tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post8507041284287423760..comments2024-02-15T08:22:52.443-08:00Comments on The Back Forty: Food Budgeting Part Three: Piggyback MealsRobbynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-4255152529957410842011-01-05T16:33:19.309-08:002011-01-05T16:33:19.309-08:00We do the piggyback meals here as well. I love th...We do the piggyback meals here as well. I love that name BTW. We called them "planned overs". Even for a family of 5 we can get at least 3 meals off a chicken- and that's with teenagers eating! In fact, we just had the last of our Saturday night chicken last night. Dressed up in different ways it doesn't get boring.<br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-76317682926178724392011-01-04T14:06:43.278-08:002011-01-04T14:06:43.278-08:00My all time, hands down favourite thing to make fo...My all time, hands down favourite thing to make for "piggybacking" is turkey. Less expensive than any other meat, and really not a lot of work. (People only think it's a lot of work bcause we generally only make turkey on high pressure holidays!) Talk about ending up with a lot of future meals in the freezer....Irmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187488217492892133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-24103291062717358382011-01-04T08:25:07.815-08:002011-01-04T08:25:07.815-08:00I LOVE this idea, and I try to do it to some degre...I LOVE this idea, and I try to do it to some degree but don't quite have it perfected yet. Probably because I haven't taken the time to plan it out well, but you've just motivated me! Great post!Paulettehttp://smithfunnyfarm.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-87184414287056830012011-01-04T08:19:37.067-08:002011-01-04T08:19:37.067-08:00Bethany, welcome! Yes, we do that with chicken, t...Bethany, welcome! Yes, we do that with chicken, too...I just brought up the roast as an example, but we LOVE c hicken and do the same thing with the bones and making stock. But a pressure canner...has been on my WISH LIST for a few years now! I can't wait till we're able to get one and can learn to can up batches ...I do usually make larger quantities when cooking almost anything, but we end up freezing some of it instead...which is not always the best way to go. Thanks for your input and feel free to keep it coming!Robbynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-73041550144407991842011-01-04T06:25:23.783-08:002011-01-04T06:25:23.783-08:00I do a couple things similar to what you were sayi...I do a couple things similar to what you were saying and another comment on the last post... I will buy several pounds of chicken, whichever is cheapest, and then I cook it until the meat falls off the bones. Separate out the meat from the bones and freeze it in 2-cup increments. I then throw the bones back into the pot, add some more water and seasonings, and simmer them for hours until I have a nice rich stock. I can the stock using my pressure canner.<br /><br />Which brings me to the main way I piggyback meals - my pressure canner. There are many things you can make and safely pressure can - soups, marinara sauces, etc. One of the easiest things to do (and you get a homemade convenience food from it too) is to double the amount you make and then can the extra. Marinara/spaghetti sauce especially, it is such a versatile ingredient. We even like it over rice. You can't do this with everything but many things you can safely can using the pressure canner. I generally just serve up dinner, leave it simmering on the stove, then when we're done eating I can the rest and clean up. It just makes things so convenient in the long run.<br /><br />I think the important thing is to plan the shopping every week so you already know what you are going to make. This way you can plan your meals around particular ingredients... like how many uses are there for cooked chicken meat? Millions!Bethanyhttp://www.uncledutchfarms.comnoreply@blogger.com