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Welcome to my personal edition of Chopped! 
This thread follows what we make with the food we get from food pantries--which can require some creativity to use.
The original thread starting in 2018 is here: https://twitter.com/keetfeet/status/1024470663833296896
The 2020 #FoodPantryParty starts below!
This thread follows what we make with the food we get from food pantries--which can require some creativity to use. The original thread starting in 2018 is here: https://twitter.com/keetfeet/status/1024470663833296896
The 2020 #FoodPantryParty starts below!
Oh I do also have a thread here where I keep track of the Instant Pot recipes that have worked well for us: https://twitter.com/keetfeet/status/1202074358199402496
#FoodPantryParty
#FoodPantryParty
Tonight I'm making coconut chickpea curry! Theoretically. I'm making curry according to a couple random vegan recipes I found online and cobbled together, so, I'm assuming it's not at all authentic. Smells pretty good so far though. #FoodPantryParty
I mostly followed this "Easy Coconut Chickpea Curry" recipe https://yupitsvegan.com/easy-coconut-chickpea-curry/
From the pantry:
- 1 onion
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 can chickpeas
- brown rice (on the side)
I added:
- 1 can tomatoes
- spices (most of them)
- lemon juice
- chicken bouillon
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From the pantry:
- 1 onion
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 can chickpeas
- brown rice (on the side)
I added:
- 1 can tomatoes
- spices (most of them)
- lemon juice
- chicken bouillon
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I added water because I cooked this under pressure in the Instant Pot and you always have to make sure there's enough water to make enough steam. Too much! It came out soupy, but I just turned saute mode on and let it simmer to thicken up while the rice finished.
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#FoodPantryParty
I also did some more holiday baking recently (using up cranberries, apples, butter, and condensed milk from the pantry!) and that included testing my VERY FIRST EVER PUMPKIN PIE 
I'm glad it came out well, because we have SO much canned pumpkin from the pantry.
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I'm glad it came out well, because we have SO much canned pumpkin from the pantry.
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This was the recipe: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23439/perfect-pumpkin-pie/
Very simple, and we sometimes get eggs and condensed milk from the pantry too.
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Very simple, and we sometimes get eggs and condensed milk from the pantry too.
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Tonight's mac'n'cheese'n'peas* consisted of:
- 2 boxes "Premier Pantry" brand (
?) mac'n'cheese
- butter
- canned pork
- 1 can green beans
- 1 can mixed veggies
I added:
- shredded cheese
- sriracha
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*no actual peas involved tonight
- 2 boxes "Premier Pantry" brand (
?) mac'n'cheese- butter
- canned pork
- 1 can green beans
- 1 can mixed veggies
I added:
- shredded cheese
- sriracha
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*no actual peas involved tonight
My partner basically ate 2 pounds of pistachios over the course of two weeks and I could not be happier, I wasn't sure WHAT else to do with that many in-shell pistachios #FoodPantryParty
Tonight we've got IP tuna casserole again. The only food pantry ingredients we used tonight were butter and tuna, but, as usual, anything that uses up canned tuna is a blessing. #FoodPantryParty https://www.simplyhappyfoodie.com/instant-pot-tuna-casserole/
Got on a wild hair and put a pumpkin pie in the oven: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23439/perfect-pumpkin-pie/
- 1 can pumpkin
- 1 can condensed milk (I think this was from the pantry?)
I added:
- eggs
- frozen pie crust
- spices
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- 1 can pumpkin
- 1 can condensed milk (I think this was from the pantry?)
I added:
- eggs
- frozen pie crust
- spices
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Kitchen sink pot pie?
Based on this: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/180118/slow-cooker-chicken-pot-pie-stew/
From the pantry:
- russet potatoes
- carrots
- 1 can turkey gravy
- frozen corn
I added:
- celery
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- frozen peas
- 1 packet Bisquick (as a crust on top)
#FoodPantryParty
Based on this: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/180118/slow-cooker-chicken-pot-pie-stew/
From the pantry:
- russet potatoes
- carrots
- 1 can turkey gravy
- frozen corn
I added:
- celery
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- frozen peas
- 1 packet Bisquick (as a crust on top)
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The food pantry gave us a jar of Kalamata olives
And when we went to the discount grocery store today they had cheap smoked salmon
So for dinner I am sitting here with just a bowl of two of my favorite foods and I am THRILLED
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And when we went to the discount grocery store today they had cheap smoked salmon
So for dinner I am sitting here with just a bowl of two of my favorite foods and I am THRILLED
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Oh I forgot, earlier this week we did Instant Pot spaghetti:
- spaghetti
- canned pasta sauce
- frozen ground beef
We added:
- 2 squashy tomatoes
- seasoning
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- spaghetti
- canned pasta sauce
- frozen ground beef
We added:
- 2 squashy tomatoes
- seasoning
#FoodPantryParty
And tonight we're doing Instant Pot... campanelli? I've never heard of half the shapes of pasta we get from the pantry
We added:
- ground turkey
- jarred pasta sauce
- 2 squashy tomatoes
- seasoning
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We added:
- ground turkey
- jarred pasta sauce
- 2 squashy tomatoes
- seasoning
#FoodPantryParty
I will also fess up to having eaten a whole can of jellied cranberry sauce myself in like two sittings recently #FoodPantryParty
Seems like most people haven't seized on this fact! I'm guessing it's in part bc stores get rid of it (donate it) after the holidays, which is why we have canned cranberry sauce right now...
and also 18 pounds of cranberries in the freezer
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https://twitter.com/loafingcactus/status/1226318347949793282?s=19
and also 18 pounds of cranberries in the freezer
#FoodPantryParty
https://twitter.com/loafingcactus/status/1226318347949793282?s=19
Last night I made brownies!
- brownie mix (never gotten this from the pantry before!)
- vegetable oil
I added:
- eggs
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- brownie mix (never gotten this from the pantry before!)
- vegetable oil
I added:
- eggs
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Right now I'm making vegetable soup: https://www.whereyougetyourprotein.com/instant-pot-vegetable-soup/
- vegetable broth
- 5 potatoes
- 1 onion
- some? frozen corn
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can condensed French onion soup
I added:
- baby carrots
I've literally never made a good veggie soup so
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- vegetable broth
- 5 potatoes
- 1 onion
- some? frozen corn
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can condensed French onion soup
I added:
- baby carrots
I've literally never made a good veggie soup so
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. @hollygeegosh says this is good, and had seconds. I think it's okay? I'm starting to think I just don't like soup that's not creamy or full of rice.
But if they like this then I'll probably make it again because that was a lot of pantry ingredients! #FoodPantryParty
But if they like this then I'll probably make it again because that was a lot of pantry ingredients! #FoodPantryParty
Instant Pot spaghetti for the billionth time.
- spaghetti
- canned spaghetti sauce
I added:
- ground turkey
- seasonings
- just some straight-up whole tomatoes I threw in because we had them and didn't have enough sauce
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- spaghetti
- canned spaghetti sauce
I added:
- ground turkey
- seasonings
- just some straight-up whole tomatoes I threw in because we had them and didn't have enough sauce
#FoodPantryParty
Grapefruit! We got whole grapefruit from the pantry last time and I forgot they were in the fridge.
- grapefruit
- Sugar in the Raw packets I brought home from work because we had an overflowing bin of sweeteners left over from catered breakfasts
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- grapefruit
- Sugar in the Raw packets I brought home from work because we had an overflowing bin of sweeteners left over from catered breakfasts
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. @beau_manchot is convinced that, among my single-purpose kitchen gadgets, I have like a dozen grapefruit spoons
I would like to announce I have ZERO
and I was really wishing that that was not the case while trying to eat this thing
I would like to announce I have ZERO
and I was really wishing that that was not the case while trying to eat this thing
. @hollygeegosh went to the pantry for us last week, so we've had tons of low-effort food to eat! Not much cooking yet, per se, but I'll share some of the EATING
For breakfast I had butter-flavored instant grits with cut-up tomato, and I added some cheese
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For breakfast I had butter-flavored instant grits with cut-up tomato, and I added some cheese
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In the past week I've eaten three entire avocados, mostly just with salt and a spoon, although I cut one up with more of the food pantry tomatoes with salt and pepper
We also demolished:
a box of hot cross buns
an entire Panera coffeecake
Some A+ soda bread
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We also demolished:
a box of hot cross buns
an entire Panera coffeecake
Some A+ soda bread
#FoodPantryParty
As usual, the pantry gave us plenty of pasta, so we had our next round of Instant Pot spaghetti this week:
- box of spaghetti
- HUGE jar of sauce
I added:
- ground turkey
- seasoning
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- box of spaghetti
- HUGE jar of sauce
I added:
- ground turkey
- seasoning
#FoodPantryParty
That jar was WAY more sauce than the recipe calls for, but @hollygeegosh likes it a little saucier than it usually comes out, so I just added the whole jar, and it was a great choice. Game-changer. Best IP spaghetti we've ever had. #FoodPantryParty
I finished off most of the instant grits, and it turned out there was a bacon-flavored packet in among the butter-flavored...? It was pretty good!
Currently finishing off the last grapefruit. #FoodPantryParty
Currently finishing off the last grapefruit. #FoodPantryParty
ICYMI:
1) the Iditarod is on right now
2) as such, the #UglyDogs have their own Discord server
3) apparently we're making a cookbook?
and somebody shared this recipe: https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/african-peanut-stew/
It has TONS of food pantry ingredients, so I decided to try it! #FoodPantryParty
1) the Iditarod is on right now
2) as such, the #UglyDogs have their own Discord server
3) apparently we're making a cookbook?
and somebody shared this recipe: https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/african-peanut-stew/
It has TONS of food pantry ingredients, so I decided to try it! #FoodPantryParty
"African" (the entire continent??) peanut stew:
- 4 small sweet potatoes
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1/2c peanut butter
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 can diced tomatoes
We added:
- chicken broth
- spinach
- spices
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- 4 small sweet potatoes
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1/2c peanut butter
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 can diced tomatoes
We added:
- chicken broth
- spinach
- spices
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It is VERY good. I added a lot more salt. Would make again. (WILL make again! we have so many of these ingredients.)
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#FoodPantryParty
I had some ground turkey to use up, so we did another Instant Pot spaghetti. This time it was only pasta from the food pantry, though, and the rest was stuff we bought to go with it. Fusilli, this time? Endless parade of different pasta shapes around here #FoodPantryParty
I used up the rest of the ground turkey making chili again. From the food pantry:
- 2 onions
- 3 cans assorted beans
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can tomato paste
I added:
- 1 can chilis
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- turkey
- spices
#FoodPantryParty https://www.mashupmom.com/easy-instant-pot-chili-with-canned-beans/
- 2 onions
- 3 cans assorted beans
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can tomato paste
I added:
- 1 can chilis
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- turkey
- spices
#FoodPantryParty https://www.mashupmom.com/easy-instant-pot-chili-with-canned-beans/
Also: some sour cream from the last round of nachos with @beau_manchot
I played fast and loose with the spices (we usually don't have everything that any given recipe calls for). I ended up putting a lot of smoked paprika in. EXCELLENT CHOICE, WOULD RECOMMEND.
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I played fast and loose with the spices (we usually don't have everything that any given recipe calls for). I ended up putting a lot of smoked paprika in. EXCELLENT CHOICE, WOULD RECOMMEND.
#FoodPantryParty
Cornbread! Should've thought of this when I first made the chili!
- 2 boxes cornbread mix
- butter
I added:
- milk
- eggs
- honey
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- 2 boxes cornbread mix
- butter
I added:
- milk
- eggs
- honey
#FoodPantryParty
Working from home means I can cook lunch! Today is mac'n'cheese'n'peas*:
- 2 mismatched boxes of mac'n'cheese
- 1 can chicken
- 1 can green beans
- 1... chunk of frozen corn
- butter
I added:
- 1/2c milk
*no actual peas involved today
#FoodPantryParty https://www.adventuresofanurse.com/make-instant-pot-boxed-mac-n-cheese/
- 2 mismatched boxes of mac'n'cheese
- 1 can chicken
- 1 can green beans
- 1... chunk of frozen corn
- butter
I added:
- 1/2c milk
*no actual peas involved today
#FoodPantryParty https://www.adventuresofanurse.com/make-instant-pot-boxed-mac-n-cheese/
Oh, I'm behind! A couple nights ago I made... I don't know if I can properly call it congee. Rice porridge?
- rice!
I added:
- chicken bouillon
- a piece of salmon jerky because I usually eat it with rice, so why not cook it with the rice?
It was good!
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- rice!
I added:
- chicken bouillon
- a piece of salmon jerky because I usually eat it with rice, so why not cook it with the rice?
It was good!
#FoodPantryParty
Last night @hollygeegosh made us a proper dinner:
- baked chicken patties
- mashed potatoes (instant, with butter and a can of evaporated milk)
- canned green beans (with butter)
The only thing not from the food pantry was salt!
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- baked chicken patties
- mashed potatoes (instant, with butter and a can of evaporated milk)
- canned green beans (with butter)
The only thing not from the food pantry was salt!
#FoodPantryParty
And tonight we made mac'n'cheese'n'peas again:
- 2 boxes of mac'n'cheese (one regular, one "twists")
- 1 can chicken breast
- 1 can peas
- 1 can corn
- butter
We added:
- shredded cheese
- hot sauce
#FoodPantryParty https://www.adventuresofanurse.com/make-instant-pot-boxed-mac-n-cheese/
- 2 boxes of mac'n'cheese (one regular, one "twists")
- 1 can chicken breast
- 1 can peas
- 1 can corn
- butter
We added:
- shredded cheese
- hot sauce
#FoodPantryParty https://www.adventuresofanurse.com/make-instant-pot-boxed-mac-n-cheese/
So... today is not the best day to be cooking. We don't need more heat in the house. But I had already psyched myself up to cook before we knew the A/C was out, and we need food, and there's ingredients going bad... so...
HERE WE ARE
#FoodPantryParty https://twitter.com/keetfeet/status/1246898470461550592?s=19
HERE WE ARE
#FoodPantryParty https://twitter.com/keetfeet/status/1246898470461550592?s=19
Side note, I've considered sharing not only how we cook with the food pantry food, but also how much of it goes bad before we can use it... in the interest of transparency, I guess... but that would be depressing just for me, much less for y'all...
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First up, crockpot veggie pot pie, which made an earlier appearance on this thread. Very versatile recipe: http://vegweb.com/recipes/vegetable-crock-pot-pot-pie
- potatoes
- frozen corn
- family-size packet of "Southern-style" gravy
I added:
- celery
- carrots
I'll prob use Bisquick for crust
#FoodPantryParty
- potatoes
- frozen corn
- family-size packet of "Southern-style" gravy
I added:
- celery
- carrots
I'll prob use Bisquick for crust
#FoodPantryParty
