We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More »
PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING
Hello Forumites! However well-intentioned, for the safety of other users we ask that you refrain from seeking or offering medical advice. This includes recommendations for medicines, procedures or over-the-counter remedies. Posts or threads found to be in breach of this rule will be removed.We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. See the Community Noticeboard for more info. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
soup night
Options
Comments
-
I've convinced my husband that soup is actually a)rather tasty and b)can be filling by making chicken soup. (it has taken years though!)
Whenever we have had roast chicken I always strip the carcass of the odd bits of meat and make stock with the bones. Once the stock is done I drain it and add back in the shredded chicken a can of value sweetcorn and some chopped up spaghetti to thicken it. I leave it simmer for about 20 mins then blitz it in the food processor. It comes out rather thick and lovely. Mr Welsh cant wait for a bowlful with a chunk of crusty bread and he always comments how warming and filling it is, and it costs almost nothing to make.
Minestrone is another good one as you can make it as chunky as you like with pasta and kidney beans its filling and very tasty.and you also get your 5 a day there too as theres so much veg in it and some nice smoked bacon / lardons too0 -
I can only get away with serving soup as a main meal if I provide some bread along with it for my OH. I also try to make it more like a stew type thing, blending some and adding it back into the chunky stuff. I manage to get away with serving a fairly plain omelette again with bread, my OH really likes his meat but I've convinced him to have frugal meals every so often. When he lived on his own he lived on cheese sandwiches so I just need to remind him of this when he starts moaning about having "frugal food again"Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time0
-
Put dumplings in and call it stew? Couldn't be much cheaper - flour, fat, salt and any herbs in your store cupboard. Fills 'em up and adds pennies to the cost.0
-
Hello there
Soup night is Tuesday night in our house. OH works late and gets in at around 9pm. His favourite soups are:
HM Leek and potato - with nice crusty bread
HM French Onion soup with cheesy toast in the bottom of the bowl
HM Curried parsnip soup - mary berry recipe
HM Roast red pepper and tomato soup - with cheese on toast
HM Carrot and coriander soup with a ham sarnie
HM Stew - beef with pots, carrotts onion (think irish stew)
HM chicken and sweetcorn soup - with bowl of ramen noodles to follow - think HM chinese.
OH is a "growing lad" and would scoff at just soup - so making man sized sarnies or cheese on toast with whoops bread makes a massive difference. He fills up on bread if the soup isnt filling enough.
Works for me
Trin"Not everything that COUNTS can be counted; and not everything that can be counted COUNTS"
GC - May £39.47/£55. June £47.20/£50. July £38.44/£50
NSD - May 16/17. June 16/17. July 14/17
No new toiletries til stash used up challenge - start date 01/2010 - still going!
£2 Savers Club member No 93 - getting ready for Christmas 2011:)0 -
diluvsdiscounts wrote: »My hubby enjoys his meat too
It doesn't phase me though we eat very well and all fresh food for what I consider quite reasonable you just need to disguise the fact that there isn't much meat in OH isn't hard to fool but DD now she is a different matter
Categories
- All Categories
- 350.9K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 453.5K Spending & Discounts
- 243.9K Work, Benefits & Business
- 598.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 176.9K Life & Family
- 257.2K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards