@percycooks
the pantry stuff that actually makes a $5 dinner happen
11 items
- 01Bush's Best black beans
- 02Goya white rice, the big bag
- 03Rao's marinara
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pantry staples for cooking for one
sized for one person's fridge, not a family of four. these are the ones that get used before they go bad
01
eggs
the real answer to what do i eat at 9pm
02
canned black beans, small cans not the giant one
$ per serving is worse on the giant can when half of it goes bad first
03
white rice, 2lb bag (the 20lb sack outlives the fridge it's next to)
04
rolled oats
05
frozen stir fry vegetables
freezes fine forever. fresh vegetables did not survive my schedule, ever
06
one good olive oil, small bottle
07
salsa, a jar sized so you'll actually finish it
08
block of cheddar, not shredded
shredded goes stale in the bag faster than you'd think
09
canned tomatoes, whole not crushed
10
soy sauce
11
garlic, the pre-peeled bag
fresh heads kept sprouting before i used half, this fixed it
12
a bag of tortillas you keep in the freezer
thaw two at a time instead of the whole bag going stale
13
chicken thighs, frozen individually
buy the family pack, freeze in ones so you're not thawing four for a meal for one
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