I love my veggie soup. It’s so yummy, so easy, and so inexpensive. It also has no onions, no garlic, no broccoli; so it’s perfect for new moms that may be nursing. There is also enough for leftovers, so the new mom gets two meals out of it.
I made this this past weekend for a family in our church. We were also going over to a friends house for trick or treating and she was making beef stew. So I decided to make some rolls to go with both! This is my hamburger bun recipe, I just didn’t flatten them so they have more of a roll look about them.
First, the veggie soup recipe:
Ingredients:
20 oz package ground turkey
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
4 cups of mixed veggies (frozen or two cans)
1 quart chicken broth
1 tsp salt
Step 1:
Brown the turkey.
Step 2:
Add everything else and let simmer for at least 30 minutes.
See? How easy is that?
Here’s the price breakdown. I got everything at Aldi. I prefer to use frozen veggies, but they didn’t have it, so I used the can version. But they do have organic spaghetti sauce and chicken broth which I love!
Ground turkey $3.29
Spaghetti sauce $1.79
Mixed veggies $1.30 (for 2 cans)
Chicken broth $1.69
Total: $8.07 for 6-8 servings. That’s $1.01-$1.35 a serving!!!
Now for the hamburger buns/rolls:
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter
4 1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 1/4 tsp yeast
2 Tb honey
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
Step 1:
Heat milk, water, butter in saucepan until butter has melted.
Step 2:
In large bowl mix 1 3/4 cup flour, yeast, and salt.
Step 3:
Mix in milk mixture, egg, and honey.
Step 4:
Add remaining flour and knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes).
Step 5:
Divide into 16 equal parts. Shape into balls and place on greased baking sheet. Leave as balls if you are making rolls, flatten them if you are making hamburger buns. Cover and let rise 30-45 minutes.
Step 6:
Bake 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Watch out for sneaky husbands!
Here’s the price breakdown:
Milk $.24
Butter $.37
Flour $1.05
Yeast $.31
Honey $.27
Salt $.01
Total: $2.25 for 16 and there is no yoga mat foam in the ingredients. Did you hear about that? Crazies.