What are your top five "must have" pantry items for cooking on a budget.?!
What are your top five "must have" pantry items for cooking on a budget.?
Answers: Rice
Pasta
Tuna
cream soup
tomato (diced, crushed or sauce) Here's the list for my house:
diced tomatoes
canned beans
spaghetti sauce
mashed potato flakes
english peas Pasta
Rice
Can of Tomatoes
Can of Beans (not baked beans)
Can of Pasta Sauce (preferably Tomato based, because you can use this in a variety of dishes)
In the freezer, you should have some frozen veggies. One bag can last you a while.
Buy fresh produce for the week (onions, tomatoes, chicken, etc.) and work with leftovers when you can (eg: leftover pasta sauce works well on toast with a bit of cheese, or even on top of chicken breasts roasted in the oven). brown rice (goes with anything and healthier than white)
green lentils (for protein, make into stews, etc)
canned beans (for spreads, stir frys or anything)
coconut milk (for curries, oatmeal or pina coladas)
canned tomatoes (soups, sauces, pastas, stuffed peppers, etc) Rice
Mac n cheese
spaghetti noodles
mixed vegs.
Beans 1) PASTA!!!
2) Bread
3) Milk
4) Cheese
5) peanut butter and jelly lol