Hash Browns

I love hash browns.  I learned to make these from my grandmother.  Whenever she had left over buttered potatoes, she would make these for us.  They are great for breakfast or as a side dish.  If you are so inclined, you can also add some cheddar cheese to these as well.

Hash Browns
Ingredients
2 cups buttered potatoes (about 3 potatoes)
1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 Tablespoons butter

Directions

1. Lightly saute onions in the butter.
2. Add the potatoes.
3. Flip potatoes once the bottoms are golden brown, after 5 minutes.
4. Continue flipping every 5 minutes until all sides are golden brown and the potatoes are heated threw.

Notes
For the buttered potato recipe, click HERE.

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How much do these cost?

2 cups buttered potatoes = $1.05
1/4 cup onion, chopped = $.20
2 Tablespoons butter = $.25

This recipe costs $1.60 to make. 

Leftover Veggies -- What to Do!

Ever cook veggies and have leftovers?  Yes, we do all the time.  A lot of times there is a spoonful of what ever veggie we had left.  It isn't really enough to save for another serving, but if you are like me, you hate to throw out even that little bit!  I read somewhere, I can't remember where, to freeze your leftover veggies.  I have a freezer safe container that I just dump my veggies in when ever there are a little left.  When it is full, it is time to make soup or stew to use them up!

I freeze leftover green beans, corn, lima beans, onions, peas and carrots.

I use these leftovers the most in my beef stew, but they will also work really well in a vegetable soup.  Use your left over veggies instead of a bag/can of mixed vegetables.  It will save you about a $1.00 in your recipe if you use approx. one can/bag worth of veggies. 

Beefy Rice

This is one of those recipes that I just kind of made up to use up some beef stew that we had left over.  There was no meat left, but lots of yummy broth and veggies.  I measured the broth and then cooked the appropriate amount of rice, and here it is, beefy rice.  Never waste!  I hate throwing stuff out.

Beefy Rice
Ingredients
2 cups beef stew leftovers
1 Tablespoon butter
1 cup rice

Directions

1. Put broth and butter in a sauce pan and bring to boil.
2. Pour in rice
3. Turn down heat and let simmer until the moisture is gone, about 20 minutes.
4. Fluff rice and serve.

Notes
For the beef stew recipe, click HERE

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How much does it cost?

1 Tablespoon butter = $.50
1 cup rice = $.40

I am not counting the beef broth since it was the left over of another recipe that many people would have just thrown out anyway.

So, this side dish cost about $.90.

A prepackaged flavored rice mix is about $1.25.  So, you would save $.35 per recipe.  We cook rice about once a week, so each month, we would save about $1.40 and $16.80 per year.


Summery
Prepackaged flavored rice = $1.25
Beefy Rice = $.90

Meal ideas for Beefy Rice

Beefy Rice with Meatballs