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

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eggs

the real answer to what do i eat at 9pm

canned black beans, small cans not the giant one

$ per serving is worse on the giant can when half of it goes bad first

white rice, 2lb bag (the 20lb sack outlives the fridge it's next to)

rolled oats

frozen stir fry vegetables

freezes fine forever. fresh vegetables did not survive my schedule, ever

one good olive oil, small bottle

salsa, a jar sized so you'll actually finish it

block of cheddar, not shredded

shredded goes stale in the bag faster than you'd think

canned tomatoes, whole not crushed

soy sauce

garlic, the pre-peeled bag

fresh heads kept sprouting before i used half, this fixed it

a bag of tortillas you keep in the freezer

thaw two at a time instead of the whole bag going stale

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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