Larry, after watching this video for probably 3 times, I wanted to tell you that I have made this for countless times and my husband and I have really enjoyed it. Plus adding different veggies and meat makes it a new meal each time. Thank you. You are doing such good works for those of us who need to stretch a meal.
Au Gratin potatoes from a box were my absolute favorite as a kid, and still have a place in my heart. I will have to try this one! I pray for lots of healing and abundance for you and your family in 2024, Larry! Thanks for your awesome channel!
I am Harold, I too use a wheelchair for mobility. I was born with Spina Bifida & hydrocephalus. I use your channel to help me not only watch my pennies on common ordinary daily purchases of foods such as your frozen dinners but to also help me with ideas on recipes I can cook that are budget friendly. A comment you made in a recently uploaded video of your potatoes au gratin and hot dogs made me think of a quick easy and budget friendly snack idea. I think this would be excellent in the air fryer but due to its nature I think traditional deep frying might work better. I’d like to see you do a side by side comparison of the two frying techniques. First one being to air fry the potatoes once out use the packet of cheese to season the potatoes as well as make another portion using seasonings of your liking for anyone watching their salt. The second method , obviously deep frying and using the same seasoning method. The cheese packet and any other seasonings of your liking. I’d divide the potatoes into two portions per method one portion for the cheese to be added on top and the other for any other seasonings of your liking. Seasoning the potatoes would be easy, once each portion is divided out, place each portion in a bag and shake the each portion with the cheese and the other with whatever other seasonings you’d like. I’d experiment with ranch seasoning, bbq rub seasoning, of course the cheese packet that comes with the au gratin , ranch seasoning packets. The possibilities are endless. This video might possibly make you RUclips champion of the millennium. Especially with the stoners.
My mom always made scalloped potato casserole with a big box of scalloped potatoes with cheese with diced ham and a some canned peas always really good
In the 1950-60s, my carpenter father was out of work a lot. The anthracite region was a perpetually depressed economy, and the 1950s saw a few recessions. He calculated the cost of a ham, a turkey, etc., how many meals could be cooked from one whole "hunk" and then counted the cost of weekly meat purchases. It was far more economical to buy a whole turkey and base a week's meals of entrees, soups, and stews that could be cooked from it. As an elementary school child, I was impressed with his arithmetic skills. The economy of it could not be denied. We never did it, though. I don't know why. Later, butchers offered 1/2 cow meat sale packages that made sense, too. We never did that, either. I remember a heated argument over the initial outlay, the cost of a chest freezer, and the real possibility of the loss of the entire purchase in a freezer breakdown or an extended power outage. I swore I would grow up, get a good education, and not be what the "professionals" call "food deprived" ever again.
@@lilblackduc7312 I'm glad. But, remember, appliances of the 1950s were notoriously unreliable, and living where snowstorms took out power lines or window air conditions used by several hundred families at once caused power failures.
@@onemercilessming1342 In southwest Minnesota in the 1960s, our fridge ran on propane. Lehman's still sells them. The cure for those problems though is to be best friends with a lot of Mason jars and a well-maintained pressure canner! As they say up north, "You bet"!
Glad to see you posted, haven't heard from you in awhile. Hope everything is going well. Looks like an interesting recipe. May have to try it, even though I'm single and it's hard to eat all that food.
I made this and it really is delicious. It’s amazing how good a meal you can make for such a low price. Thank you for making these eating on a budget videos. They are very helpful.
I grew up with this, my mother used to prepare as directed and a beautiful women on the back of the box named Betty told her to cut rope sausage into serving size pieces and insert it into the potato mixture just before putting it into the oven and I believe it said to reduce the temp by 25 degrees and increase the baking time when roasting meat in your potatoes. I still do this today but also add onions and peas. It never gets old.
Growing up these potatoes were a family favorite, we affectionately called them "cardboard potatoes." I love them so much, and yes I always have to eat an uncooked one too!
@@morrismonet3554 You obviously have no knowledge of diet and nutrition, and I suspect that a sense of proportionality isn't in your knowledge base either. Oh, and you probably need to learn how to use a dictionary so you can comprehend what words like "relatively" mean.
A very long time ago, when this sort of potatoes first came out, this was my Boy Scout patrols go to meal. We used ground beef and canned vegetable medly. This looks a lot more tasty.
6:38 Ii make this with ham....will try this next time. ...👍👍👍👍👍 when your on the not lots money side of life......u need lots help.....social security and rasping a grandchild . .need all the help can get....God bless alll....merry Christmas
Dang, the finished product looks super delicious. I have to admit, at 2:20 or so I was thinking there wasn't much hope for this Motel bathwater ... but in the end, it turned out good.
Sup Larry, looks great, lots flavor going on 👍, after wasn't homeless anymore and got kids back I was almost done with culinary school and employed full time as sous chef and learned to make skillet pommes Anna, au gratin potatoes ect.. when start f with kids it was a lot of potatoes and proteins could afford, it wasn't easy.. did learn cheaper to make own but not everyone can. I respect that more than know 👍, skillet pommes anna great with anything especially fish maybe tilapia with the browned butter sauce can make from cast iron pan? Be a budget meal, and make potato pancake addicts lol. Tyvm tc PS, wish you knew how much I've enjoyed your channel, will watch til end, sometimes the video actually pushes me to cook with my grandkids and it brings so much joy, bless you bro
Grew up eating meals like this. Raised my two boys (by myself) on meals like this. Now they're not afraid to throw together what they have. Just reheated a crazy concoction tonight. Didn't starve. Didn't spend way too much at a fast food place and it was still probably healthier. Had vegetables in it. Lol.
I love fried potatoes and onions with kielbasa, so I know I’d love this too. Love the recipes you come up with. Simple and easy. My kind of cooking. Thanks for your videos.
Probably said this the last time this vid was up, but we used to have a dehydrated potato slice product like those Au Gratin potatoes too here in the UK, but it's one of them things I haven't seen in a long time, not sure if it's just cos I never looked for it, or because they haven't sold them here in all that time, but it's one of those childhood memories of a strange dry, powdery mess turning into something that was quite food-like... :P
Everytime I make the potatoes I gotta grab 1or 2 also. Like you said no taste but it's something I gotta do. Even as a kid I did it when my parents made them lol.
I am on a limited sodium diet and the sausage and potatoes have too much sodium for me. I'm going to try this by making the potatoes from scratch, with a low sodium cheese. I also have a low sodium sausage recipe. hoping it will taste as good as yours.
Made a cheesy Italian shell hamburger helper tonight! Didnt get home from work till 7pm. Cooked hamburger meat and added the rest. When I read cook 25 minutes I thought hmm? Spent alot of time on what I thought was a quick meal! 😂😅😂
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TheWolfePit is showing that, even while on a budget, we the people can still take our entire families on frequent trips to flavor country.
We eat this at least once a month, sometimes twice.
This works very well; you can play endless variations on this theme.
Larry, after watching this video for probably 3 times, I wanted to tell you that I have made this for countless times and my husband and I have really enjoyed it. Plus adding different veggies and meat makes it a new meal each time. Thank you. You are doing such good works for those of us who need to stretch a meal.
Au Gratin potatoes from a box were my absolute favorite as a kid, and still have a place in my heart. I will have to try this one! I pray for lots of healing and abundance for you and your family in 2024, Larry! Thanks for your awesome channel!
Baked or stove top?
I like the Julianne myself
@@ensporium8857 Baked! The crust on the sides of the pan was the best part!
I knew I membered this one, you posted this before. I've made this dozens of times, it's always a hit with the family.
When your budget meals are just as great as regular meals
We had bacon and mixed veggies in the freezer, and au gratin potatoes in the pantry, so I tried this recipe. Delicious. Thank you Mr. Wolfepit.
For me, I'd add onion, garlic and 3-4 eggs. Looks yummy! Good video.
I do this all the time. Some sort of meat,some kind of carb(pasta or rice) and some sort of sauce. Easy way to use up leftovers, 10/10
I am Harold, I too use a wheelchair for mobility. I was born with Spina Bifida & hydrocephalus. I use your channel to help me not only watch my pennies on common ordinary daily purchases of foods such as your frozen dinners but to also help me with ideas on recipes I can cook that are budget friendly.
A comment you made in a recently uploaded video of your potatoes au gratin and hot dogs made me think of a quick easy and budget friendly snack idea.
I think this would be excellent in the air fryer but due to its nature I think traditional deep frying might work better. I’d like to see you do a side by side comparison of the two frying techniques.
First one being to air fry the potatoes once out use the packet of cheese to season the potatoes as well as make another portion using seasonings of your liking for anyone watching their salt. The second method , obviously deep frying and using the same seasoning method. The cheese packet and any other seasonings of your liking.
I’d divide the potatoes into two portions per method one portion for the cheese to be added on top and the other for any other seasonings of your liking. Seasoning the potatoes would be easy, once each portion is divided out, place each portion in a bag and shake the each portion with the cheese and the other with whatever other seasonings you’d like.
I’d experiment with ranch seasoning, bbq rub seasoning, of course the cheese packet that comes with the au gratin , ranch seasoning packets. The possibilities are endless. This video might possibly make you RUclips champion of the millennium. Especially with the stoners.
When you are cooking on a budget, you can't go wrong with Italian or Asian style cooking. Both these types of cuisine can be scaled for any budget.
My mom always made scalloped potato casserole with a big box of scalloped potatoes with cheese with diced ham and a some canned peas always really good
Classic! So good. 😋
I love the new ideas my go to when running tight has always been mac n cheese with frozen broccoli and smoked sausage
Had leftovers of Parmesan potato, kielbasa and a chunk of cheddar , added the veggies and my husband was thrilled 😁 thanks 👍
In the 1950-60s, my carpenter father was out of work a lot. The anthracite region was a perpetually depressed economy, and the 1950s saw a few recessions. He calculated the cost of a ham, a turkey, etc., how many meals could be cooked from one whole "hunk" and then counted the cost of weekly meat purchases. It was far more economical to buy a whole turkey and base a week's meals of entrees, soups, and stews that could be cooked from it. As an elementary school child, I was impressed with his arithmetic skills. The economy of it could not be denied. We never did it, though. I don't know why. Later, butchers offered 1/2 cow meat sale packages that made sense, too. We never did that, either. I remember a heated argument over the initial outlay, the cost of a chest freezer, and the real possibility of the loss of the entire purchase in a freezer breakdown or an extended power outage. I swore I would grow up, get a good education, and not be what the "professionals" call "food deprived" ever again.
I do "that" even when I am not out of work. 🤔🤓🍻
A while ago, someone used their $600 Stimulus Check to buy a chest freezer and fill it with food. Works good...🇺🇸 👍☕
@@lilblackduc7312 I'm glad. But, remember, appliances of the 1950s were notoriously unreliable, and living where snowstorms took out power lines or window air conditions used by several hundred families at once caused power failures.
@@alsaunders7805 Good for you.
@@onemercilessming1342 In southwest Minnesota in the 1960s, our fridge ran on propane. Lehman's still sells them. The cure for those problems though is to be best friends with a lot of Mason jars and a well-maintained pressure canner! As they say up north, "You bet"!
Can stretch even further with adding rice, pasta, or egg noodles
Glad to see you posted, haven't heard from you in awhile. Hope everything is going well. Looks like an interesting recipe. May have to try it, even though I'm single and it's hard to eat all that food.
I made this and it really is delicious. It’s amazing how good a meal you can make for such a low price. Thank you for making these eating on a budget videos. They are very helpful.
Made this. It's really good, fast, and easy. Bonus: pretty cheap to make too! Thanks!
My mom covered the potatoes with thin cut pork chops and the juice dripped through flavoring the potatoes. 😋
This looks really good. I'll try it soon.
I grew up with this, my mother used to prepare as directed and a beautiful women on the back of the box named Betty told her to cut rope sausage into serving size pieces and insert it into the potato mixture just before putting it into the oven and I believe it said to reduce the temp by 25 degrees and increase the baking time when roasting meat in your potatoes. I still do this today but also add onions and peas. It never gets old.
This looks great. It's on list to do!
If you need More Potatoes or Any Potatoes, Use a Bag of Ruffles Potato Chips. Thick Cut if you can find them.
D-aym , thats somthing Id eat ! Ontario Canada .
Your videos are really great! I enjoy the banter interspersed with instructions and informational asides. The recipes are tasty, too!! Thank you.
You can stick almost any leftovers in this and it would still be good!
Growing up these potatoes were a family favorite, we affectionately called them "cardboard potatoes." I love them so much, and yes I always have to eat an uncooked one too!
Wow, this looks delicious! This seems so simple but I know it would be delicious. You don't have to tell me twice! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you for your videos your a real blessing to the world 😊❤
These are also things you might get at the food shelf 👍👍
Thats what I would call "kicked up" scalloped potatoes 👍 Gonna add that one to my list of kicked up things lol 😊
I think I would eat that whether I had a need for a budget meal or not. It looks that good!
It _did_ look good!
Great have everything making this for dinner next love your videos thanks ❤😊
A local lotlizard in a hotel lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣... I'm sorry... That had me in tears😭😭🤣🤣
No tell 🤫 motel at that 😏
Great recipe, I like it, going to try this next week👍🏼🍻🇺🇸
Hope you getting better, love your stuff!
Have done something real similar I would recommend to put a layer of kraft singles and then breadcrumbs before putting in the oven.
That looks delicious! A bit heavy on the carbs but still relatively healthy all things considered.
@@morrismonet3554 You obviously have no knowledge of diet and nutrition, and I suspect that a sense of proportionality isn't in your knowledge base either. Oh, and you probably need to learn how to use a dictionary so you can comprehend what words like "relatively" mean.
Not just for those who are on a budget, this how I cooked growing up and still cook in my late fifties. And my wife loves it.😅
A very long time ago, when this sort of potatoes first came out, this was my Boy Scout patrols go to meal. We used ground beef and canned vegetable medly. This looks a lot more tasty.
I had some last night and it was delicious!
I'm going to make this tonight for our supper. Some cornbread and tea got a meal.
6:38 Ii make this with ham....will try this next time. ...👍👍👍👍👍 when your on the not lots money side of life......u need lots help.....social security and rasping a grandchild . .need all the help can get....God bless alll....merry Christmas
Your best china looks exactly like the paper plates I use. 😂
My family has been making this with diced ham or Kilbasa with the Julianne potatoes at least 2 times a month for the past several years
Dang, the finished product looks super delicious.
I have to admit, at 2:20 or so I was thinking there wasn't much hope for this Motel bathwater ... but in the end, it turned out good.
Sup Larry, looks great, lots flavor going on 👍, after wasn't homeless anymore and got kids back I was almost done with culinary school and employed full time as sous chef and learned to make skillet pommes Anna, au gratin potatoes ect.. when start f with kids it was a lot of potatoes and proteins could afford, it wasn't easy.. did learn cheaper to make own but not everyone can. I respect that more than know 👍, skillet pommes anna great with anything especially fish maybe tilapia with the browned butter sauce can make from cast iron pan? Be a budget meal, and make potato pancake addicts lol. Tyvm tc
PS, wish you knew how much I've enjoyed your channel, will watch til end, sometimes the video actually pushes me to cook with my grandkids and it brings so much joy, bless you bro
It looks delicious. Thanks, Larry ❤
Going to try this recipe Sunday with left over ham.
You could easily do this with leftover ham from Christmas dinner. Pick up an extra ham at .79/lb everyone and throw it in your freezer if you can!
looks yummy, I think I will make it .Thanks a bunch and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL.
If you have any leftover / stale craft style chips they can be added in to your recipe to strech this
Grew up eating meals like this. Raised my two boys (by myself) on meals like this. Now they're not afraid to throw together what they have. Just reheated a crazy concoction tonight. Didn't starve. Didn't spend way too much at a fast food place and it was still probably healthier. Had vegetables in it. Lol.
This dish looks really good.
I'm a simple man, I eat simply and when I see pasta I click...
Edit sadly wasn't pasta lol, still looked amazing
Looking good in the neighborhood
I’ve got some leftover smoked sausage and I’m definitely going to make this. 😋
We made this last night but used green beans as well. It was very delicious.
I would also add chopped green chili, onions, as well as red and green bell peppers. Just cuz l love all those things. Onions make everything better.
You should call it on a budget or not. It looks frigging awesome.
Now that looks good
Thank you for the meal idea. 😊
Add shredded cheddar cheese on top for added goodness.
Certified Gold!!!!!
Looks awesome Larry! I actually prefer potatoes over pasta. Respects from Canada
That looks delicious!! I'll be making this one.
I love fried potatoes and onions with kielbasa, so I know I’d love this too. Love the recipes you come up with. Simple and easy. My kind of cooking. Thanks for your videos.
Probably said this the last time this vid was up, but we used to have a dehydrated potato slice product like those Au Gratin potatoes too here in the UK, but it's one of them things I haven't seen in a long time, not sure if it's just cos I never looked for it, or because they haven't sold them here in all that time, but it's one of those childhood memories of a strange dry, powdery mess turning into something that was quite food-like... :P
I could make a meal out of just the potatoes & veggies! Sausage optional! 😊
An interesting option would be to replace the taters with pasta. 😊
@@lancerevell5979..Now, you're thinking! 🇺🇸 👍☕
@@lancerevell5979Nope, even if I wasn't gluten sensitive, potatoes trump pasta anytime.
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I have made the Au Gratin potatoes with sausage before and it is good i will have to try adding the veggies next time it looks yummy
That looks really good. And I love veggies.
Looks delicious!!!
I make some thing but I use left over ham . i get many meals out of of one ham
Man than looks mouthwatering
I think chicken broth instead of water might add a little bit more flavor!
Good idea and receipe.
Larry back when I was a kid my Mom loved these potatoes. I called them all rotten potatoes. I have not had them since.
Everytime I make the potatoes I gotta grab 1or 2 also. Like you said no taste but it's something I gotta do. Even as a kid I did it when my parents made them lol.
I'm making this!
Hope you're feeling better
Thx wolfe!
Damn, as a leftover that looks great. Thx Larry.
Unfortunately many families are using food banks and meals with simple ingredients is how they must cook. This is a great example.
Thank you Sir for making such amazing videos. Keep up the good work.
I am on a limited sodium diet and the sausage and potatoes have too much sodium for me. I'm going to try this by making the potatoes from scratch, with a low sodium cheese. I also have a low sodium sausage recipe. hoping it will taste as good as yours.
So good i felt my ankle melting with the gout !!! LOLOLOLOL !!!
You crack me up, good recipe too. 😊😊
Thank you for the video
I’d be bustin’ open a can of Spam for this dish. Don’t forget the diced onion and garlic ! 😉
Looks good thanks for sharing YAH bless !
I like this. Wish I could remember the recipe.
Wow super simple! Wish I lived near a Walmart to get cheap groceries 😵💫
Made a cheesy Italian shell hamburger helper tonight! Didnt get home from work till 7pm. Cooked hamburger meat and added the rest. When I read cook 25 minutes I thought hmm? Spent alot of time on what I thought was a quick meal! 😂😅😂
There would be no leftovers at my house. Very creative!
Looks damn good!
GREAT videos!!!!!
Good job wolfe
I’m not convinced you don’t have first hand experience with that bath water. The description was so detailed😂
😊 looks yummy!!