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August 26, 2009 at 8:34 pm #275615
rtebalt
When budgets get a bit tighter and those weekly outings to your favorite local bistro get less frequent, make sure to stock your pantry with these essentials. Using the right ingredients, you can cook up creative goodies in your own kitchen that are easy and economic.
10. Bisquick We get a little nostalgic over this yellow box. It’s been a classic for generations and can be used to create everything from pancakes and waffles to biscuits and cobbler toppings.
9. Raisins A healthy, easy snack or yummy mix-in for pancakes, homemade granola, and cereal. We also love raisins as a sweet and unexpected addition to salads, pastas, and rice dishes, or as a stuffing for chicken breasts or pork.
8. Garlic & Olive Oil If we could take just two food items to a desert island, these would our picks. Yes, it’s two in one, but they go hand in hand.
7. Soups Start with a simple can of soup and add fresh veggies, pasta or rice, roasted chicken, grated cheese, and you’ve got a real meal! We also love soups as a base for casseroles — cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup can be the inspiration for a quick-and-easy chicken potpie or tuna casserole.
So, get souped up!
5. Tuna Tuna is more than just a mayo-and-relish sandwich. Toss with noodles and veggies for a yummy pasta course.
Or with lettuce, potatoes, and olives for a Nicoise salad. Think outside the can!
3. Rice Like pasta, rice is one of those versatile staples that makes us feel like we’re eating like kings and queens, even when we don’t have the budget. From healthy stir-fry dishes to hearty rice-chicken-cheese casseroles, pilafs, or cold veggie rice salads, we love the many personalities it can take on.
And it’s super-easy. Our favorite rice is Trader Joe’s ready-made (frozen) jasmine rice – four minutes in the micro and you’re done.
Spice up salads or pastas with canned chickpeas. Or whip up a big batch of vegetarian chili using kidney and white beans and whatever vegiges you have laying around (sweet potatoes, zucchini, corn, peppers, and eggplant are a few faves).
1. Pasta Aside from the fact that we could live on pasta and be totally happy, it is also one of the cheapest meals around. And the possibilities for dressing it up are endless.
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October 19, 2014 at 2:35 pm #458930
Jean210
I think another staple in the kitchen is to always have sour cream on hand as well
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