So I have been stocking my shelves.
First I made French Soup and pressure canned it.
Then I made 11 packets of risotto. The packet risotto is a family favourite for whipping up on lazy Saturday afternoons. Or as an easy side dish on nights when it's hard to russtle up something more exotic.
Here's how to make it.
Into a jar or self sealing bag (I vacuum packed mine) put:
1/2c Orzo (pasta in rice shape)
1.5c White Rice
1 crumbled oxo cube in your flavour choice
1t garlic powder (not garlic salt)
1t dried parsley
1t dried chives
If you had dried onion flakes or a packet of dried mixed vegetables these would go in well.
Mix the whole lot together and write instructions on the outside. "Brown in 1T butter, add 4c water, simmer 15mins).
I made 8 Beef and 3 chicken.
For my 11 finished packets I used 2 packets of Orzo pasta.
Orzo pasta 500g was $2.39 per packet. I didnt have dried parsley or chives, but bought it. I now know to make some during the summer! I bought WW garlic powder which was $2.00 and I used half of the jar.
It works out at $12.30c for the 11 packets, or $1.12 per EACH.
