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Meal Planning from the Pantry

September 18th, 2011 at 02:32 am

So I inventoried my cupboards today and I have a lot of pasta noodles--angel hair, spaghetti, macaroni and egg noodles. And I have a lot of hamburger in the freezer. I like making one skillet meals if I can get away with it so I decided to look and see if I could find some homemade hamburger helper type meals. My kids really like these, but we can't use the normal type, we have to get the more expensive Gluten Free Mrs. Lepers. That gets expensive even getting it relatively cheaply buying a case at a time from Amazon.

Well, I found a great blog post on making your own from scratch.

Text is http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/homemade-hamburger-helper/ and Link is
http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/homemade-hamburger-help... It breaks it down very easily with one version and then lists a bunch of variations at the end. Plus you can pre-measure your spices and pre-measure your pasta and have it all ready to go ahead of time for those busier nights. I am looking forward to trying several of these in my attempt to eat from the pantry and freezer as much as possible for the rest of this pay cycle.

The ones I am most interested in are the lasagna, chili cheese, chili mac, cheesy macaroni, and cheesy beef taco. Pretty much all I would have to do is add a salad or other green veg for a balanced meal. I am looking forward to experimenting some, too. Maybe with ground lamb and herbs de provence. Should be fun and I'll end up with some new meal time regulars that don't cost too much.

Posted in Cutting Expenses, Meal Planning | 2 Comments »

2 Responses to “Meal Planning from the Pantry”

  1. crazyliblady Says:
    September 18th, 2011 at 04:50 pm 1316364632
    1316364632

    I like this recipe that is kind of like homemade Hamburger Helper. You could change up the meat and spices to suit your family's taste. Because I am allergic to dairy, I don't eat it with the cheese and it tastes fine.

    Text is http://www.food.com/recipe/poverty-meal-27520 and Link is
    http://www.food.com/recipe/poverty-meal-27520

  2. LuckyRobin Says:
    September 18th, 2011 at 06:00 pm 1316368840
    1316368840

    That looks delicious and really easy to make. Thanks.

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