Food is CRAZY expensive and because budgets can get tight, I want to see if I can give a family of 4 a fine dining meal for under …
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Cordon Bleu: Feeding My Family a GOURMET Meal with Only $25
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I didn't know the chicken cooked the fast 😊
Awesome!!! 😋😋😋🥰
Gotta say this was an awesome episode! Good food, affordable and top shelf delivery. LOVE THESE types of episodes! and… its not just that you two show labels/shopping… you make REAL dishes that are affordable and awesome-you are like the only ones i know of along with Chocmiel (A french youtuber) that do it that way so … great job!
Dude, 4.65 for 4 slices of ham???? wow. we went to 5.29/lb ish peak in N New England. Sams Club and BJs or Costco are not the place for the deli meats… I shop 3x weekly for work-2 carts and I get that kind of stuff at a regional chain (Market Basket here… but NOT Hannafords which is actually $5 a POUND more for the same exact brand!) Gotta be careful but appreciate your watching the cost. Imported Swiss is 4.99-5.99… your ham is the priciest brand there is so yeah… I pay 5.29 for black forest but not that applegate-still good. Thats $5 a pound cheaper… Like others I really like your trying to get frugal-key these days… You and Brian Lagerstrom are the ONLY ones I know that show labels etc of where and how you shop… Big hats off-keep it up.
The way you describe recipes is a great work of art. 🎉 bravo ❤
Once again, great video! You can tell it’s a few months old, just from the price of eggs. Upstate NY, Jan 2023, a dozen eggs average $5/carton. Went to Trader Joe’s yesterday. $3.49? You bet I grabbed a carton!
Take it over the top by adding to the swiss cheese and ham stuffing a 1/4" x 1/4" x length strip of cream cheese or blue cheese or mozzarella plus a strip of sour cream. And forget the breading a d frying mess by wrapping stuffed chicken rolls with Pillsbury crescent or croissant pastry sheets not separated at the perforations. Place on sheet pan, wash with egg or melded butter. Cook in preheated 325°F to 350°F oven for about 40 minutes or until internal temperature is 165°F. Please forgive me but a can of undiluted Cream of Chicken or Cream of Mushroom soup drizzled over and around plated chicken rolls with your choice of minute greenery pieces, i.e. parsley, chives, sage, etc.
its refreshing that you acknowledge the price problem.
Just an FYI on the chicken..you are always better to buy a whole chicken and cut it up yourself, not because of the cost, but because of the processing methods allowed, even for organic chicken. In the processing plants, whole chickens are sprayed with antibacterial spray and then rinsed before bagged and flash frozen. Chicken parts are soaked in antibacterial spray as the move through the cutting up process so they spend a LOT more time in that solution than a whole chicken. Ever wonder why even organic chicken smells funky after only a day in the fridge…that's why and depending on the pieces, it can soak into the bone. This process is used in every commercial poultry processing plant in this country and is completely condoned by the USDA and FDA as a "safe and effective" practice, but also explains why so many people, like me, have gut issues after eating chicken from restaurants that buy frozen parts to use. I have even gone so far as to raise my own birds and do my own butchering to avoid the issue entirely. Pork is done in the same manner, but beef is not.
What watch are you wearing here?
Made this. Love it. However, shopping at Lidl, I was able to make this for $12.00 with ham and cheese left for sandwiches, or whatever.
Thanks
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Bleu not blue!! 😉
I feel like whole foods is the last place to shop when trying to make a budget meal.
I love this video. A great tasty meal at an affordable price. Thank you Billy for inspiring me.
Thanks for this video! More videos with simple, delicious and economical meals, please. 🙂
Thank you! My chicken Cordon Bleu never looks as pretty as yours. I like serving my friends and family pretty food. With your roll technique, I’m going to ace the pretty. You made me want to call over a few friends just to serve this pretty and delicious meal.
P.S. Shop wherever you want to shop. You did a great job making a meal for 4 people under $25 .
Made this recipient for my family past week. It turned out great and not 1 toothpick needed. To keep them together. Love the channel. Have made a almost a dozen of your recipes so far and they have all come out great. Thanks for all you do!
Chicken breasts, I would not pay more than $4 in the UK.
Great for my budget
Wow that is looking good right there! Would love to try this out, and love the grocery take, thanks for sharing! Much love from Singapore ❤️
I’m making this tomorrow!! Billy you are my favorite chef, I love watching your videos.
Love this series, keep making these videos chef!
Why are you wasting your money at whole foods?
Thank you for being cognizant of food prices these days. It’s a real struggle for many families to buy enough food to eat each week, even when cooking everything from scratch, avoiding processed food.
Loved your spin on cordon Bleu, your so generous with all your information and techniques it make for an interesting watch and the delicious recipe is a bonus. Keep at it 🙌
I love that you actually talked through how you drove down the cost. Many youtubers like Joshua Weissman advertise that they can make a dish for a specific dollar amount. Here, you actually showed how you shop, how you get individual slices of meat or cheese from the deli and I love that.
I have never tried Cordon bleu! It looks so delicious and easy to make but I just don't know if I could make it and the chicken would be done…Sometimes I just don't trust a meat reader 😕 haha call me silly. I need one of those pounders and maybe then I would feel better about making this dish myself at home.
This is like my favorite dish!!!
It's not a 86 dollar meal if the ingredients cost 25 bucks. It's a 25 dollar meal.
Gourmet and love the cost!
Thank you once again 😎
I am truly enjoying the new series of $25.00
In these times it’s very helpful.
How’s your garden doing?
Recommendations for a good mandolin?
It's something I don't have in the kitchen.
Thanks Chef!