When you can’t buy groceries, working with these tips for How To Make Soup From Pantry Staples will help you easily feed your family in no time. Soups are one of the best ways to stretch your budget, but also a great way to help use up items in your pantry when you can’t go shopping.
How To Make Soup From Pantry Staples
We trust you are already utilizing out tips on how couponing saves us thousands each year, so you have a great stockpile of canned goods in your pantry already. Since that is the case for most who are working on a spending freeze or limited expenses for the month, these tips should be easy to make work for your menu plan.
Utilize food scraps to make broths. This may sound odd, but it is easy to create a hearty and flavorful broth using vegetable and even meat scraps. Those small bits of leftovers you have that aren’t enough for a serving, or the peels from vegetables you use in preparing your meal can all be added to a stockpot with water and simmered to create a rich broth. For meats, save bones from chicken, pork or steaks in the freezer and then boil to create a rich bone broth.
Use the 5 can method. I have developed what I like to call the 5 can method. It includes 1 can broth, 1 can vegetable (corn, green bean, lima, pea), 1 can diced or crushed tomatoes or sauce, and 2 cans of beans (black, pinto, kidney or great northern). Add those 5 cans to a stockpot along with 3-4 cups water and seasonings like garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, chili powder or even a packet of taco seasoning and simmer. Even without fresh meat or vegetables, you can have a tasty vegetarian soup that will be satisfying. If you have pasta, some ground meat or fresh onions, tomatoes or other frozen or fresh vegetables you can easily toss those in for more flavor and heartiness.
Add other pantry staples to canned soups to stretch them farther. Everyone has some kind of canned soup in their pantry. Whether it is a vegetable, cream based or the classic noodle soups, you can easily stretch them by adding a few simple ingredients. Take concentrated soups and add fresh vegetables, water and pasta to make them stretch farther. If you feel they aren’t flavorful enough, grab the spices and sprinkle in some garlic, onion, oregano, chives or even chili powder to boost your existing canned goods.
Remember that feeding your family on limited funds and pantry items isn’t as hard as you think when you step outside your comfort zone. Keeping your pantry with a quality stockpile is easy when you create a price book so you always know when you are getting the best deals on those staple items. Our financial freedom plan is not just for us to become financially healthy. It is to help you, no matter what your circumstances, income or budget may be – to also become financially independent and thriving.
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