Any cheap ideas???

[xLilacFairyx]

I am away to venture into Weight Watchers land shortly, and wondered if anyone knows of CHEAP recipes for soup that I could make for taking to my work during the week that would enable me to eat WW's stuff the rest of the day??

TIA
LF

[Buenchico]

Try the Frugal Living website for ideas:
http://www.frugal.org.uk/recipes.html

Saving Stuff has a couple of recipes as well:
http://www.savingstuf...ap-home-made-soup.asp

This US site might be of interest:
http://www.allyou.com...1000070180/page5.html

CheapCooking.com is packed with ideas:
http://www.cheapcooking.com/recipes-soup.htm

Chris

[Old_Geezer]

Veg tends not to be expensive. Would it be possible to buy cheap in-season veg and liquidise it ? Maybe add herbs & spices etc. to your taste.

[Mosaic]

get a turkey leg - generally less than £2. Put in very large casserole dish with lots of water, onion, carrot, seasoning, put foil under the lid and with lid on leave on mark 1 all day while you go about your business. At the end of the day you will have a huge pan of excellent stock which you can strain into an airtight container and keep in the fridge - boil up whatever veg you like in it, pieces of pasta or rice. You can also eat the meat off the turkey leg but I don't especially like it - cats and dogs do!

[EDDIE51]

Buenchico's first link is very good, I make soup several times a week. Base is potato and leek plus any left over veg we have around. I never throw veg out if it is a bit 'past it's best' as long as it has not gone mouldy. It just gets put into the soup. I don't even peel the spuds just wash em and dice into the pot.
After 1/2 an hour or so simmering I 'blitz' it all with a stick blender. if it's too thin add more spud. Plenty of fresh ground black pepper to give taste. Any wilted salad items go in as well ,celery is particularly good. VERY cheap and filling , a meal in it's self with some bread.
PS any left over rice or pasta can go it as well to give a bit more 'body'

[Meg888]

As Eddie51 said, I also never throw away veg. I buy it in to use up on Sun roast & through the week, if I've any left over - which may be starting to look a bit wilted, I shred it all in a blender (any concoction of veg), add onion and put into a large pan with a homemade stock & season with herbs etc. Very filling, tasty, low fat & it goes a long way.

I always buy meat on the bone for Sun roast, I use the meat juices on the day for the gravy, but keep the bones/leftover meat in the fridge and boil these up again to make homemade stock.

[LyndaB]

I just add whatever veg I can find in the fridge - or I go to our local greengrocers to buy what they call round here "pot herbs" - not herbs at all but usually a mix of chopped carrots, swede, cabbage, onions etc. Add a couple of handfuls to a tin of tomatoes (add no oil), rinse the tin out with water and add this to the pan too, season and simmer till all veg soft. Taste it - if it seems a bit "weak" tasting, boil rapidly to reduce the liquid and concentrate the taste. Either liquidise it or eat it like it is, not sure how WW works, but in all diets I've tried (and believe me Ive tried a few lol) his would count as no calories at all!