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c/frugal-cooking-tipsjessew83jessew8310d agoProlific Poster

Update: My pantry bean soup finally hit the $1.50 per meal mark

I swapped in a can of store-brand tomatoes and a leftover ham bone from a holiday dinner, and it cut the cost by another 30 cents. Anyone have other ideas for stretching a bean soup even further?
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hill.jade
hill.jade10d ago
Love seeing that number drop. A handful of dry pasta or some extra potatoes from the back of the cupboard can really bulk it up for almost nothing. Feels good to make a meal stretch like that.
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stella904
stella90410d ago
It's like @hill.jade said, that kind of small win makes the whole budget feel more possible.
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lindahunt
lindahunt8d ago
Yeah, making a meal stretch like that is key. I read something similar from hill.jade about using up pantry stuff. It really does turn a tight week around.
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