One recipe that we all love is Cabbage Soup. On this bitterly cold snowy day I thought I would post the recipe since this is the perfect meal for a day like today. It ends up costing very little and makes a huge pot of soup so will feed a very large family for one meal or a smaller family several meals. I think it tastes even better the next day as leftovers. It is frugal because you can add or substitute ingredients depending on what you have on hand that week and it is a wonderful way to use up leftover vegetables.
Fry 1 lb. hamburger with one onion, diced. Add 1/2 of a cabbage, chopped, and cook until wilted (a couple minutes). Add 28oz. can of diced tomatoes, can of kidney beans, two small cans of V-8 juice, 2 cups frozen corn, and 5 beef bouillon cubes. Add a little water to thin out. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder (to taste). Simmer on stovetop for a few hours. (If this was all put together ahead of time I think it would cook well in a crockpot as well, if you have a large enough one.)
Store leftovers in the fridge for a day or two or freeze for later use. Served with some rolls or buttered bread and you have the perfect winter meal!
And if you want to be even more frugal, you can use dried beans (pre-cooked) instead of canned. And use watered down tomato paste instead of V8. :-P
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I've made a similar soup for years, but I use the canned diced tomatoes as a base, and then add whatever veggies I have. Either raw or canned; but canned I will add when it's close to done. I might put in leftover chicken, pork, beef, or turkey-but it tastes good as just vegetable soup. I always put in chopped cabbage and onions. sometimes I add diced potatoes, too. The secret ingredient is a packet of dry onion soup mix. Yum, yum. I usually make this in a crock pot, and it tastes better each time reheated.
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