Using chicken fat is the same thing As using bacon grease, that is genius.❤❤❤❤
@LauraLegge
Ай бұрын
@@carrieanthony5883 it’s such an amazing fat to use! Someone suggested it to me in the comments once so I had to try it and now I love it!
@allyrooh3628
Жыл бұрын
I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the 10 pound bag of chicken from Walmart, but the chicken pieces come out to $.67 a pound. It’s such a great deal. Great video.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Wow!! That’s an incredible deal! Thank you for letting me know! I’ll have to go pick some up! 🤩
@1jmass
Жыл бұрын
Kroger also has 10 lb bags of frozen leg quarters for a comparable price. The last ones I bought were $6.99, but they have been lower.
@arraybabe8514
Жыл бұрын
Those are fab, great recommendation! I use them a lot! Love having all the bones to make bone broth and stock with my veggie peelings as well!
@crystaldon4995
9 ай бұрын
Aldi carries the 10 pd bag of chicken leg quarters also.
@janellesart
Жыл бұрын
I am binge watching your videos! They are awesome. Such good ideas and content. Great editing. Thank you for all your hard work.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much for saying that 😊 I hope you enjoy the videos and thank you for watching!
@simplysusan87
Жыл бұрын
I use cottage cheese for lasagna. Due to inflation we see older recipes becoming popular 😊
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
That’s so true! I love the flavor even more this way! It’s delicious! I don’t know why it’s not more popular
@lziniti
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video. I like grocery hauls, but I especially like it when it’s combined with the meal plan.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’ll be sure to do more of these as often as I can 😊
@NorthernRailsTrainsInTheNorth
Жыл бұрын
Super jealous of those grocery prices! Even the amount you bought would be 100+ in Canada. The struggle is real haha
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Aww dang 😰
@SuzanneU
11 ай бұрын
The prices are much higher in San Francisco. I might print out the grocery list and see what this would cost buying the cheapest versions I can find locally. I'm not quibbling - this meal plan would still be really thrifty here, just a different economic. scale.
@LauraLegge
11 ай бұрын
@@SuzanneU I completely understand! Prices are definitely much higher there. Do y’all have an Aldi nearby?
@stacel1972
Жыл бұрын
When I ate meat I used chicken fat in place of butter in cooking. It is so delicious. You knocked it out of the park this video. Every single meal looks absolutely delicious.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I can’t believe I hadn’t used chicken fat before. I won’t have to use butter for awhile if I just save all the chicken fat! It’s a total game changer!
@hello-vs4me
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information chicken fat
@lashortyislabonita623
Жыл бұрын
If you don’t want the chunks of cottage cheese in your pasta, just blend it for a few seconds.. It resembles whipped cream cheese when blended and easy to use in different recipes.. Love your grocery hauls and meal ideas.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
I love that!! Thank you for the tip 😊
@lashortyislabonita623
Жыл бұрын
@@LauraLegge You’re welcome
@Meowers79
Жыл бұрын
I just made the lasagna, its delicious!!!
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Yay!! I’m so glad to hear that!! 🤩
@mollymollie6048
Жыл бұрын
Cottage cheese put in a blender/food processor is a much better substitute for sour cream, imo, taste wise. Also, utilize thrift stores for appliances if a bread maker is not in your house. I see them often (and grabbed a great one for $6!) This way, I can easily make bread or pizza dough for pennies (pizza dough takes 90 min and can be made ahead and put in the fridge for a day or two.) It isn’t hard to make from scratch with no bread maker, but the bread maker is fast and easy…just add the ingredients and press “go” and it done in the time given. Jewish dishes utilize chicken fat often, the same way Southern and Mexican dishes use lard. It’s delicious, and a “free” extra from boiling your own broth. Full of taste and inexpensive, plus uses things that may otherwise be wasted. Same from making a pot roast. The fat adds flavor, and all of our bodies need fat to digest and absorb nutrients effectively (if you have specific dr restrictions, of course follow those) but fat is not the enemy of food. Also, shredding your own cheese from blocks is less expensive, and it melts better and makes sauces better because pre-shredded cheese has corn starch (or similar) in it to keep the shreds from sticking. Corn starch is a great thickener for gravies…and it keeps the cheese from melting smoothly, and instead it holds it’s shape. The blocks are always cheaper and last a long time in the fridge (they taste better, too!)
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love all those tips!! Those are great! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m going to head to my nearest thrift store this week and see if I can find any bread makers 😄
@dmmrad54
7 ай бұрын
I like how you start shopping in meats, the most expensive item on the list usually. Then you can adjust for everything else. I do that also. Great recipes.
@LauraLegge
7 ай бұрын
Yes definitely! I always like to get the variable priced items first so I can adjust, if I need to 😄
@marygroebel4366
27 күн бұрын
I makes very similar “lasagna”. Only difference I add zucchini cut in foins
@LauraLegge
26 күн бұрын
Yum! I’ll have to try that!
@emmsmom1848
Жыл бұрын
I love cooking a lot of chicken ahead of time and I also reserve the skin and bones for broth. I have to admit that I threw away my chicken fat after removing it from the refrigerated broth and I will never do that again lol. This was very good video and great ideas! Keep them coming. I really enjoy your channel. Have a great new week 🌻
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I definitely will! 😊 I used to throw away the chicken fat too until someone mentioned I could use it like this! Now I’ll definitely be saving it from now on!
@hello-vs4me
11 ай бұрын
Found turkey with taco seasoning for 99 cents no limit took it all got 22
@LauraLegge
11 ай бұрын
Wow!! What a great deal!!
@carriecreates1207
Жыл бұрын
Very good looking recipes! I will try a few!
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope you love them ☺️
@natashaw2373
Жыл бұрын
Those recipes look so delicious 😊❤
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 😊
@msoda8516
Жыл бұрын
Cooking hash browns in chicken fat is wonderful
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Oooh I’ll have to try that! It sounds delicious!
@tinytt854
Жыл бұрын
Bacon fat is even better.
@emilyemily9704
11 ай бұрын
I liked the soup recipie becouse i am a soup fun ...also the peas pasta aș well...i even saved this video...
@LauraLegge
11 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy the recipes! ☺️
@wandamontgomery6030
11 ай бұрын
The chicken noodle soup looks great
@LauraLegge
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! 😊
@tinytt854
Жыл бұрын
Where were u when my boys were teenagers!? Great old school dishes with new school convience - canned/ boxed from the store. I will be using your meals for the clients where i work. Liked, sub and shared with my 3 sons. (They 33,29 and 24 actually cook at their respective homes 🎉)
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! ☺️ I hope you love the recipes!
@aldralee
Жыл бұрын
Love cooking with chicken fat! It’s the best. I do a similar casserole to the chicken noodle one-just use tuna instead of chicken. I haven’t tried using cottage cheese in meals yet. I know it’s on trend. Gotta try it! Lower calorie and higher protein sounds like a winning combo.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Yes!! That’s the casserole I used for inspiration! One of these days, I want to include that classic tuna noodle casserole in a meal plan. I love it 😋 The cottage cheese makes things surprisingly cheesy and flavorful! I was hesitant at first but once I tried it, I was amazed! I think I’ll be incorporating it more often now!
@leem200
Жыл бұрын
You did fabulous! All looks good too! i am plant based but love these videos. had a few o fthem in my life where I had to do three meals a day that filled bellies ad nutritional. I brought nothing premade. All from scratch. Peace!
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! What are some of your favorite plant based protein packed ingredients? I’m always looking for new ideas for meatless meals!
@DeniseFrederiksen
10 ай бұрын
You make food that looks good and I plan to make some of the recipes!!!! And i would love to save money lol like you do.
@LauraLegge
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! I hope you love the recipes! ☺️
@rebekahhansen1112
11 ай бұрын
I think the chicken fat is called schmaltz . Matzo ball soup is made with the schmaltz . It gives a nice rich , buttery flavor without the dairy .
@LauraLegge
11 ай бұрын
I think you’re right 😄 I’ll have to try making that soup sometime soon! It sounds delicious!
@zo_471
Жыл бұрын
Hello from Australia 🇦🇺 I really enjoy watching you shop at Aldi and being amazed at how cheap grocery prices are in the US. For comparison the cheapest bag of frozen veg is $2 something at Aldi here and milk is $2.80/l which is over $11/gallon. 💛🧡🤎
@zo_471
Жыл бұрын
And for perspective I’m a nurse and we get paid less in Australia 🇦🇺 than nurses do in America 💛🧡🤎
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow! That’s crazy how high your prices are! I hope they come down! And you should most certainly get paid more. Thank you for everything you do!
@ultramagapatriot5874
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 😊
@arraybabe8514
Жыл бұрын
I have to try that cheese lasagna, thank you for that one! Great video, Subscribed! So glad i'm not the only one grabbing bowls too small for the recipe. 🤣🤣🤣 I always do that when making bread dough and end up with the counter looking like a hot mess!
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Haha it happens a lot here 😅 I hope you love the recipes!
@farahkitchensecrets1394
Жыл бұрын
So delicious and very tasty and yummy and healthy and unique recipe 😋 😊 best wishes to you 😊 God bless you ❤ 😋 you are my KZitem family 👪 member ❤ all the best 😋 😊 good evening 🙏
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching 😊
@nancydavidson2295
Жыл бұрын
Very good ideas! I just subscribed. I reuse aluminum foil. Easy to wash and rinse. When it becomes too limp and scraggily. I use it to scrub my pots and pans. I enjoy reading the comments, lots of good tips.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Wow! I never thought of that! Thank you so much for sharing! 🤩
@meluvs2read
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your budget meals. You use ingredients that are not fancy and that are easy to find. Please do more .. oh and can we use beef fat in the same way you use chicken fat?? That would save so much money.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I’ll definitely be doing more soon 😊 As far as beef fat goes, if you make it in a similar way by boiling fat from brisket trimmings and skimming the fat, you could definitely use it the same way! I believe it’s called Tallow!
@Majesticflora
Жыл бұрын
I lost 100 pounds on weight watchers and one of the foods I made was pizza! I would mix equal parts gluten free flour and plain unsweetened greek yogurt with 1 egg to make the dough. (You can use regular flour, I’m allergic) The sauce you made is super nice! I used to just use canned tomato sauce and season it on the pizza haha!
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
I love that! I’m going to try your pizza dough recipe! It sounds so easy!
@christeenprice5637
Жыл бұрын
New subscribers awesome video thanks 👍👍🍎
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! 😊
@debbiekoenig7376
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing out that Aldi has organic frozen veggies!
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! They have some great prices on organic products! I love it!
@Thatsaritachick
Жыл бұрын
Great recipes!
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@AW-gh3yv
Жыл бұрын
Looks great. You made alot of great food. Im confused about the "drippings" you used to make the broth. You get drippings when you roast meat in the oven and collect the fat. The juice in the instant pot is just broth. When you made your broth all you did was water down the broth you already had. The food still looked good.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it was a bit different than just collecting the drippings from roasting but since it was just a cup of water, it felt odd calling it broth 😅 I used more of it with the water than I would have with drippings from roasting. I probably should have used the word broth with this one.
@vickywilliams727
10 ай бұрын
Laura, Do you have a shopping list available for this meal plan? I tried the link but it did not work and I do have have Facebook.
@LauraLegge
10 ай бұрын
It should be here at this link on my blog 😄 I also have a link to my blog in my LinkTree wholeandhappyliving.com/2023/08/06/30-meals-for-35-a-budget-friendly-meal-plan/
@joycain1119
Жыл бұрын
Love these recipes I use to make one similar to your take on lasagna I called it cowboy lasagna
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I love that! What all did you put in it?
@joycain1119
Жыл бұрын
It's similar to pioneer woman's beef bake. I boiled eggs noodles . Next bowl added cottage cheese sour cream. Garlic powder onion powder fresh parsley. Any seasons you want. Made. Basic spaghetti sauce with meat. Layer like you did like. Lasagna but I used motz and cheddar cheese. Not really coat effective as yours but way cheaper than homemade lasagna lol
@joycain1119
Жыл бұрын
Add eggs noodles to the cottage sour cream mixture
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
@@joycain1119 yum!! I’ll have to try that! Thank you so much for sharing! It sounds delicious!
@mardwella
Жыл бұрын
💜💜💜💜💜
@argeliaanchondo9907
Жыл бұрын
😋
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@Jamessurnear
Жыл бұрын
What grocery store does she shop?
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
This is at Aldi!
@chanterelledesign8310
Жыл бұрын
Where are groceries this cheap!? 😭 I would have no problem with a budget for these prices.
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
This is at Aldi here in Southern California 😄 Our Walmart also has similar prices
@tinytt854
Жыл бұрын
Right!? Those were pre-COVID prices. They have gone down, but not like they were. Or like where she is.
@stanialynne
Жыл бұрын
Pre-COVID prices?! Try pre 21st century prices, at least here in Canada. All that would've been at least $120!!
@ej3016
3 ай бұрын
@@stanialynnewhen you say this - please make sure you indicate that there is the 25% exchange (73 Cnd cents : 1.00 USA ) before we even consider food prices which have always been high 🇨🇦🙏
@KatherineMiller-e8z
5 ай бұрын
I AM RECCOMENDING FRIENDS TO YOU WONDERFUL CHANNEL ITS FABULOUS❤❤❤ KATE CAPS FOR BLINDNESSS
@LauraLegge
5 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness, Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!! ☺️
@brianafenner8491
Жыл бұрын
how is it 35 meals when you only made 7 meals...title is confusing me
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
I totally understand! When I was researching my title for these types of videos, I noticed that many budget meal planners use the term “meals” to describe portions. I wanted to be sure my content had a relevant title so I went with that. It was odd to me at first too 😅
@shortygee1985
Жыл бұрын
First❤
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Hey! Thank you so much for watching 😊
@tenlamps6183
Жыл бұрын
If you make your pizza dough from scratch you'd save a lot of $
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
Definitely! It’s relatively easy too! These dough balls were less expensive than buying flour so I went with them this time 😊
@joycain1119
Жыл бұрын
Would love to see your version of homemade pizza dough I like the dough where you can throw in air lol
@LauraLegge
Жыл бұрын
@@joycain1119 haha I’ll have to plan that! I don’t think I’ve ever tried throwing one before 😅 it would be interesting for sure!
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