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Stuffed Potatoes - Feed the Family for 40 Cents Per Serve
When the fridge is full of little bits of leftovers, not quite enough of anything for a full meal, I turn them into Stuffed Potatoes.
This is one of the most frugal meals we eat, especially when potatoes are 50 cents a kilo and I cook and freeze them ready to heat and use.
We had stuffed potatoes for dinner last night and they were delicious, no complaints and all plates were clean.
To cook the potatoes, they get washed and if they are brushed potatoes, scrubbed to get any dirt off them. The potatoes I used were washed, but I washed them anyway.
Then they were stabbed all over with a fork and put into the slow cooker with a cup of water in the bottom. I fill the slow cooker with the potatoes, just piling them up - they will all cook.
Then let the slow cooker do it's thing, on low, for around 8 hours.
I do check the potatoes every couple of hours, rotating bottom to top so they cook evenly, and taking out any that are done - they should be fork tender all the way through.
Cooking the potatoes in the slow cooker is a set and forget method and they are perfect every time.
The toppings were leftovers from the fridge - a little coleslaw, a little mexican brisket, a little sour cream and topped with grated cheese. They were delicious and very filling. And cheap (have I mentioned this is a cheap meal?).
I was able to feed four people for under $1.61, or just 40 cents per serve. Here's the breakdown:
600g potatoes 30 cents
2 tbsp sour cream 36 cents
1/2 cup grated cheese 95 cents
Coleslaw - no cost
Mexican brisket - no cost
I didn't factor in the cost of the coleslaw and brisket as these were covered in the original meal; any leftovers are effectively free food.
Some other toppings you could use are:
Leftover spaghetti sauce
Leftover casserole
Leftover curry
Grated carrot
Diced tomato
Pineapple
Spring onions
Cottage cheese
When you have leftovers in the fridge and potatoes in the pantry, and you need a cheap, filling and delicious meal - try stuffed potatoes!
NOTE: My costing of 40 cents per serve is based on buying the potatoes. You can make this meal cheaper by using your homegrown spuds (and they are so easy to grow). Using homegrown potatoes brings the cost per serve down to just 27 cents per serve!
This is one of the most frugal meals we eat, especially when potatoes are 50 cents a kilo and I cook and freeze them ready to heat and use.
We had stuffed potatoes for dinner last night and they were delicious, no complaints and all plates were clean.
To cook the potatoes, they get washed and if they are brushed potatoes, scrubbed to get any dirt off them. The potatoes I used were washed, but I washed them anyway.
Then they were stabbed all over with a fork and put into the slow cooker with a cup of water in the bottom. I fill the slow cooker with the potatoes, just piling them up - they will all cook.
Then let the slow cooker do it's thing, on low, for around 8 hours.
I do check the potatoes every couple of hours, rotating bottom to top so they cook evenly, and taking out any that are done - they should be fork tender all the way through.
Cooking the potatoes in the slow cooker is a set and forget method and they are perfect every time.
The toppings were leftovers from the fridge - a little coleslaw, a little mexican brisket, a little sour cream and topped with grated cheese. They were delicious and very filling. And cheap (have I mentioned this is a cheap meal?).
I was able to feed four people for under $1.61, or just 40 cents per serve. Here's the breakdown:
600g potatoes 30 cents
2 tbsp sour cream 36 cents
1/2 cup grated cheese 95 cents
Coleslaw - no cost
Mexican brisket - no cost
I didn't factor in the cost of the coleslaw and brisket as these were covered in the original meal; any leftovers are effectively free food.
Some other toppings you could use are:
Leftover spaghetti sauce
Leftover casserole
Leftover curry
Grated carrot
Diced tomato
Pineapple
Spring onions
Cottage cheese
When you have leftovers in the fridge and potatoes in the pantry, and you need a cheap, filling and delicious meal - try stuffed potatoes!
NOTE: My costing of 40 cents per serve is based on buying the potatoes. You can make this meal cheaper by using your homegrown spuds (and they are so easy to grow). Using homegrown potatoes brings the cost per serve down to just 27 cents per serve!