Side dishe for 4

Homemade Popcorn

Name: Homemade Popcorn
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3/4 cup popcorn kernels; 6 tbsp unsalted butter; 3/4 tsp kosher salt; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast

$2.30for 410 minServes 4

Popcorn kernels cook in vegetable oil, then receive melted butter, salt, and nutritional yeast for a savory finish.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Corn kernels, 3.75 oz$0.09/oz typical	3.75 oz	$0.34Typical price
	Butter, 3 oz$0.40/oz typical	3 oz	$1.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.30

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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10 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
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Typical price

$0.57 per serving$2.30 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
3/4 cup popcorn kernels
6 tbsp unsalted butter
3/4 tsp kosher salt
2 tbsp nutritional yeast

Steps

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat for 3 minutes.
Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat and add three popcorn kernels.
Cover the pot, wait for the test kernels to pop, then add the remaining kernels.
Cover and shake the pot every few seconds as the kernels pop for 3 to 5 minutes.
Pour the popcorn into a large bowl and toss it with the melted butter, salt, and nutritional yeast.