A THRIFTY mum has revealed how she made a whopping 23 meals out of 1 hen – and it was diminished too.
The mum picked up the chicken for £3.99 at her native grocery store, and managed to make 17 most important meals and 6 lunches out of the meat – and bones.
One thrifty mum managed to make 23 meals out of 1 hen – which was on sale Credit score: Getty Pictures – Getty
She whipped up classics comparable to pie, stew, soup and a basic roast hen – as nicely some conventional recipes together with rissoles.
The mum shared her meal prep to Fb group Feed Yourself for £1 a day, revealing the whole price of the food store – together with the greens – was solely £8.
She wrote: “I assumed I’d share what I’ve made out of a giant diminished worth hen this week..
“First we had stuffed roast hen, roast potatoes, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, squash, leek and gravy.This was 3 parts.
The mum shared a snap of the rissoles she made with some leftover henCredit score: Fb
“Subsequent we had it sliced chilly with mash potatoes and pickles. 2 parts.
“I then made hen and mushroom pie. Which we had with runner beans,cauliflower, artichokes and squash 4 parts.
“We had a hen and stuffing sandwiches for lunch.
“I eliminated all of the meat from the bones and stewed the bones up for inventory.
“I made 4 parts of butternut squash soup from half the inventory and from the opposite half I made 4 parts of hen and bean stew.
For about £8 I made 17 most important meals and 6 lunches
Mum
“With the remaining meat I made 8 rissoles prepared for the freezer. Picture beneath.
“The hen price £3.99.
“The squash, leeks, runner beans, artichokes and butternut squash had been all free as house grown.
“The remainder of the greens most likely price about £4, so for about £8 I made 17 most important meals and 6 lunches.
“I assumed it was a discount.”
Her spectacular cooking expertise have racked up greater than 400 likes, as individuals referred to as on her to make movies detailing her recipes.
One mum mentioned: “That is wonderful. You must so do a youtube as you could possibly assist so many which can be struggling.”
One other requested: “How do individuals handle to make a lot out of 1 hen?! Between my husband, my 10 12 months previous son and 4 12 months previous son, I am fortunate if 1 hen does 1 meal.”
The mum’s submit has racked up a whole bunch of likes as individuals praised her ‘tremendous scrimping’Credit score: Fb
A 3rd thought: “How the hell do u make a hen go that far? Lol I make a dinner then a curry subsequent day and that is it lol.”
This mum wrote: “Fabulous tremendous scrimping.”
Whereas another person commented: “Nicely carried out, that each one sounds implausible. To me that’s ‘quaint’ cooking at its greatest.
“Not losing something and getting quite a bit out of what you’ve acquired. I believe that sort of cooking could also be getting misplaced on present generations.”
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