Bean soup is pretty cheap, if you already have a ham bone. If you don’t, smoked turkey wings, drumsticks, or even necks are usually available soon after the turkey holidays, and do as well. Some chicken broth makes it richer, and an insta-pot cuts the cooking time at least in half.
I’ve also picked up frozen whole turkeys for as little as $.10 a pound or even free, using store points. A free turkey can go a long way too, probably farther than you can stand it unless you freeze some to use later.
And the bare carcass makes great broth. Just add it to a large pot of water, some pepper corns, some bay leaves, some garlic cloves, salt, carrots, onions, celery, and low boil for six hours.
