Cafeteria Noodles

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories, while mozzarella is often cheaper.

Bring 32 oz of low sodium chicken broth to a boil in a pot over high heat.

Add 1 teaspoon of Better Than Bouillon to the boiling broth and stir.

Put the lid on the pot and wait for it to boil again.

Once boiling, add 1 can of cream of chicken soup and several dashes of black pepper, then stir until dissolved.

Bring the mixture back to a boil.

Add 12 oz of egg noodles to the pot, stirring well, and cover the pot.

Set a timer for 3 minutes to cook the noodles.

After 3 minutes, turn off the heat and add 1/2 stick of butter, stirring until melted.

Add a little bit of parsley and a dash of garlic for flavor and color.

Cover the pot and let the mixture sit for 5 to 10 minutes to thicken up.

After about 7 minutes, check the noodles; they should be thickening up.

Serve the noodles as a side dish.

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