Lunch
For lunch we resisted a favorite: our take on a quesadilla now that we have access to the flatbread again. Today we tried Trader Joe’s Refried Black Beans with Jalappeno Peppers and it was very good. It made up for the lack of Fontera salsa
- One flatbread (half of two) costs 50c a serve
- Half a can of refried beans, shared across two halves: 26c
- Fontera salsa is expensive (and tasty) at $4.69 a jar, but sadly it was almost empty so 5c per serve
- 2 oz of cheddar split between two is 50c per serve
Lunch today cost $1.30 per serve and came together in about 10 minutes. Frying in bacon fat is recommended.
Dinner
The Lemon Chicken Orzo soup is close to being our most-cooked dinner. It’s a great dish as it take little time to prepare because it uses pre-cooked chicken. The meyer lemon is again perfect for this dish because it lacks the extreme sourness of most lemon. The recipe made four serves.
For the observant, this is basically just a grown up version of chicken noodle soup!
We served with a par-baked Roast Garlic Bread. And, since it was National Gin and Tonic Day, a G&T with meyer lemon was the perfect pairing. Even when it’s not national G&T day!
- Carrots cost 25c or 8c per serve
- Celery, thyme, oil and garlic adds 20c per serve
- Chicken broth cost 40c per serve
- The store-bought rotisserie chicken breast is $2.25 each leg and thigh, or $1.13 per serve
- The orzo is $1.42 for a 1 lb box, but only half was used for our three serves, or 24c per serve
- Add in 15 c for the other seasonings, etc.
- Served with Simple Truth Ready to bake garlic bread – $3.99 for the loaf (expensive for bread but delicious) or $1.33 per serve
Dinner tonight cost $3.53 per serve!