5 Meals For $5 Soup Recipe
Jul 15, 2008 
Jaci Rae is known as The Fabulously Frugal Diva and The Queen of More Green. She is the author of several books including this week's Bestseller at Amazon 5 Meals For $5. Other books she's written: Shop For a Day With Jaci Rae, How To Get Almost Anything For Free, and Winning Points With The Woman in Your Life One Touchdown at a Time. Jaci Rae, who was raised in poverty and knows the value of a dollar, can show you that it doesn't have to be a struggle. Recently Jaci Rae went on a shopping spree and filled an entire truck, inside and out for under $400. Jaci is currently working on a Ph.D.
How to Feed 5 People 5 Meals for $5.00 - $8.00 or Less! It's more than just a cookbook!
You Don't Need to Be Wealthy To Eat Healthy! You don't need to change what you eat, just the way you shop! It's not all about coupons, it's about planning so you can save a lot of money! And if you think you might starve because of the portions, think again! If you're single, freeze the leftovers and save or cut down the recipes and eat a fresh meal every day!
California Veggie Soup with a Twist
*Cost per cup: $0.275
2 lbs potatoes, diced ($0.80)
1 lb. carrots, diced ($0.50)
3 stalks celery, chopped ($0.08)
1 cup peas ($0.80)
1 cup corn ($0.56)
1 cup broccoli ($0.64)
1 onion, finely chopped ($0.30)
1 clove of garlic, minced ($0.0043)
10 cups water
1 chicken or beef bullion cube ($0.16)
1 avocado, blended until smooth ($1.00)
1 lime, juiced and zested ($0.09)
Salt and pepper to taste ($0.02)
Sauté onion, garlic and celery until tender. Combine with all ingredients except avocado and lime into a large pot and cook for 25-30 minutes on medium heat or until veggies are desired tenderness. Blend avocado and lime until smooth then add zest. Serve in bowls with a dollop of avocado mixture and chilled water.
To freeze, cool the California Veggie Soup and put into freezing container based on serving size desired. Put the date either on masking tape or if using a resalable freezer bag, onto the freezer bag and store in freezer. Remove as you desire to eat the soup and thaw, reheat. While you can freeze the avocado mixture, it's usually best when fresh.
Are your kid's veggie picky? I always blend the veggies until they are creamy when dealing with children that don?t like veggies. Put the creamy mixture into the soup with the potatoes and skip the avocado and you've got a wonderful Hidden Veggie Potato Soup that your picky children will LOVE!
*Based on prices in California July, 2008
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