Frugal Recipe Makeover

I posted my jambalya recipe a while back. I made it more primal friendly on Wednesday night. Last night I made it budget friendly by changing it into soup.

One of the best frugal things that you can do is learn how to cook. It's taken me YEARS to figure out how to cook....my friends used to laugh at me when I'd pull out the measuring spoons to measure out 1/8 teaspoon of pepper.

Unfortunately, I still can't figure out how to bake. I can follow a recipe, but that's it. I want to change the PB oatmeal into more of a cake texture or a brownie texture, but I have no idea how to do that. Any help would be much appreciated!

Not Quite Primal Jambalaya Soup

• saute some chopped onion (1 cup?)
• add leftover meat - I used sausage, burger and chicken
• 1 28 oz can of tomatoes
• 3 cloves garlic
• Some chicken broth (I think I added about 4 cups homemade)
• 1 fried egg that was cooked too long chopped up into itty bitty pieces. No sense in that going to waste
• I added heart of palm...bought it the other day and don't care much for it, but you can't taste it in the soup
• cajun seasoning (1-2T?), celery powder, pepper, salt, Italian seasoning (1-2 T?)
• I threw in some red beans, corn, chopped green beans, overcooked disgusting broccoli  (can't imagine there was much nutrition left in it because I totally overcooked it the night before), fresh spinach chopped into little tiny pieces
• Few dashes of Franks hot sauce

Notes: I'm trying for fewer carb grains in our meals so I don't add any rice when I make jambalaya.

3 out of 4 people loved this soup...in my family that is a hit! My son told me it belonged in a 5 star restaurant. I think that might have been a bit of an exaggeration - he must want something.

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This post has been linked to:
Frugal Fridays at Life as Mom
11th Heaven's Homemaking Haven
Heavenly Homemakers Gluten Free Recipe Parade