😁 You're welcome. Glad you like these meals. I have a wide range of viewers. Some don't have enough money for food and others that do are living on tight budgets in order to pay off their houses. I agree-- you never know what is going to happen in life. Better to be prepared. 😳
Love your ideas. Re chicken hindquarters, particularly from Walmart, I found that they included a significant back bone, so there wasn't a lot of usable meat. Made incredible stock from the bones though!
I've started to wonder if boneless breasts, often at $2 a pound now, aren't a better buy with 100% usable protein.
Thanks so much. 😁 Hmmm.....my Walmart has Great Value frozen breasts at about $3 a pound. 🤔 The bones definitely take up weight. 👍 My oldest son prefers the breast meat.
Someone said ALDI has a great deal, so I want to check there next.
Great price and good dinner meal suggestions.
Thank you 😁
Girl, thank you for washing & seasoning the chicken! You are a rockstar 😂❤❤❤❤
Haha 😂 You're welcome 😁
Loved this
Thank you 😁
First time watching your video. I love it I love it. I love it. Keep doing what you’re doing. OK nice crock pot recipes.
Hi Victoria 😁 Thanks so much! 😊 and welcome to my channel. I hope you'll consider subscribing. I do a variety of content but the extreme budget videos are the most common. I have lots more on my channel that you can watch until I release the next one.
Well done ! You did a fair job on the pricing. A bag of flour is crucial for budget meals, or any meal really. People just have to be willing to cook and do the work , as you did. A great tip (that I do when we get a Costco rotisserie chicken) is to use the bones, skin, any fat and left over meat to make stock in my crock pot. I put those things in, with water, seasonings and any veggies I have and let it cook on low over night. This makes a beautiful chicken stock. 🥰🌱🌿🌷💐☔💗✝
Thanks so much 😁 That is a really great tip. We sometimes boil the carcass but I love the idea of using the crockpot . LOVE this. Thanks for sharing this.
Hi Michelle! More great meals, as always. I’m TRYING to get our oldest son to use some of your meal inspiration instead of the drive through and junk food he seems to live on, but no luck so far - I’m sure at 22 that I was more health minded and more of a cheapskate! And my kitchen torch hasn’t been what I’d hoped either, it’s most often used to light the fireplace! It does seem to work for crème brûlée, but that’s about it!
Hi friend 😁 Thank you so much for your support of my channel and for helping to make these kinds of videos possible. 💜 This isn't the kind of food I normally eat, so it's an extra expense for an unsponsored video.
I can't even get my own sons to eat on a budget. They waste a lot of their money on UBER eats. 😞 Glad to hear the feedback on the torch. Thought it might be me 😂 I love creme brûlée but for some reason haven't made it yet.
@@ArdentMichelle I guess it’s a blessing then that we’re so far out in the boonies that our boys can’t Uber Eat! 😂
@@susans9491 Yes that IS a bonus!
If you don't want your roller to stick to the dough, cut open a small plastic bag, like those you use for freezing things, open it up into one large sheet, and place it between the dough and the roller. This way it won't stick.
thanks for sharing this tip 👍
Lovely! real meals!
Thank you 😁
for anything that you want that buttermilk taste (especially biscuits) use Saco Buttermilk Blend ($4.50). It lasts for ever in the fridge. Its a powder, just add water and mix in. I have used it in my homemade biscuits for years.
Thanks for sharing this tip 😁
Biscuits require a hot oven--450 F. I love this video❤❤❤
Thank you 😁
Great video 😊
Thank you. 😁
Snowballing is what I call doing extreme budgeting. You have the first week high in carbs but will have leftover food you don’t have to buy next week and can Add a pack of frozen sausage if you can or markdown 😅meat. Remember to SAVE all your cooking oil for cooking. Taste is wonderful.
True, I should have pointed out to save the cooking oil. It is full of flavor. 👩🍳