GETTING SERIOUS BUSTING INFLATION! PANTRY MEALS! MEAL PLAN! Honest Frugal Living! Tuna Mac n Cheese
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- Save Money! Frugal Living! You have money saving stores within your own home! Your pantry and freezer are gold mines! I got lazy and needed to get motivated! We share that motivation with you! Fight inflation by keeping food on hand! Eat from your pantry! Meal planning becomes simpler when you have a well stocked and varied pantry. Early retirement debt and mortgage free couple shows you how.
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Goulash is my go to panty meal. One pound of hamburger cooked with diced onions and Italian seasonings plus salt and pepper, cooked elbow macaroni( 1 cup cooked) 2 cans of diced tomatoes undrained, 1 can of tomato sauce. Cook the hamburger and onions together with the seasoning, drain fat if necessary, add the cooked elbow macaroni, tomatoes and tomato sauce and heat through until the sauce reduces and thickens. We pair it with some bread and a salad. Economical and delicious. I use my home canned tomatoes and tomato sauce out of my pantry but if you don't can, you can used store bought. We usually get 2 meals for 2 out of this recipe.
Oh yes! That does sound so good and frugal! Thanks!
@@FrugalMoneySaver About every 2 months I actually inventory my pantry and freezers and make a list of what is there along with expiration dates. Then I sit down and make a list of meals that I can create from what I have. This last time, I filled an entire notebook sheet of meal ideas. When I do my weekly meal plan, I take the ideas from my notebook sheet, and only put on my grocery list any items I might need to compete a recipe. This also keeps me updated on any pantry items I might be getting low on. It takes less than 30 minutes but it saves me lots of money and I am able to eat my pantry items before they expire.
I love Goulash. It's good with pizza sauce or pasta sauce.
I talked with my husband last week about cooking from our pantry and freezer instead of going out to buy more food for a dish he wanted to make. His recipe called for six ingredients we didn’t have and some were expensive. He agreed it sounded like a good idea and then said he wanted to make a chicken dish and only needed asparagus and creme fraiche to make the recipe. I told him I thought he missed the point, but two ingredients was better than six! Still working on getting him onboard with cooking from the pantry and freezers, but I’m not giving up!
Yes, 2 is better than 6 so he did well!! He will get there lol!
My mom used to save up crushed potato chips and sprinkle them as the topper for tuna casserole. Yes there were peas, onion, celery and another vegetable to bring color to the dish. Thanks for sharing it has brought back a ton of memories of mom and her cooking. She was a great cook, and I only hope am doing her proud. God Bless
I am sure you are Martha!! God Bless you as well!
My mom did the same.
I used to use my chips that way when I was younger and first married. I'm 58 now.
An added benefit of meal planning for me is that it frees up a lot of “real estate” in my brain and allows me to focus on what needs to be done each day. My go-to pantry meal is creamy tomato basil soup made from a jar of marinara sauce with added pesto and heavy cream or half and half to taste. Add a grilled cheese sandwich or salad and dinner’s ready.
Grilled cheeses sandwiches make everything better lol!!
I've never been a fan of tomato soup but the way you describe it, it sounds really good. And grilled cheese is always a winner.
Cooking from your Betty Crocker cookbook brought back fond memories of me as a young 17 year-old bride cooking from my Betty Crocker cookbook. I bought it just before I married almost 46 years ago because I felt that I didn't know how to cook. I say "Betty Crocker & I made lots of meals together."
LOL! I love that so much Phyllis!
Agree with you about eating at 🏠 and saving that $. That's the only place I can save on my limited income. The last few times I ate out I was disappointed in the taste three times out of five. Nope! Eating out is for special occasions only from now on. My pantry, freezer & fridge are my lifeline to saving. 🤑🤑🤑
Thanks Emmy & Paul. Happy Spring. 💐🐦🙏💖
I agree! Eating out tends to be such a let down. Home cooked tastes better!
Yes Judy! Eating out "sounds" good but it never really is!
I have to agree with everything you said, Emmy! I told my husband just today that we NEED to practice frugality consistently, especially since my husband will be totally retired from work in 3 weeks at the age of 73! Thankfully, we are totally debt free, however getting used to a big cut in our income is going to be a big change!❤
We are about to make a similar adjustment. My husband has been retired but I’ve been working from home. I’ll be officially retired in June. We are debt free and mortgage free, but it will still be an adjustment. Have you seen Emmy and Paul’s video on expense tracking? We are now diligently tracking our spending, and have a plan in place that includes continuing to add to savings after my retirement. Enjoy retirement together!
Congratulations on your husbands retirement! How exciting!!
Enjoy watching you because you make being frugal look like a joy. Thank You 🌹
It is a joy! Thank you!
Bean salad, any beans you have canned - rinse the beans (including baked beans), vinaigrette dressing with chopped Jalapenos, gherkins, olives, beets, carrots and celery (if available). Serve hot or cold with a little grated cheese - yummm
YUM! That sounds great!
Great video-Emmy💙😇
It’s hard to give a pantry meal… as ingredients are always different week to week and month to month
But here are a few from past months:
-rice and beans with a few left over tortillas, cheese, lettuce and /OR tomato
-a can of about to expire baked beans and a couple of hotdogs left in the freezer, with two potatoes cut up to make french fries!
-a can of tuna, With some leftover fresh green beans and lettuce and tomato to make a salad Nicoise.
-left over pasta sauce with some rigatoni and grated fresh Parmesan
- left over chicken to make a simple pot pie with left over beets for a small beet salad
- in winter we use left over breakfast ingredients such as pancakes, sausage and eggs to make a breakfast for DINNER…
These are a few💙💙💙💙
Alisha what a great list! Thanks so much for taking the time to share! Are you at the beach still or coming back anytime soon?
We will be at SOS ( Shaggers on the beach) in Ocean Drive until 7 May… 💙💙💙👏🆘
I call the leftover hotdogs with baked beans "beanie weenies and the family just loooves this once in awhile 😊
One of my summer favorites is baked potato with cottage cheese on top and diced fresh tomato on top. Pennies for meal. Good salad is canned peas drained and add ranch dressing and chill. I like to add chopped green onions. I had a craving for spaghetti few days ago. Made the entire package of spaghetti noodles. Used half with pasta sauce. Remainder noodles made pasta salad with veggies and few slices of sandwich meat needed used up. Very economical and easy.
All great economical foods! Thanks!
Save your weekly meal plan pages to inspire future meal plans. No need to constantly re-invent that wheel 😊
Newer cooks should keep in mind that the “best by” date of shelf-stable foods does not mean the food is not safe to eat. Don’t throw away good food. Of course cans that are bulging or smell off when opened should be tossed, no matter the date. Pastas and other dry goods should be stored in air-tight containers to keep them fresher and bug-free.
I’m a home canner. Pressure canning meat is safe an easy when you follow USDA food preservation guidelines - free online!
Easy shelf stable meals for us are tuna casserole, chicken soup or chicken and dumplings using my home canned soup base (chicken, onions, celery in broth), beef stroganoff or pork using canned chunks of meat, beef and barley soup made by dumping canned beef, and home-dehydrated veggies in a crock pot with broth, canned tomatoes, and barley…. I hope this helps 🌸
Wonderful comment! Thank you so very very much for sharing! Have a great weekend!
Millions of dollars worth of good food is thrown away by this marketing ploy to sell more. The FDA doesn't set these dates. As Miz said, use common sense! If food looks, tastes and smells good you are okay. People have been so scared into stockpiling enough food for a long time and then when the economy settles again, out the door this good food will go. Do as suggested, loss leaders, pantry items, inexpensive recipes and keep your money in your bank account and buy supplies only that you can use up in a reasonable amount of time. I am on my way to bake cupcakes from an "expired" mix from quite a while ago and it will be fine, I guarantee. I will just add a bit of baking powder because baking powder does lose it's effectiveness over time.
I am can my food and I dehydrate, when I cook for a whole week, I give meals to my mom and my daughter and I also share my home cook meals with my neighbors. I enjoy doing these things because I like to share my wealth.
Diced ham from Easter that I had froze and wanted to use up so I made a white sauce, added the little cheese that was in the frig along with some mushrooms and some mixed vegetables. Placed it in a 9” baking dish and topped with some home made biscuits. Baked it @ 350 until the biscuits were golden brown, 20 minutes or so. It has turned chilly and it was nice to have the oven on to take that chill off my home. It will be about 4 servings or 4 meals for me! Lunches and dinners made easy. I don’t mind having the same meal for a couple of days with a small salad or extra veggies on the side. It’s what you do when you are a one person household and retired! Loved the Betty Crocker cookbook for lots of ideas💓
Kathy that spounds so good! Thank you!
Emmy and Paul . I was holding my breath when Paul took his first taste test 😂. Loved this video .
Yes, he actually like it and ate a whole bowl!!
Favorite pantry meal - angel hair pasta with garlic, basil, diced tomatoes and chopped artichoke hearts. Not only is everything on hand but it comes together in about twenty minutes with most of that time going to heat the water for the pasta!
Oh I love artichokes!!
Audrey, that sounds great!
😋yummm
Hi Emmy and Paul! I am a canner and I have a few things I pull out when needed.
1 jar of chicken, pork, or beef
Some BBQ sauce
A jar of pepper slaw or pickled beets
Some corn relish (I like it as a salad.
A jar of meat
A jar of beans
A jar of salsa
Tortillas and any toppings you like on your tacos.
A jar of bone broth
Any jar of meat
A little water to thin
Assorted veggies that are in a jar, leftover, or from the pantry / freezer
Any dried herbs you like
Some rice, pasta, or beans.
I do make and can pasta sauce, chilli, and assorted soups as my "get outta the kitchen" card. These items can also be made ahead and frozen for those who do not can.
I hope this helps I learned to can and freeze out of necessity. Love your videos and your amazing positivity about frugal living. It doesn't have to be depressing and can actually be very freeing.
Have a blessed day!
I really need to learn how to can lol!! I am so leery of it!
@@FrugalMoneySaver I was too. Pressure canner sat in the corner of our room for a year. Hubs said, "do it or don't, but it isn't taking up real estate." First thing I canned was beans. We eat them, they are frugal so if I messed up I wasn't out much. I read the instructions for the beans and the canner and then with my manual, beans, and recipe I did it. I put a chair in the kitchen and did not leave till they were done 75 minutes later. Now, it is a hobby that saves me time in the future and money from a small investment of both now. Lots of amazing UA-camrs that teach it. Check out kneady homesteader if you ever decide and go from there. Great way to preserve the garden.
Our canned meat has saved us on nights that I’m tired so many times!
Just wanted to say, now is the time to purchase an electric blanket and a throw.
This winter I used a heated throw instead of turning on the heat. While everyone’s heating bill went up, my remained extremely low.
Soooo, even though Summer is coming, I was able to add an electric blanket to my frugal heat. Found a queen size for 33.00.
Score !!!!!!!
That's an amazing price!
Emmy, that is my worst habit.....buying things and not using them! I love when you do videos like this to help use use our stockpiled foods. Love the depressing music for the pantry view!!🤣😂🤣 I made the beets that you pickled a few months ago and can't find the recipe again. Can you share where to find it? Thank you!!
The beets in this video are very similar! Again, these beets are NOT shelf stable either. They must be refrigerated ua-cam.com/video/3iD59TqEqZQ/v-deo.html
From the 1980's don't forget baked potatoes (ok, microwaved works well) topped with assorted different foods. Broccoli in cheese sauce, maybe add a little meat; creamed peas, creamed mixed frozen veggies, and a whole host of other veggies in white sauce. Speaking of white sauce, any gravy based item designed for open faced sandwiches, to go over a biscuit, go over bread stuffing, rice, or other starch works. Chilli actualy works well and is filling, add some finely diced onions below the chili to become more filling; BBQ and baked beans work too. Taco meat, but better a 50-50 mix of taco meat with beans and extra tomato products works. Pureed cottage cheese used in place of sour cream takes less, hold its form better, and is also a good nutritional mix with potatoes. Dump a spoonful of thinner or thickened stew, pulled pork, or sloppy Joe mix over a potato; while a little leaner, you can use spaghetti sauce out of a jar or can too.
Thanks for sharing Terry! All great ideas!
Hi Emmy and Paul! My pantry dish involves fresh ground beef. Brown ground beef, and one chopped onion, if you have bell peppers I add some chopped as well, add minced garlic. Drain the fat, then I add 1 cup white rice, a can of diced tomatoes, and a can of tomato sauce and water equal to 2 about cups liquid ( I’m generous with the more sauce than water because I like it tomatoey), salt, pepper, chili powder, and other seasonings like oregano, rosemary, etc to taste. Cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed. I eat this with a green salad on the side. This makes quite a bit and is a budget stretcher meal. It freezes well. I really like it with Tabasco or another hot sauce for a bit of a kick. Not everyone likes spicy so that’s why I don’t add more to the pot. I always made this as a poor college student, because it made so much; it really helped when I had no money, I could just pull a portion out of the freezer.
Sounds delicious Kat! Thanks for taking the time to share!
Here is one more thing you can make from pantry. Minestrone soup! You can add canned veggies (red beans or something like that...) and a green, maybe green beans, maybe carrots whatever, even canned potatoes.... in a veggie broth and serve with pasta. I'm sure many Minestrone soup recipes are online. : ) You can make garlic bread out of whatever, even sandwich bread you prefer, I like Ezekial bread myself. I'm a day late and a dollar short here but maybe it will help someone!
Never late!! Always great info!
I haven't made it in a while, but I think it is worth mentioning. There is a dish from Japan called soboro. It is usually minced meat or egg in a sweet sauce; something like soy sauce and sugar. You can use tuna, too! You put the tuna on a pan and add a little bit of soy sauce and sugar. Heat it up until the sugar dissolves. You eat it over rice. You can have a simple veggie side dish or eat it as a snack. I got this from The Just Bento Cookbook by Makiko Itoh. She adds green onion , ginger, and cooking sake, but it works just fine with only soy sauce and sugar.
That sounds so good! Thanks for sharing!
I worked in a Chinese Restaurant briefly. The cooks took thinly sliced green onions and marinated it in some soy sauce. It was delicious on plain rice 🍚. Mixed veggies and bits of meat can be added. 🍜
I need to try this. Thank you!
Sounds absolutely yum .
I will definitely do this! ❤
I love it when you menu plan using what you have. A frugal pantry meal for us is oatmeal with some jam or any fruit that needs to be used up in the fridge, pancakes (I make my own mix) (I’ll throw in yogurt as an egg sub if it needs to be used up) or spaghetti.
Thanks so much! Eating Taco Bell one night was enough to convince me eating out doesn't agree with me LOL!
I cook large bags of dried red kidney beans and black beans. Then I package them in quart freezer bags and freeze them. I pull out 2 packages of cooked beans, a can of tomatoes and a few tablespoons of tomato paste, and a can of tomato sauce. Saute a pan of onion and/or ground beef, throw everything else in and you have a 20-minute large pot of chili. Add spices to suit your own taste. Top with grated cheese, sour cream and corn chips from the pantry. You can also throw a can of corn in the chili, it's yummy.
Great idea .
Great idea Veronica, thanks!
Breakfast, olde fashioned Oatmeal 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar 1% milk 1 organic orange. LUNCH, BOWL of chili with kidney beans with tomato soup generic, crackers a peanut butter sandwich iced sun tea no sugar needed. Supper as most work is done popcorn tastes good n good for u not fattening, cheap
Very thrifty eating!
Another great video! A panty meal I make every couple of months would be salmon patties, creamed peas (from a can) and the Kraft box of mac and cheese.....quick and easy!
Oh yes, thanks!
I make a chicken, broccoli, onion, red pepper, mushrooms, 1 cup of rice. I add 2 cups of chicken stock and about 1/3 cup of water. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes covered. Take out, put about 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese on top. Put back in oven until cheese is melted. Enjoy!
Sounds like perfection! Thanks!
Tinned tuna 450gms tinned creamed corn 400gms, 1/2 sauted diced onion, cup granted matured cheese, and tbs Dijon mustard mixed together Cooked stove top for 35min Serve with a side rice ❤ 😋 blessings Maria 🙏 ❤
Sounds wonderful Maria!
We often add tuna to macaroni and cheese. We have also added small ham pieces or leftover bacon to macaroni and cheese.
That sounds good!
For a quick and easy pantry meal, we make instant pot Fiesta rice! It's vegetarian but it does have black beans in it. Sorry Emmy and Paul ;)
LOL!! Sounds good though!
@Frugal Money Saver it's made from all shelf stable ingredients except the cheese. We like to always keep the ingredients on hand!
I make a macaroni “hot dish” from the pantry. Sauté half a medium onion in oil, add diced garlic, 2 cans stewed tomatoes, one can tomato sauce-8 ounces and leftover, cooked hamburger from the freezer. This is a trick I learned- whenever I brown hamburger, I save 2 tablespoons into a container and keep it in the freezer. When it is at eight or 16 ounces, I know I can add it to a quick meal. While the tomatoes and hamburger are simmering for 20 minutes, I boil 8 ounces of elbow, macaroni, drain it, mix them both together in a small casserole dish, put whatever cheese on hand on top and bake it for 15 to 20 minutes at 350°.
Perfection! Thanks!
I still cook out of my Betty Crocker and Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks I received as wedding gifts in 1972. They are quite stained, but the recipes have stood the test of time. I love casseroles and leftovers. They make life easy and delicious. Love your videos!
I used my Betty Crocker cookbook faithfully that I got as a wedding gift from my mother. My 46 year old son always tells his wife, get Mom's red book. LOL. Stained and well worn as well.
Phyllis Arnold by chance are you from Seminole, Florida?
I received my Betty Crocker cookbook as a wedding gift in 1980.
We received a newer Betty Crocker cookbook.
Asked hubby if we should get rid of the older cookbook. Hubby: No I know exactly what page the pie crust recipe is on.
Me too! I have tried some of these celebrity chef “concoctions” off the internet and every! single! time! I am so disappointed in the taste or the complexity of the recipe. Back to Betty Crocker, Four Roses and similar tried and true.
Soooo much better! And usually made with what’s already in the cupboard, too.
My long used cookbook trio... Betty Crocker, Pillsbury & BetterHomes & Gardens (my 1st cookbook ever) - and let me not forget my Fannie Farmer books from 1917 & 1930s. Good stuff. 😊
Our go to pantry meal is roast beef hot shots. Already cooked roast beef in a can, a beef gravy mix, instant mashed potatoes and sandwich bread.
From the pantry meal. I do a "dented can soup" where I use up the dented cans of things and add in some spices/meat/onion/etc. Another go to is grab whatever cans of beans I have, add an onion, potato, vegetables, etc and make a bean soup or stew.
Pleases be careful of dented cans. Bacteria can enter and make the food unsafe to eat. I am sure you are careful though.
@@FrugalMoneySaver Oh definitely. I don't buy the ones with a dent at the rim. I also do a sniff test on every can of food, regardless of condition.
Loved how you are honest and fessed up to fast food. It's too easy isn't it? Anyway salmon cakes and a white bean salad are one of my pantry go to meals.
Yes, so true!
A favorite pantry meal is fancy Ramen soup. Leftover meat, oyster sauce, frozen veggies,
dried mushrooms, and maybe an egg on top.
Thanks for sharing!!
Loved your video today! My husband and I really enjoy your channel. My husband took early retirement a couple of years ago so that we could care for his mother who needed to move in with us after a very difficult health crisis. So living in and under our means has become something we have to refocus on. I find it a very creative experience, that reminds me of our first years of marriage. I too have found it so helpful to take stock of our pantry. We also have a small deep freeze that really has helped us to save our leftovers and to freeze vegetables and other things so they do not go to waste. Yesterday my husband bbq'd chicken shish kabobs and I made homemade humus, taziki sauce and flat bread. I try to make most of our bread using our bread machine and keep a large bin of flour always on hand. It was very satisfying though to make the flat bread by hand. It is so very simple to make and is delicious. Simple home cooking is becoming a lost art, but I believe it is such an important component in making a healthy, happy and frugal home. I look forward to seeing more videos in the future have a wonderful day!
What a lovely comment Delisa! Thanks for taking the time to watch and share!
Warm a package of frozen green beans, drizzle with olive oil and serve with crusty garlic bread (also in freezer) - so good, filling, and fast.
Oh yes!!!
That recipe book is the same age as me! My favourite cupboard dish is lentil curry, with some beans (usually pinto but depends what's in the cupboard!). The veg vary, depending what cans I have, or what's in the fridge that needs using up. A nice, very frugal, freezer lunch meal is scrap soup.
Yes, soups of all kind are so thrifty!
Dixie is a cutie! I usually have canned tomatoes and canned white beans in our pantry and always have garlic in the house. I make a creamy bean, garlic and tomato soup. Good hot with toasted cheese sandwiches and good cold with cheese and crackers and a cold veg platter. I think we had the same kind of week. I am painting the interior of our house including ceilings. We hired a painter to paint our vaulted ceilings and walls in the main level of our house and I am doing the rest of the house. Our painter had a family emergency and had to cancel so last week my husband took vacation and between the two of us got the vaulted ceiling and walls painted but I was too tired to cook. We had take out three nights. Since we don't have to pay a painter, we didn't feel bad about take out. Sometimes you just have to roll with what life gives you.
Exactly! Thanks for stating that so well! Exactly how we felt! So proud of you both for doing the painting! I bet it is beautiful!
I need to start planning meals from the pantry and freezer too. My husband has had work to be cut back. Now we are going to food bank.. From that food we put chicken legs with BBQ sauce in crock pot. It was so good. I collect cook books 📚. I am disabled ♿ so I love crock pot meals. So glad I stumbled on your channel. God bless everyone ❤➕ ❤
We are so glad you are here too Teresa! Thanks for watching!
My mom bought that cookbook for me when my husband and I got married we just celebrated 45 years of marriage I still have and use the book .❤
Love that Barb!
Tater Tot Casserole….isn’t especially cheap but it feeds a big family. Choose your amounts depending on your need by layering in a greased casserole: RAW ground beef; canned veggie of choice, drained; canned or homemade cream of anything soup w/ about 1/2 cup of milk to thin it out; and finally layer frozen tater tots over the top. Cook at 400* for about 30 minutes or until tater tots are brown and crispy. So yummy!
Sounds so good! Thanks Robin!
Putting potato salad on
Half a kaiser roll extends it well,and a great way to use extra
Cooked mashed potatoes.
I love using my old cookbooks, they have great basic recipes! Pickled beets are so delicious!
Aren't they YUM Rachel!
Hey, no judgement! Sometimes life just be that way. Thanks for sharing your frugal life with us. My sister and I really enjoy your videos; you are living the life we love! You and Paul seem to have such fun.
Thanks for not judging! Life gets in the way sometimes lol!
Pantry Meal - Beans and Rice
1/2 lb. Ground beef; 1 can beef gravy; 1 can black beans, undrained; 1/2 onion, chopped; 2 tlb. Salsa; 1/4 cup corn kernals; salt and pepper to taste. Add minced garlic or garlic powder if desired, or even crushed hot pepper flakes.
Brown ground beef and onion; drain; add all other ingredients. Heat and serve over rice.
(My husband's favorite)
I can't see your comment! So weird!
@@FrugalMoneySaver I'll try it again.
Beans and rice
1/2 lb ground beef; one can beef gravy; one can black beans, undrained; one half onion, chopped; two tablespoons salsa; 1/4 cup corn kernels; salt and pepper to taste. Add minced garlic or garlic powder if desired, and even some crushed red pepper flakes if You want.
Brown ground beef and onion, drain, add all the other ingredients and heat. Serve over rice.
(My husband's favorite)
I grew up having the boxed/canned version of that tuna Mac & cheese. Box of m&c, can of tuna, can of cream of mushroom soup, and peas. My sister liked it a lot so we had it often.
I always start with pasta and see what else I have. Usually I'll just add a little butter, lemon juice, and lemon pepper seasoning. If I have it I might make some frozen broccoli with it.
Yes, pasta allows you to be so creative!
I usually keep cooked pork roast and beef brisket in small two-serving packs in our freezer. When I need a quick meal I grab one and defrost in the microwave while I prepare either taco shells or tortillas and the toppings for an impromptu taco night. In cooler weather I tend to make quick soups with the meat by adding some frozen veggies and broth. Easy and quick!
So smart to have it cooked and ready to go!
I taught myself how to cook over 40 years ago with that edition of Betty Crocker. Haven’t used it in years but my book is held together with electrical tape.
That means it was well loved!
Hello Emmy and Paul. Thanks for the nudge to use the food in my pantry! I buy fresh foods each week, and they get used, whereas the tinned foods get left in the cupboard.
One of my quick meals is baked beans on toast with grated cheese on top. Another meal is sliced potatoes, onions and carrots layered with sliced bacon in an ovenproof dish. Covered with vegetable stock and cooked until veggies are tender. Sprinkle a little strong cheese on top to melt just before serving.
I have used Delia Smith's How to Cook books from when we were married in 1978, and she's never let me down! The first lesson is how to boil an egg. 😅 Delia is the UK's Betty Crocker I think.😊
Oh I love that lol! I have to look her up!
Campbells condensed tomato soup add bacon and mushrooms and use as a filling for savoury pancakes ❤
chickpea curry using tins for speed or dried for cheapest but need ti soak overnight. red lentil tarka dhal, don't need to soak those overnight. thank you so much for your time in doing your videos, they are wonerful
Thanks so very much!!
Pantry Meal: One can 15.5 cannelloni beans, one can 12 oz great value chunk chicken breast, and salsa verde, 12 oz or to taste. Put in sauce pan and warm. Quicker than an instant pot. 😊
Great!
My pantry go to is Chilie Verde. Any pork I have in the freezer, a jar of 505 roasted chilies, 2 potatoes peeled and cut up bite size, a can of white beans, 2 cups of chicken broth, 1 onion, half teaspoon of cumin, 2 teaspoons of garlic. Cook onion. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Brown pork. Add reast of ingredients. In an instant pot, cook 30 minutes. On stove top simmer 3 hours. In slow cooker on high 3 hours.
Sounds great! Thank you!
Chinese (rice) noudels with stirfried sliced onion and scrambled egg (and perhaps add a table spoon of peanutbutter)leftovers like peas carrots leek cucumber broccoli go well with it
Sounds great!
Love a tuna casserole, but alas I’m the only tuna lover in my household…
I always have tinned lentils and tomatoes in my pantry and so at the end of a month I often make frugal “meat” sauce with other shelf stable staples like tomato paste, olive oil, garlic and onion salt if I don’t have fresh - whatever I have that seems good. I either freeze it or eat with whatever starch we happen to have. It’s delicious and when you need a quick freezer meal it’s ready - and you can always add any kind of mince when you’re able to get it/afford it. Additionally if you have any vegetarians at your table you can keep some aside before adding any meat. Frozen pasta sauce if any kind really comes in handy 😊
The Garden is, right now,getting a little pantry.Time for dandelion petals Salat,and Nettles soup and tea👍.
We also make Tacos with beans and mais,they are most of the time in the pantry
The water,where you did wash the Nettles with,is a great fertilizer for you're plants👍
spaghetti, scalloped potatoes with peas and canned ham, meat loaf with mashed potato and veggies, fried rice, pineapple meatballs,chili
Oh pineapple meatballs sound good...I have pineapple!
I made a 4 week menu plan for every meal of the day last week. Most of this is coming from my pantry with just a couple of things to buy... probably $50 worth.
YAY! That's wonderful!
My pantry meal is spaghetti and sauce. But I also make shepherds pie with freezer, refrigerator and pantry ingredients.
Yes! So good!
The eating on a dime blog has a 3 ingredient sloppy joe recipe that I have made for several years. You brown your meat. I use an 85/15 so I just give it time to reabsorb the liquid. It doesn't dry out. Then I add ketchup, mustard (any type works, and brown sugar. I stir it together and heat thoroughly. Then serve over buns. It is so easy and delicious.
My frugal go-to dish is Cacio e Pepe with linguine or spaghetti. I always got some peccorino romano in the fridge (and one could portion it and freeze it, but in my experience it stays good for a while in the fridge). The cheese itself is more expensive then some gouda or cheddar, but you just need so little per serving, that you save money by using the peccorino! The dish is so incredible simple:
Cook the pasta with some salt, when the pasta is halfway cooked, heat some grounded black pepper in a pan. If you can slightly smell it, it's roasted perfectly. Put some pasta water in the pan and mix your finely shredded peccorino with hot pasta water too. Add the cheese mixutre into the pan and then the noodles. It's okay, if they aren't fully cooked yet, as they will finish cooking in the sauce and soak up the flavor. The dish is ready, when the sauce reaches the prefered thickness. It's so creamy and cheap. Since I know this, I don't need some frozen ready-made meals in the freezer or canned meals. It is also cheapter then ready meals
Oh yes! So delicious!!! Pasta water is like a magic ingredient for sure Reg!
Another fave is Cassoulet D'Ordures ("Garbage Cassoulet"), which is basically fried onion with herbs and garlic mixed with diced leftover meat like pork and a tin of baked beans and sausages - so easy but delicious with crusty bread and butter!
Oh that does sound good!
I love to broil a casserole like that instead of cook, it makes the top crispy golden but doesn’t use near as much energy! And like you say, it’s allready cooked and hot!
I always tell my kids to use the spatula. They're surprised when I show them an entire extra muffin or what not.
Yes, exactly!
Our family loved a simple meal of hamburger, onions and baked beans. Quick, easy and delicious!
Yes! simple is the best!
Thank you for another great video. My grandma years ago would can pork in mason jars. She would warm that up and she would make a salad that I think she invented because nobody I know has ever made this. She use one can of veg-all mixed vegetables about a fourth of a cup of macaroni, and little bit of mayonnaise. She would put the veg all in a strainer to strain the liquid off of it. She would cook her macaroni and then put it in the strainer. Then, put it in a mixing bowl and add a little bit of mayonnaise. Then just mix it up. If you never tried this it is delicious. This is also great with a can of salmon.
Thank so much for sharing Ruth!
I'm trying this tomorrow. It sounds delicious.
Quick chicken and noodles using chicken broth, can chicken, and egg noodles.
Hamburger, rotel tomatoes, cooked macaroni, and a little cheese.
Liked the music for the pantry reveal! It’s tough to stay on top of rotating pantry items.
Pantry music was fun.
Oh my, I almost cried when I saw your Betty Crocker cookbook! My parents bought me the same edition for Christmas 1978. I was 21 and really needed a cookbook! Loved this video, and you guys are so awesome!😘
Oh Jeanne thank you! So happy you enjoyed our video!
Spaghetti and jarred pasta sauce is always a good pantry meal. You can add meat, such as ground beef, Italian sausage, or meatballs, as well. Or just go meatless. I always make chili quite often with canned diced tomatoes, tomato paste, beans, etc. I do add some fresh vegetables such as bell peppers, onion and garlic, and ground beef. I am trying to get back to meal prepping as well. Yesterday I spent several hours cutting up vegetables, preparing salads, cooking chicken and vegetables, and making muffins for the week ahead. The best part is that I did not buy a thing! We have so much food, there is no reason to go to the store or eat out. I need to use up the food we have on hand and then restock.
Yes! Pasta is so versitile!
I was watching some of the older videos to refresh my memory on frugal ideas/recipes and I noticed your cookbook and thought it looked familiar.....I found the original 1969 book along with a couple other vintage cookbooks at a local thrift store this month. Thank you for all the ideas!!!
Wonderful! So glad the videos are helpful!
Same here... Our water company showed us how to turn our pressure down...also showed me where to turn off the whole neighborhood's water in case of emergency...
That's great!
I like to take a can of Progreso lentil soup and doctor it up with onions, garlic, and spinach from the garden. Then I add some cooked noodles but still leave it soupy. Mom fed three of us with that one can of soup. We didn't add spinach until I was an adult. 😊
Yes, so many foods can be stretched! Thanks!
My favourite has to be polish halusky - if I have an onion, some cabbage, plus some egg noodles or pasta, it's what I'll make when things are thin on the ground. I just fry the onion and sliced cabbage, chuck in the dry noodles and some water with a veg stock cube to come half the way up, add salt, pepper and garlic powder if you like, cover tightly and cook for about 10 minutes (or til noodles are done) then add plenty of butter - it's out of this world! If I have a tin of luncheon meat or leftover bacon I dice some of that up and put it in too. Another pantry meal I like is a medieval-style pottage , which is basically just sliced onions or leeks, a root vegetable diced, some sort of grain like barley (or you could use oats or bulgar wheat etc), some sort of pea or bean (or lentils), cabbage if you like, some meaty bones if you have them, and plenty of stock or water to cover plus seasonings - cook long and slow for a simple but hearty meal with bread and butter. A fave variety of pottage I like to make is with leeks, bulgar wheat and leftover chicken bits - it comes out particularly delicious and is even more so with a dollop of leftover soft cheese mixed in to make it creamy!
Such creative money saving recipes! Thank you!
My Betty Crocker Cookbook is in pieces it is so well used. Yours looks great!
Yes, I don't use it often but I think I will a bit more now!
Here's an idea for pantry meals I got from "Mindy Mom." Go through your pantry and place shelf-staple ingredients in a large zip lock bag that you can grab when you are short of time or just low on energy. An example of this would be a box of spaghetti with a jar of sauce, can of chili with chips, or can of chicken with egg noodles. She says to write on the bag the date you grouped the items and a recipe for the meals. These meal packets can all be located in one area of your pantry for easy access. These are just a sample of how you can organize those items you need to use up. I have found that this has been a good way to use up pantry items effectively and save brain cells from trying to think of what to fix. LOL
One of our favorite pantry meals is Chicken Yum Yum.
Canned or leftover chicken cubed. Cream of soup (any kind) or make your own. 1 cup sour cream. 1 box stuffing mix. Half cup chicken broth. Any frozen or canned veg of choice. Put chicken in botton deep casserole dish. Add veg. Mix soup and sour cream, put on chicken and veg. Top with dry stuffing, then broth. Bake 375, 30 mjn. Just to heat through.
I think we just made something like that not too long ago in the crockpot! SO GOOD!
News subscriber here. Love your pink kitchaid mixer! I have a white one. I almost cried because my mom gave me that very cookbook for my engagement 💍...I've made so many things out of it and my mom used to say "if you can read you can cook 😂
I guess the only thing I can think of right now is that mac and cheese recipe. I never put tuna in it but now I'm going to try especially since your husband approved it 😅
I make my own recipes all the time but usually they are semi homemade. Freshly cooked leftover chicken with frozen peas and fresh vegetables like carrots celery leftover cut up multicolored peppers that i had to freeze and fresh cut up onion. I put broth and butter in for a soup with turmeric/ cajun seasoning and use the chicken bone water as well. I use up spices to taste.
Thanks for the memories and that recipe!! Glad I subscribed 😊
Welcome! So happy you are here! Thank you Lia-Liz!
My go to pantry meal ( adaptable to what you have) a can of diced tomato, a jar of artichoke hearts, olives ( whatever kind you have, add what your family likes) if you have onion and garlic dice some up and sauté it first, otherwise use powdered, I prefer drained chick peas but I’ve done shredded chicken or cannellini beans as the protein. frozen spinach drained ( like half a bag of the frozen) add chili flakes if you like them, and either balsamic vinegar or fresh lemon juice. Add a couple splashes to your own taste. Mushrooms are good in this. Sauté fresh veggies till soft and add in the rest and simmer while it reduces. It’s good on couscous, any pasta, rice or on a plate with some toasted bread or garlic bread. Very adaptable. Add capers if you don’t have olive. I make this so much through the years I don’t have a recipe.
Sounds wonderful, thank you!
Hi Emmy and Paul. We have had a very busy week so we had a pantry meal just last evening. We add a can of carrots to a can of beef stew. I dish mine over bread and Hubby eats his with crackers. It's a filling meal and very quick to put together. Have a wonderful weekend. God Bless.
Sounds perfect! God Bless you as well, thank you!
Like you many emergency expenses have happened over past couple months. Had to break into emergency funds heavily. Became very discouraged and needed 1 of your videos to get back on track. Things happen and so glad I was prepared!
Exactly Vicki! being prepared is key!
Love Paul's shirt, that is a great one. You have amazing meals planned for the week. I did the same thing for my meal prep for my six week recovery time from surgery. Planned meals around what we had, which really helped when I had to fill in the gaps with fresh items. Just one tip for anyone wanting to try the dish you made, if you want it more creamy, increase the milk to 2 - 2 1/2 cups of milk that will offset that "egg" she had written on the side of the recipe. Thanks for the video and keeping it real!
Thanks for sharing the recipe tip!
@@FrugalMoneySaver you're welcome! 😀Hope you and Paul have a wonderful weekend!
Pizza! It's easy to make, my little one enjoys helping me make it, and I always have our favorite ingredients on hand.
Yes, that's a great go to!
Emmy, you're beautiful. You always make me smile because you are so genuine. I grew up with a Mom who always put a little bit extra (cheese, sugar, onions). When you say you're not going to use that much...I can hear her saying she is going to put a bit more. Kitchen memories are precious ❤.
Also, my husband Joe doesn't like tuna but I'm going to see how he does with the tuna Mac and cheese. I love tuna and noodles. May is gonna be a pantry challenge in our home. Wanna join?
My favorite pantry meal is fried rice. It's easily made from pantry items and shredded meat. I also like to make it with leftover rice, meat, veggies and scrambled eggs.
We also make Mexican bowls with beans, rice and salad. Red pepper pasta: take a jar of red peppers, a can of coconut milk (or leftover cream) and make a red pepper cream sauce to serve over pasta.
Yes, I definitely will be doing more pantry meals! I guess I am always afraid to use too much of the pantry "just in case"...
My husband uses canned stewed tomatoes, simmers with a can of corned beef and a diced onion and serves it over white rice. His dad made this from an old army cookbook but we dont know the name of it.
My pantry meal is 5 can soup, take 5 cans of vegetables add to crockpot with bullion and seasoning and serve with bread or grilled cheese, or fried cornbread fritters.
And when it is just me, oatmeal, make in the microwave with whatever fruit I have on hand nearing past point of fresh eating with sugar and spices. My family is not the biggest fan of oatmeal as often as I am and they prefer instant over regular plain oats.
And finally if I have tortillia shells, it would be bean burritos. I dehydrate peppers and onions to add to beans when almost done for the filling.
Have a great weekend.
All sound wonderful Julie! You as well, thank you!
The one pantry meal I love is garbanzo beans drained and mixed w pasta and broccoli. A bit of chicken broth and plenty of Parmesan cheese. Frugal and delicious from foods u likely have on hand
Oh that sounds great!
Mexican Rice Casserole is my go to pantry meal. It uses rice, broth, beans, canned corn, canned diced tomatoes, spices and cheese. 😁
Thanks for another great video. Planning one week (or even two weeks) of meals at a time keeps me pantry-focused. Impulse buying can be a budget-buster for me. I try to grocery shop only once or twice a month. Yes, I miss out on some loss leaders and clearance items in the process. But it drastically reduces the time spent shopping and the opportunities for impulse buying. When meat goes on sale, I buy larger quantities, cook it, and freeze the leftovers. I try to always have pre-cooked packets of ground beef, chicken, chicken legs, pork roast, pulled pork, turkey, and ground pork sausage in the freezer. When the meat is already cooked, the rest of the meal is easy to pull together quickly with pantry inventory.
Great idea about cooking up the meats ahead of time and freezing them.
I agree! I buy meats in bulk when they're on sale. I cook them then freeze them in single meal pkgs. Makes meal planning and preparing so simple. I always have a selection of different veg on hand as well.
Love the idea of cooking some of the meat ahead!
I'm slowly recovering from a bout of sciatica and have been on a walker in bad pain (much better now). I can sympathize because your week sounds just like ours - grabbing whatever, take out (didn't set well with either and that's a funny story although it wasn't then), pizza delivery. I spent hours reorganizing our pantries a couple months ago. Because of limited space we have multiple small pantries and I vowed I'd never let them get that bad again. Remember Scarlett O'Hara - "As God is my witness I'll never......" LOL! It is hard work and yes you have to keep after it. Thank goodness we're retired as well. Thanks for all your words of wisdom and encouragement. 🥰
Oh I am so happy you are feeling better Chris!!
Omg you just reminded me of one of my favorite parts of that movie! That and then driving the carriage through burning Georgia
I agree that many casseroles only need to be baked until hot and bubbly. When the ingredients are already cooked, the baking of the food is for texture and consistency. Tuna and rice is a great way to use tuna. Not everyone in my family is fan of tuna noodle casserole.
Yes, tuna is an acquired taste I guess!
Thank you for this video, we eat out a lot and I’m the culprit and yes it brings severe money guilt. I will go “without” in many other areas of my life to ensure I can go out to eat. I hate this trait but realize with grace I can change. I want to work towards being someone who home cooks and goes out for special occasions. I know I’m not alone in our society. I still meet my money goals but realize I could have more in savings of the sushi bar wasn’t calling my name. ❤
Lisa, we all have small areas of our lives like that! Don’t be too hard on yourself! Thanks for watching and sharing!
You toldyour subscribers about the flash food app a couple months. I downloaded the app but no stores participated in my state. This week I’m cat sitting in Philadelphia. I checked the flash food app out of curiosity to see if there were any stores in her neighborhood. I found a participating store three blocks away from her home. I got a chicken Caesar salad kit for only $4 (regularly $7) It wasn’t outdated and was fresh when I had it for dinner. Thank you for telling us about this app.
YAY! That is so wonderful!
Thank you for another great video!
I always keep in my freezer containers of ready to eat homemade meat sauce. When I run out of dinner ideas I pull it out from my freezer, warm it up on slow, cook my pasta to serve it on top and make a green salad. Nutritious, delicious and easy.
Perfect! So smart!
Canned chicken, green chilis, and cheese enchiladas. I make the sauce with sour cream and cream of chicken on top. Bake on the oven. Delicious!
I have this book. It’s the one I learned to cook from scratch. My grandma used to have a copy. My daughter found a copy of it in a little free library.
Isn't it wonderful!
Have you tried the Ginger Cream cookie recipe from that cookbook? It isn’t in most Betty Crocker cookbooks. It is a holiday favorite in my family!
Oh I will definitely check it out! Thank you!
I make burrito bowls. Rice, black beans, peppers & onions, sour cream, & salsa. Top w/lettuce & tomato. I add chicken and avocado to the bowl if I have them. I also make quesadillas which, pretty much, have the same ingredients (except I use tortillas, of course).
That sounds great!
Really enjoyed the inspiration! My pantry go to: a can of Campbell's Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup with Bisquick dumplings.
I adore dumplings lol!