budget recipe | Looking Fly on a Dime

14 Oct Budget Recipe: Chicken and Dumplings

Posted at 06:35h in Dining on a Dime by LookingFly 4 Comments

Every fall and winter I make my signature chili. It's filling, cheap and a big pot lasts for days. As the temps start to drop, I wanted to switch things up a bit and make another hearty bowl of yumminess. The cafeteria at my job has a great chicken and dumpling soup. It's thick, creamy and perfect on a chilly afternoon. And being the frugal gal I am, I figured I can make this in my own kitchen and of course I'm sharing the recipe with you.I didn't make any specific measurements, I just eyeballed everything. I also left the chicken in big chunks, to give it a bit of a rustic feel.Ingredients are simple, cheap and most likely in your fridge or pantry.

{cut carrots, celery and onions. sautee for a few minutes until soft}

{chop chicken in to chunks. lightly season. i used salt, pepper and garlic powder}

Click more to see the remaining steps.

07 Oct Budget Recipe: Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Posted at 03:00h in Dining on a Dime by LookingFly 5 Comments

0 Likes

I don't know why, but for some reason I was seriously craving Red Lobster this week. Maybe it's because I'm a member of their Fresh Catch Club and received an email about their endless shrimp special. I'm a huge seafood lover but more than their seafood, I go bananas over the unlimited Cheddar Bay Biscuits. They're buttery, garlicy and oh so cheesy. Did you know they serve more than 395 million biscuits a year? Yeah, they're that awesome.Though Red Lobster's specific recipe for Cheddar Bay Biscuits is a secret, I attempted to make my own based on this recipe, from the book Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2.The result was finger lickin' good! They were simple to make and after 4 biscuits {don't judge me!}, I was in carbohydrate heaven.

{what you'll need. combine ingredients but don't over mix.}