Potato bowls. Roast potatoes, put in a bowl, and top like I would a loaded potato or chili. In fact, if you have a little leftover chili, that on top of the potatoes with cheese, sour cream, green onions, avocado, etc. is great.
Vanessa
I love all of your ideas, Jessica, you are brilliant!! One thing we have done is made loaded nachos with leftover chili using monterey jack and colby cheeses complete with salsa, guac and sour cream. I try to copy the restaurants. YUM!
Jessica Fisher
Thanks, Vanessa. Your nachos sound amazing!
JACQUELINE COLMAN
I love nachos but the easiest iv made is ready salted crisps in a bowl add spring onion diced tomatoes covered with grated cheese under the grill till cheese melts dice jalapenos with mayo use as a dip or pop on top nachos at its best
Melissa
That is all stuff that you can’t make out of nothing. What do you make when there is barely any food in the pantry and no food in the fridge or freezer?
Jessica Fisher
True, the “nothing” to eat is tongue in cheek. However, when supplies are low, this is my go-to: https://lifeasmom.com/thursday-night-soup/ It’s super versatile and lets you mix and match what you do have.
Lucy
SOUP…
Carrot Soup- one of my Favs. – CHOPPED CARROTS.. – BOIL… BLENDER… add a bit of BUTTER – with MILK or CREAM…
VIOLA!!
another alternative is the INSTANT MIX blended in TOMATO (Canned / Jar) – takes 60 mins..but worth it for 2 days. YUM!
(DRY INSTANT SOUP MIX- RICE & SPLIT PEAS )… 4 cups vegtable stock – (chicken) … – 2 CUPS WATER…ONION — VIOLA!!…
Tasty and warmth for the WINTER and COLD DAYS also good for you.
Me
Fried egg easy and quick and I love them it’s one I of the easyiest meals to make ever
jessie
The chicken noodle soup looks so good!!!
Amelia
Spaghetti, a tin of tomato, and cheese can do wonders. Just cook the spaghetti, meanwhile heat the tomato in a saucepan with a teaspoon of sugar, salt and pepper, and spag bog herbs. Chuck on a plate/bowl and top with grated cheese. The best! And only two main ingredients, which can both be kept in the cupboard in multiples indefinitely.
sharon
We like breakfast for dinner…pancakes, hashbrowns, eggs. Also easy to chop up some potatoes and fry them up with sausages and eggs or make it into a frittata with greens. When we make chili, the next night we make a box of KD and then mix the leftover chili with it, so good. I could also see chili being tasty on toast.
Deborah Sarchet
Thursday night is clean the fridge night ( Friday is trash pick up ). Any leftovers or soon-to-go-bad produce get made into soup, casserole, frittata, or hearty salad. Since I just went through the fridge, I know what groceries to buy on Friday. Less waste and more efficient shopping since I started doing this.
Aimee @ Whispers of Worth
Ten of the 12 are our go-to easy meals:) Tacos is a weekly item, as well.
Cindy Miner
I made a really great soup with Ramen chicken flavored and added garbanzo beans, a packet of cheese from a mac and cheese box and a can of chicken and corn. That was Fridays dinner. Saturdays lunch was leftover soup with leftover hamburger from Thursdays meal with added green beans and 2 cans of chicken noodle soup. It tasted great and it all got used up.
Jessica Fisher
Sounds like a great mix!
livi2006
These really helped THANK YOU soooooo much.i love the Nacho appatizer meal
lisa s
Potato bowls. Roast potatoes, put in a bowl, and top like I would a loaded potato or chili. In fact, if you have a little leftover chili, that on top of the potatoes with cheese, sour cream, green onions, avocado, etc. is great.
Vanessa
I love all of your ideas, Jessica, you are brilliant!! One thing we have done is made loaded nachos with leftover chili using monterey jack and colby cheeses complete with salsa, guac and sour cream. I try to copy the restaurants. YUM!
Jessica Fisher
Thanks, Vanessa. Your nachos sound amazing!
JACQUELINE COLMAN
I love nachos but the easiest iv made is ready salted crisps in a bowl add spring onion diced tomatoes covered with grated cheese under the grill till cheese melts dice jalapenos with mayo use as a dip or pop on top nachos at its best
Melissa
That is all stuff that you can’t make out of nothing. What do you make when there is barely any food in the pantry and no food in the fridge or freezer?
Jessica Fisher
True, the “nothing” to eat is tongue in cheek. However, when supplies are low, this is my go-to: https://lifeasmom.com/thursday-night-soup/ It’s super versatile and lets you mix and match what you do have.
Lucy
SOUP…
Carrot Soup- one of my Favs. – CHOPPED CARROTS.. – BOIL… BLENDER… add a bit of BUTTER – with MILK or CREAM…
VIOLA!!
another alternative is the INSTANT MIX blended in TOMATO (Canned / Jar) – takes 60 mins..but worth it for 2 days. YUM!
(DRY INSTANT SOUP MIX- RICE & SPLIT PEAS )… 4 cups vegtable stock – (chicken) … – 2 CUPS WATER…ONION — VIOLA!!…
Tasty and warmth for the WINTER and COLD DAYS also good for you.
Me
Fried egg easy and quick and I love them it’s one I of the easyiest meals to make ever
jessie
The chicken noodle soup looks so good!!!
Amelia
Spaghetti, a tin of tomato, and cheese can do wonders. Just cook the spaghetti, meanwhile heat the tomato in a saucepan with a teaspoon of sugar, salt and pepper, and spag bog herbs. Chuck on a plate/bowl and top with grated cheese. The best! And only two main ingredients, which can both be kept in the cupboard in multiples indefinitely.
sharon
We like breakfast for dinner…pancakes, hashbrowns, eggs. Also easy to chop up some potatoes and fry them up with sausages and eggs or make it into a frittata with greens. When we make chili, the next night we make a box of KD and then mix the leftover chili with it, so good. I could also see chili being tasty on toast.
Deborah Sarchet
Thursday night is clean the fridge night ( Friday is trash pick up ). Any leftovers or soon-to-go-bad produce get made into soup, casserole, frittata, or hearty salad. Since I just went through the fridge, I know what groceries to buy on Friday. Less waste and more efficient shopping since I started doing this.
Aimee @ Whispers of Worth
Ten of the 12 are our go-to easy meals:) Tacos is a weekly item, as well.
Cindy Miner
I made a really great soup with Ramen chicken flavored and added garbanzo beans, a packet of cheese from a mac and cheese box and a can of chicken and corn. That was Fridays dinner. Saturdays lunch was leftover soup with leftover hamburger from Thursdays meal with added green beans and 2 cans of chicken noodle soup. It tasted great and it all got used up.
Jessica Fisher
Sounds like a great mix!
livi2006
These really helped THANK YOU soooooo much.i love the Nacho appatizer meal
Jessica Fisher
Yay!