How I took an organic/hormone-free, family-farm-raised turkey

[no_hypocrisy]

sold at 99 cents a pound ($9 to $11) * and turned it into meals for a week and beyond.

First, I roasted the turkey. I saved the juices and made gravy. (I can use the gravy for casseroles or future ground turkey made into turkey Salisbury steaks.)

Then I broke down the bird into legs, wings, thighs, and breasts. I further de-boned the meat and saved.

I then threw the carcass. bones, and roasted neck with onions, garlic, parsley, one plum tomato, one green pepper, salt & pepper into a stock pot and made 3 to 4 quarts of stock.

I had about 8 cups of meat. I kept the breast sections intact for sandwiches or a couple of slices in the double-boiler with roasted Brussel sprouts and beets. The thighs and the legs are cubed and saved for casseroles.

I'm uncertain but I kind of believe I'm down to 50 cents or less per portion of the original turkey.

* And BTW, this turkey originally sold at T-day/Xmas for $4.99 a pound. I saved $40 just by buying it off season.

[magicarpet]

1. Very good,... changing pennies into dollar bills,...

.... saving a boat load of money in the average kitchen.

That is how you do it.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I don't understand how you can waste money for a few arbitrary bites.

Example: our store sells filet mignon steaks. Weight is less than a pound at $27.99. And it's gone once you eat it. No bones, no fat, nothing. That's no investment. It's frivolity.

[Clouds Passing]

3. I do similar with turkey and with roasted chickens.

Roasted chicken dinner with rice and broccoli
Chicken broth
Chicken salad
Chicken soup

[Diamond_Dog]

4. I recently bought 2 frozen turkey breasts on sale @.99/lb.

We demolished one already (4 men can do that, Lol). I did make gravy and the leftovers were used for hot turkey sandwiches.