I made corn chowder tonight for dinner. Aside from free water and salt and pepper, I spent $0.22 on butter, $0.23 on onion, $0.66 on corn, $0.22 on carrots, $0.70 on broccoli, $0.88 on potatoes, and $0.32 on milk for a total of $3.23, or $0.54 per serving.
Here is how it turned out:
It tasted great, but would have been greater with all the cheese it was supposed to have in it. I took out three servings (one for my dinner tonight and two to save for later this week) before I added cheese for the rest of my family. The original recipe also calls for two cans of cream of potato soup, but I made my own smashed potatoes cooked in a little milk, then added other sliced potatoes because the cans of soup would have broken my budget big time.
I normally would have had a second helping or had some salad or bread, too, but the bowl of soup was it for tonight. I came in at $2.94 for the day, and am hopeful that some of the food prep time I did today (tuna salad, corn chowder) will pay off tomorrow and help me keep costs down again.
My tummy is now rumbling for a milkshake, but I’m drinking a glass of water instead.
That looks delicious!
ReplyDelete