Money Saving Tips: Homemade Fat-Free Chicken Broth



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Chicken broth is really easy to make and there are several way to do it.  You can save a lot of money by making it at home, but what if you want it to be fat free?

Here is a quick and easy way to make broth.

Just boil a chicken with a bit of salt, onions, garlic and other spices of your choice:

However, once you’re done boiling the chicken, the fat is released into the broth, making it tasty but oily.

If you want it to be fat free, just refrigerate your broth for a couple of hours.   Once it’s cold the fat will rise to the top and harden.  It will look like this:

For the fat-free version of the broth, skim the fat off the top like this:


After skimming the fat off the broth, you can use the broth however you want!  I love to make a big batch of broth and freeze portions of it in tupperware.  That way, when I have a recipe that calls for chicken broth, I can just pull it out and use it.

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Money Saving Tips: Almond Joy Oatmeal


Are you looking for some simple ideas to save money? We have simple solutions that you can easily apply to your lifestyle to save money!

Oatmeal is one of the cheapest meals you can make.  Here’s a tasty way to sweeten it up.

Almond Joy Oatmeal

 

Ingredients you’ll need:

1/2 cup oats

1 tbsp Cocoa Powder

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon coconut extract

1 tbsp shredded coconut

1 tbsp sliced or slivered almonds

Sugar to taste

Directions:

1. Put oatmeal, cocoa power in a bowl and stir.

2. And water in a bowl and stir. Put in microwave for 1 min 30 sec (more or less depending on your microwave).

3.  Remove from microwave. Add milk, sugar, and coconut extract and stir.

4. Top with almonds and shredded coconut.

5. Enjoy!

***You can also substitute a lot of these ingredients for similar ones***

For example, if you have some Nesquik powder, add that instead of cocoa and sugar.  You can also substitute coconut extract for coconut drink syrup.  The recipe is also still good without shredded coconut as long as you have the coconut flavoring.  If you don’t have almonds, try adding some almond extract instead.  Just use what you have on hand or whatever is on sale.

The idea  is to use the almond, chocolate, and coconut flavors together.

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