Friday, July 15, 2011

mission: eating down the pantry

Well We are moving in... um HOLY $#!^ 17 DAYS!!

We have done nothing for this.  We don't know where we are moving to yet.  Nothing is packed except for most of my winter clothes- no one would ever believe we were moving.  But we are- and it's time to get our buts in gear!

Hubby found a storage unit for us to rent for a while (to hold all of our belongings as we live with the parents for a while), and I am on the hunt for boxes.

One big thing is our pantry!  I have stocked up on the essentials and a few of our favorites- and now we need to eat them!  So, I am on Project Pantry now.  My goal is to eat down as much as possible before the move.  This week I spent 12 bucks on groceries.  I made some very creative things..

hoping our pantry looks like this soon! via
Personal Pizzas
  Tortillas, pasta sauce, cheese, and lunch meat- assemble like a pizza and pop in toaster oven!  Delish!

Saucy Chicken
  Frozen chicken breast, salsa, tortilla chips, and a chipotle dip left over from a cookout- cover chicken with salsa and bake, then I dumped half a bag of chips on to a pan and covered with the dip, baked those chips up- yum!!!

Spaghetti and sausage
  We try to eat sausage at least once a week since it is a favorite, this was one thing I actually bought.  Pasta sauce, spaghetti (and open box from the pantry), sausage, a mix of spices (see anything Italian related, I think I used 10)

Chicken and Rice
  Frozen Chicken, and a box of italian rice- cover the chicken in olive oil and italian herbs, make the box of rice- and plate up together

Breakfast Burritos
     Scrambled eggs, a dash of milk, tortillas, and salsa- delish for our brunch

This was our creativeness- no I am not including all food groups, trying to cut back on spending too.  Maybe a few of these can inspire something in your pantry!

5 comments:

  1. Liquor stores normally have TONS of boxes... haha. Good Luck with your move!

    Liz

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  2. I've heard of Project Pantries before. Like to use ingredients ONLY from the pantry. Um... can I use my Nutella, peanut butter, and other baking ingredients? ;)

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  3. Check out the site "my fridge food" for ideas on how to use pantry items!!!

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