Why do I have so many canned green beans in my pantry 🤔Apparently I thought it was a good idea to stock up on an item we barely use when it's canned. 🤣 A couple of ideas is to: 1) Add to a minestrone or veggie soup 2) Make a mixed bean salad 3) Included them in a chicken pot pie or cottage pie 4) Green beans(drained) & homemade marinara sauce - I tend to simmer covered for awhile for the beans to absorb the flavor of the sauce, serve as a side 5) Green beans, potatoes with ham or cooked sausage (polish/kielbasa) in a crockpot, can also add cabbage, onions, tomato paste, herbs to your liking 6) Warm up the canned green beans in it's liquid, then drain & add 1 teaspoon of butter or bacon drippings, 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese (or more) , and a pinch of dried thyme (or other dried herbs) or more to your liking and give is mix can also add a pinch of garlic powder 7) Southern style recipe - 4 cans green beans, drained - 1 can mushroom pieces, drained - 1/2 onion, minced - 3 T Butter - 2 T brown sugar - Salt and pepper to taste - Add all ingredients to a slow cooker on low for 4 hours. Stir and serve.
Sometimes I end up with things that are on sale and I just can't pass up the offer! lol Everyone always has great ideas to try that I haven't tried before ;) Thanks for all of these great options to try! :D
Pork tenderloin IS the best meat for pulled pork. In the bottom of a crockpot goes 1 c chicken stock, 1 t dehydrated minced onion and 1/2 t minced dehydrated garlic. NOW - cut the tenderloin into 1” slices. Cook on low 7 hours. Perfect. Save any juices for stock or making gravy
Use your crockpot, in bottom add chicken breast, can of drained green beans, can of cream of chicken (don't have any make some from a rue) then add box of stuffing on top. Of course season your chicken and green beans. It's so good. You can google the ingredient's and a more detailed recipe will come up. Also for our home canned green beans we have bacon grease, season salt, pepper, and make sure you drain most of the water before you cook.
Probably when you were measuring your pancake mix for your muffins you had more in your recipe than it called for. I usually weigh my dry ingredients because it's so so easy to over measure. Just soak em in milk and eat with a spoon. yummy. You're doing a great job!
I just discovered your videos and I think they are great. The only thing is, I swear we have the same voice. I listen to videos while I'm puttering in the kitchen and it's like I'm listening to myself from the future 😅
An other great week of pantry meals. I've never eaten canned green beans but cooked green beans are great with a little EVOO and salt. Maybe a few thinly sliced onions too. Cold as salad is favourite.
Same as another comment- I use bacon grease to cook green beans as well, and with some caramelized onions. Even if you just cook it up with some garlic it helps!
for canned green beans we do what is called loaded green beans. I do 2 cans 1 drained one not 1 beef bouillon cube, onion and garlic powder, soy sauce 2-3 take out packets or few table spoons whatever looks good and 1 table spoon of brown sugar. let it sinner until almost all the liquid is gone. They are so good. You can also add bacon or ham but we skip that and just stick with all the pantry items.
We add a little bit of bacon grease, or ham hock, a little bit of sugar and some onions. And cook the green beans for a real long time. Or if you have the time, use the crock pot.
canned green beans, saute onion and garlic, when soften add beans till warmed through then add cheese on top let melt coved off burner. can also add chopped or sliced almonds.
I’m impressed with your pantry/freezer challenges. Your $21 ones are great too. I’d love to see you combine the too to see how far you go with everything. Love your channel. Blessings.
When I cook canned green beans I first melt some bacon fat, then dump the drained green beens in and also a can of chicken broth, and season with Goya Adobo. Delish!
I enjoy the videos. The challenges you face in providing meals for your family while not going to the store. I would be interested in seeing how long you can keep up the challenge.
Hi Helen :) I'm so happy that you are enjoying the videos! Things should get harder next month...we are already missing cheeses and fresh milk! Being challenged can make things interesting though!
Omg! Pancake muffins from me! Love that you tried them. Another great week of recipes. You are endlessly creative with your cooking. I have been working on finishing my February meal plan and I know I can’t do it without the grocery store but hoping to stay under budget a bit. Can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeve for next month.
Pancake muffins were great! So easy to make :) I loved the suggestion! I'm hoping to squeeze through February with just some cream...I think I can make it! :D
Have you ever tried making galic confit? I find it so handy. When I need garlic in a recipe, I can just toss in a spoonful of that and stir it in. The oil is also delicious to cook with. It freezes beautifully, too.
I haven't. I sometimes buy a minced garlic and ginger paste that I use a lot that is very handy! i could blend a bunch of my garlic up to keep on hand :D
I was away most of January and didn't get to do pantry challenge this year. :( But I'm still trying to do at least 2 meals each week with pantry stuff, so I can clear a little out. I add just butter, salt and lemon pepper to green beans sometimes. I really like the trader joe's lemon pepper that has dehydrated lemon peel and peppercorns and has a grinder on it.
Great meals this week, Jessica! I especially like the crispy mayo chicken. That looked really good! I looked up your rice flour on Pinterest last week, as i was curious. It explained the difference between the two and what you use them for. One of them could be used to make pizza crust. I thought it would be a great option for a pantry challenge!
I add the seasoning to the mayo when coating chicken. I always use all the mayo but there is often panko crumbs and the seasoning.left. Adding the seasoning to the mayo ensures I get it all. I also add it to the egg when I use egg and crumbs.
When you made that vegetable soup, did you drain the liquid out of all your canned veggies? I would have put it all in the soup because that liquid had lots of nutrition. Thanks for the idea of lentils because I have bags of different kinds and tend to forget to use them. I didn't make it the month without shopping for two reasons: 1. Husband HAD to take advantage of a soda pop sale. 2. I had to take advantage of two stack 'em coupons to use at a store where I usually don't shop. I got some tremendous buys, though, and my overall spend for the month is GREAT. I'm ready for February.
Great tip! I don't think I included any canned veggies in the soup but sometimes I forget to just add all the liquid as well :) Sometimes those sales are just too good to pass up! It's better to buy when the prices are low!
That crispy mayo-soaked chicken dish looked mouthwatering! And so did the vegetable/beet soup, and the pulled pork dishes. I don’t get how your box of salad still looked so fresh. One of my biggest frustrations is when I buy salad greens, because for me they never last even 10 days! I don’t know what your secret is, but all of your produce seems to last so long. What is your secret? Anyway, enough of me whining, you are killing this pantry challenge! So entertaining!
Some of the produce I use is mine from the garden so they are as fresh as can be when I got them and they last a really long time in the fridge actually! My carrots from last season are still doing really well in the fridge. I agree with KatV, it really depends on how fresh it is when you get it. Salad greens fresh from my garden will easily last over a month (often two!) in the fridge but sometimes from the store it's barely a week and things start to look rough :( I was happy that salad mix was in such good shape!
Everything looked yummy. I quite often coat chicken in mayo and cover with Parmesan. It is pretty good. If you have any left over cranberries you could make into sauce then there is an ocean spray recipe online for chocolate cranberry fudge cake. It is also on the back of a can of ocean spray cranberries. I made it without the icing and it was pretty good. It was a bit flat because my cake pan was 9” instead of 8” but it was almost more like a brownie. Might be interesting for a dessert or treat
I don’t want your readers to think that they can’t use pork tenderloin shed it. That’s the only meat I use and it shreds perfectly. You just have to cook it on low for a long time and put a little acid in it. I use oranges. It’s a perfectly good meat to shred.
Wait where did the new can of tamarind chili come from??? Is that the same one you used in the shrimp thingy? Sorry to hear you aren't feeling well again! You can not catch a break this cold season!
I was wondering if someone would catch that! I thought to myself "didn't I use this up??" but I found the other half of a jar in the fridge ;) I'll have to start by using up the rest of the first one first!
LOL I remember the days when you couldn't binge watch an entire season in two days! You'll have to rewatch last year's Pantry Challenge! :P @@ashalacarte
@JessicaWanders I am pretty sure I have watched almost all your videos at least twice but I may have to do that. I literally binged the entire series of Monk in 2 weeks because of the weather😂😂😂
First time watching you from the U.K. gosh, do you add sugar and salt to everything? My fav coleslaw is chopped cabbage (red and white), fennel, red onion as a basic slaw, mixed with half and half mayo and natural Greek yoghurt. No extra salt (the mayo already ha# this) nor any sugar! I jazz it up by adding walnuts and raisins, or cheese and grapes on occasion. I have never ever added sugar to my soup either! I see lots of folks from the US also add salt to meals with cheese, which has tonnes of salt in already. Recommended no more than 6g a day for good health… I wonder what the national average is over the pond? You are entertaining to watch though! ❤
I do tend to like things on the sweet side but I wouldn't say I add very much salt hmm. Your coleslaw sounds great with walnuts and raisins! I make a nice carrot salad with raisins and mayo that sounds kind of similar. I'm not in the US but I do add some salt especially when I am cooking from scratch without prepared foods, as they don't have much salt in them. Certainly add salt to your own taste! :D
I think if you had cut your chicken in half lengthwise your chicken would stretch further and would not run the risk of getting overcooked on the outside and undercooked on the inside! This way you could have sliced one half up to put on top of your salad. Also, the other half could have been made into a chicken sandwich, with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, dill pickles, mayo and ketchup & mustard . Then roasted some potato wedges/ fries in oven. Also, if you had basted your chicken in ranch dressing or sprinkled ranch dressing mix over the mayo, then topped with shredded cheddar cheese and bake in oven, fried a couple pieces of bacon to crumble up on them after they come out of oven is really good. I just couldn’t get into the soup. You are too adventurous for my tastebuds. Lol I would have pickled the beets, just made lentil salad and cream of carrot & ginger soup. If you add water to the root beer it cuts the fizz in the soda( carbonation) which is why it is used in recipes. This tenderizes the pork or beef you are using while adding flavor. Plus, placing pork in frozen added in even more water reducing flavor and tenderizing process. Instead of adding in beef seasoning next time try liquid smoke and some onion cut into large pieces to be scooped out. Then you can add some bottled sauce to what meat was cooked in to stretch your sauce and give it more flavor. Then you can use it to make other things out of it: barbecue pizza, baste chicken in oven with( like cocoa cola chicken), pulled pork nachos or pulled pork over oven fries with this sauce drizzled over this, then topped with shredded cabbage or your slaw. Maybe if you had on hand enough different vegetables ( canned and fresh), made a copy cat version of the Olive Garden’s minestrone soup. I think you had a lot of what goes into it…just needed some red kidney beans, could have used some pasta out of boxed Mac & cheese( you do not need much, because it swells up and soaks up broth) so I cook my pasta then add to cooked soup as it is eaten. Also, if you put sauce over shredded pork after placing it on buns/ bread( at some barbecue places just plain whit bread… not toasted is served along side of pulled pork), instead of mixing all of it with sauce. Then you could have made pork carnitas out of test if you had some flour tortillas. Just some ideas on how to change things up and stretch them even more. Hope some ideas might help in months to come. As always love watching creativity in your kitchen! 😊
Great way to stretch it Nancy! So many great ideas! I might have to try another pork loin next month and use it a few different ways! Thanks for all the ideas :D
Pound hamburger with stove top stuffing mix……meatloaf with bbq sauce on top. Love to see what you do with those canned beans. Other than that, I’ve got nothing, but can’t wait to see what you come up with! ❤️💚💙🩷🧡🦋🦋🦋
Why do I have so many canned green beans in my pantry 🤔Apparently I thought it was a good idea to stock up on an item we barely use when it's canned. 🤣 A couple of ideas is to:
1) Add to a minestrone or veggie soup 2) Make a mixed bean salad 3) Included them in a chicken pot pie or cottage pie
4) Green beans(drained) & homemade marinara sauce - I tend to simmer covered for awhile for the beans to absorb the flavor of the sauce, serve as a side
5) Green beans, potatoes with ham or cooked sausage (polish/kielbasa) in a crockpot, can also add cabbage, onions, tomato paste, herbs to your liking
6) Warm up the canned green beans in it's liquid, then drain & add 1 teaspoon of butter or bacon drippings, 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese (or more) , and a pinch of dried thyme (or other dried herbs) or more to your liking and give is mix can also add a pinch of garlic powder
7) Southern style recipe - 4 cans green beans, drained - 1 can mushroom pieces, drained - 1/2 onion, minced - 3 T Butter - 2 T brown sugar - Salt and pepper to taste - Add all ingredients to a slow cooker on low for 4 hours. Stir and serve.
Sometimes I end up with things that are on sale and I just can't pass up the offer! lol Everyone always has great ideas to try that I haven't tried before ;) Thanks for all of these great options to try! :D
I love your pantry challenge videos, and also your $21 a week challenges! I'm impressed you've made it a month without going to the grocery store.
Hi Pered :D It's great having you here watching! I'm impressed that I made it too! I'm really craving fresh milk and cheeses!
Pork tenderloin IS the best meat for pulled pork. In the bottom of a crockpot goes 1 c chicken stock, 1 t dehydrated minced onion and 1/2 t minced dehydrated garlic. NOW - cut the tenderloin into 1” slices. Cook on low 7 hours. Perfect. Save any juices for stock or making gravy
Awesome! I'll have to try it that way some time :) Thanks for the suggestions!
GREENBEANS -- dump the whole can in a pot, throw in one beef boullion cube and a bunch of pepper, boil.
Thanks for the tip! Sounds easy peasy! :D
Use your crockpot, in bottom add chicken breast, can of drained green beans, can of cream of chicken (don't have any make some from a rue) then add box of stuffing on top. Of course season your chicken and green beans. It's so good. You can google the ingredient's and a more detailed recipe will come up. Also for our home canned green beans we have bacon grease, season salt, pepper, and make sure you drain most of the water before you cook.
Sounds like a great meal Phyllis! Thanks for sharing your idea :D
Probably when you were measuring your pancake mix for your muffins you had more in your recipe than it called for. I usually weigh my dry ingredients because it's so so easy to over measure. Just soak em in milk and eat with a spoon. yummy. You're doing a great job!
Great idea! I’ve never tried that 🤔
I just discovered your videos and I think they are great. The only thing is, I swear we have the same voice. I listen to videos while I'm puttering in the kitchen and it's like I'm listening to myself from the future 😅
I'm so glad you found the channel! That's a pretty cool thing! I don't think I've heard that before LOL
It's seriously spooky. Even the little giggle is the same.
@@leradoms 😂
I love green beans with garlic and butter.
Mmm Great idea Kim! I do have some garlic...lol
An other great week of pantry meals. I've never eaten canned green beans but cooked green beans are great with a little EVOO and salt. Maybe a few thinly sliced onions too. Cold as salad is favourite.
Sounds great! I'm so glad you're enjoying the series! Thanks for the ideas :D
Thanks for doing these no shop challenges. Gives me great ideas for the cold season.
You are so welcome! I enjoy doing the challenges and finding new ways to use what I have and stay home in the cold weather!
I think your channel is wonderful, gives me some ideas to do with things I have myself too. Keep up the great work
Thanks so much Linda! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos :D
Same as another comment- I use bacon grease to cook green beans as well, and with some caramelized onions. Even if you just cook it up with some garlic it helps!
Great tips! Thanks for adding :D
for canned green beans we do what is called loaded green beans. I do 2 cans 1 drained one not 1 beef bouillon cube, onion and garlic powder, soy sauce 2-3 take out packets or few table spoons whatever looks good and 1 table spoon of brown sugar. let it sinner until almost all the liquid is gone. They are so good. You can also add bacon or ham but we skip that and just stick with all the pantry items.
That sounds great! Thanks for sharing Chelsie. That could easily turn into a whole meal with some ham added, throw it on some rice!
We add a little bit of bacon grease, or ham hock, a little bit of sugar and some onions. And cook the green beans for a real long time. Or if you have the time, use the crock pot.
Great tip! Thanks for the suggestion Bonita! :D
Jessica, I forgot "Garlic". 😋
If you add the blueberries to the dry mix before the liquid it might help.
Maybe! I usually add them frozen but didn't want to add too much wetness to it. Thanks for the idea Bev :)
canned green beans, saute onion and garlic, when soften add beans till warmed through then add cheese on top let melt coved off burner. can also add chopped or sliced almonds.
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing :)
Great week of cooking!
Thank you! :D
How about some chocolate pancakes with mint syrup, or mint chocolate brownies, or use it for ice cream topping
Those all sounds like yummy ideas! :D
I’m impressed with your pantry/freezer challenges. Your $21 ones are great too. I’d love to see you combine the too to see how far you go with everything. Love your channel. Blessings.
Thank you Linda! It makes it so much easier having such great suggestions from everyone :D A combo challenge would be interesting!
When I cook canned green beans I first melt some bacon fat, then dump the drained green beens in and also a can of chicken broth, and season with Goya Adobo. Delish!
Sounds wonderful! I'm not familiar with Goya Adobo but I'll keep my eye out for it! :D
I enjoy the videos. The challenges you face in providing meals for your family while not going to the store. I would be interested in seeing how long you can keep up the challenge.
Hi Helen :) I'm so happy that you are enjoying the videos! Things should get harder next month...we are already missing cheeses and fresh milk! Being challenged can make things interesting though!
you have made me rethink how to use different food ty feel better
That's great Deb and Thank you!
I love all of your challenges and videos!!! Been watching for 2 years. Keep up the awesome work!!!!
Glad you like them! It's great to have you watching Caroline :D
Yummy.
Beet slices are one of my favourite sandwich fillings 😊
Hi KatV :) I love pickled beets on sandwiches! :D
Omg! Pancake muffins from me! Love that you tried them. Another great week of recipes. You are endlessly creative with your cooking. I have been working on finishing my February meal plan and I know I can’t do it without the grocery store but hoping to stay under budget a bit. Can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeve for next month.
Pancake muffins were great! So easy to make :) I loved the suggestion! I'm hoping to squeeze through February with just some cream...I think I can make it! :D
Have you ever tried making galic confit? I find it so handy. When I need garlic in a recipe, I can just toss in a spoonful of that and stir it in. The oil is also delicious to cook with. It freezes beautifully, too.
I haven't. I sometimes buy a minced garlic and ginger paste that I use a lot that is very handy! i could blend a bunch of my garlic up to keep on hand :D
I was away most of January and didn't get to do pantry challenge this year. :( But I'm still trying to do at least 2 meals each week with pantry stuff, so I can clear a little out. I add just butter, salt and lemon pepper to green beans sometimes. I really like the trader joe's lemon pepper that has dehydrated lemon peel and peppercorns and has a grinder on it.
Hi Holditch! Any time is a great time to do a pantry challenge :D We don't have a Trader Joe's here but that lemon pepper sounds fabulous!
A bit of that beef broth liquid in the green beans would punch up their flavor nicely!
Aha! That would be an easy fix, eh?! Thanks for the tip :D
It all looked good, thank you! You are creative. Can try using the salad dressing as a marinade
I'm so glad you enjoyed the ideas :D Great suggestion for the marinade!
I made similar chicken....didn't have Panko so I used Stove Top stuffing crushed up. it was good!
Mmm that sounds good Jessica! i do have some more Stove Top to use up!
Great meals this week, Jessica! I especially like the crispy mayo chicken. That looked really good!
I looked up your rice flour on Pinterest last week, as i was curious. It explained the difference between the two and what you use them for. One of them could be used to make pizza crust. I thought it would be a great option for a pantry challenge!
The chicken turned out excellent! Ohhh pizza you say? I do like making pizza! I'll have to check it out! :D Thanks for the tip Rhonda!
Good morning.
Good morning! 😃
I add the seasoning to the mayo when coating chicken. I always use all the mayo but there is often panko crumbs and the seasoning.left. Adding the seasoning to the mayo ensures I get it all. I also add it to the egg when I use egg and crumbs.
That's a great idea Desiree! I will definitely try that next time :D
When you made that vegetable soup, did you drain the liquid out of all your canned veggies? I would have put it all in the soup because that liquid had lots of nutrition. Thanks for the idea of lentils because I have bags of different kinds and tend to forget to use them. I didn't make it the month without shopping for two reasons: 1. Husband HAD to take advantage of a soda pop sale. 2. I had to take advantage of two stack 'em coupons to use at a store where I usually don't shop. I got some tremendous buys, though, and my overall spend for the month is GREAT. I'm ready for February.
Great tip! I don't think I included any canned veggies in the soup but sometimes I forget to just add all the liquid as well :) Sometimes those sales are just too good to pass up! It's better to buy when the prices are low!
@@JessicaWanders When I said "canned" I meant the ones you had canned--your green beans, potatoes, and carrots!
That crispy mayo-soaked chicken dish looked mouthwatering! And so did the vegetable/beet soup, and the pulled pork dishes. I don’t get how your box of salad still looked so fresh. One of my biggest frustrations is when I buy salad greens, because for me they never last even 10 days! I don’t know what your secret is, but all of your produce seems to last so long. What is your secret? Anyway, enough of me whining, you are killing this pantry challenge! So entertaining!
It's how fresh the vegetables are when the store gets them. Some stores have quite old veg 😢
Some of the produce I use is mine from the garden so they are as fresh as can be when I got them and they last a really long time in the fridge actually! My carrots from last season are still doing really well in the fridge. I agree with KatV, it really depends on how fresh it is when you get it. Salad greens fresh from my garden will easily last over a month (often two!) in the fridge but sometimes from the store it's barely a week and things start to look rough :( I was happy that salad mix was in such good shape!
@@katv1195 Thanks for the reply! That must be the situation with my store!
@@JessicaWanders I guess I need to start growing my own garden! Maybe in my retirement! Your garden is amazing!
I add chicken boullion to can green beans
Yum! Thanks for the tip :)
Everything looked yummy. I quite often coat chicken in mayo and cover with Parmesan. It is pretty good. If you have any left over cranberries you could make into sauce then there is an ocean spray recipe online for chocolate cranberry fudge cake. It is also on the back of a can of ocean spray cranberries. I made it without the icing and it was pretty good. It was a bit flat because my cake pan was 9” instead of 8” but it was almost more like a brownie. Might be interesting for a dessert or treat
I think that Parmesan would have been great too! Ohhh that cake sounds wonderful...breakfast?? lol
We add leftover tortellini spinach and cheese noodles on salads
That sounds like it would be great too! I'll have to try other pasta type things in salads now! :D
If you have brown lentils to use up, make mujaddara!
I think I do have some brown lentils in the big pantry... thanks for the idea :D
Mayonnaise and corn chips on chicken are delicious.
Interesting! I can see that working! :D
You can revive your lettuce with some cold /ice water
Great tip :D
I don’t want your readers to think that they can’t use pork tenderloin shed it. That’s the only meat I use and it shreds perfectly. You just have to cook it on low for a long time and put a little acid in it. I use oranges. It’s a perfectly good meat to shred.
Thanks for sharing. I use tenderloin all the time and most of the time it shreds okay but other cuts can be easier is all I meant. Good info :)
Yep I use it all the time too. She didn't cook it long enough for the fibers to break down.
Wait where did the new can of tamarind chili come from??? Is that the same one you used in the shrimp thingy? Sorry to hear you aren't feeling well again! You can not catch a break this cold season!
I was wondering if someone would catch that! I thought to myself "didn't I use this up??" but I found the other half of a jar in the fridge ;) I'll have to start by using up the rest of the first one first!
I wonder if the pancake mix would make a nice beer batter to fry some fish?
Maybe! I don't have any fish to try that out at the moment but it would be worth giving it a try later!
Or maybe try it as a beer batter to make some onion rings🤷🏻♀️
Hmm good idea! 👍🏼
I can't figure out live chat cause I was sidetracked but to canned green beans I drain and use dried minced onions and worchestershire sauce.
That sounds nice! Thanks for sharing Ash!
@@JessicaWanders anytime! Now I have to wait a whole week again. This is worse than the days before DVR and streaming😂😂😂
LOL I remember the days when you couldn't binge watch an entire season in two days! You'll have to rewatch last year's Pantry Challenge! :P @@ashalacarte
@JessicaWanders I am pretty sure I have watched almost all your videos at least twice but I may have to do that. I literally binged the entire series of Monk in 2 weeks because of the weather😂😂😂
It's so great when you find a new series that has a ton of seasons!! It's the season on binge watching! Perfect weather for it :P
@@ashalacarte
First time watching you from the U.K. gosh, do you add sugar and salt to everything? My fav coleslaw is chopped cabbage (red and white), fennel, red onion as a basic slaw, mixed with half and half mayo and natural Greek yoghurt. No extra salt (the mayo already ha# this) nor any sugar! I jazz it up by adding walnuts and raisins, or cheese and grapes on occasion. I have never ever added sugar to my soup either! I see lots of folks from the US also add salt to meals with cheese, which has tonnes of salt in already. Recommended no more than 6g a day for good health… I wonder what the national average is over the pond? You are entertaining to watch though! ❤
I do tend to like things on the sweet side but I wouldn't say I add very much salt hmm. Your coleslaw sounds great with walnuts and raisins! I make a nice carrot salad with raisins and mayo that sounds kind of similar. I'm not in the US but I do add some salt especially when I am cooking from scratch without prepared foods, as they don't have much salt in them. Certainly add salt to your own taste! :D
Canadian cabbage tends to be more bitter
I think if you had cut your chicken in half lengthwise your chicken would stretch further and would not run the risk of getting overcooked on the outside and undercooked on the inside! This way you could have sliced one half up to put on top of your salad. Also, the other half could have been made into a chicken sandwich, with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, dill pickles, mayo and ketchup & mustard . Then roasted some potato wedges/ fries in oven. Also, if you had basted your chicken in ranch dressing or sprinkled ranch dressing mix over the mayo, then topped with shredded cheddar cheese and bake in oven, fried a couple pieces of bacon to crumble up on them after they come out of oven is really good. I just couldn’t get into the soup. You are too adventurous for my tastebuds. Lol I would have pickled the beets, just made lentil salad and cream of carrot & ginger soup. If you add water to the root beer it cuts the fizz in the soda( carbonation) which is why it is used in recipes. This tenderizes the pork or beef you are using while adding flavor. Plus, placing pork in frozen added in even more water reducing flavor and tenderizing process. Instead of adding in beef seasoning next time try liquid smoke and some onion cut into large pieces to be scooped out. Then you can add some bottled sauce to what meat was cooked in to stretch your sauce and give it more flavor. Then you can use it to make other things out of it: barbecue pizza, baste chicken in oven with( like cocoa cola chicken), pulled pork nachos or pulled pork over oven fries with this sauce drizzled over this, then topped with shredded cabbage or your slaw. Maybe if you had on hand enough different vegetables ( canned and fresh), made a copy cat version of the Olive Garden’s minestrone soup. I think you had a lot of what goes into it…just needed some red kidney beans, could have used some pasta out of boxed Mac & cheese( you do not need much, because it swells up and soaks up broth) so I cook my pasta then add to cooked soup as it is eaten. Also, if you put sauce over shredded pork after placing it on buns/ bread( at some barbecue places just plain whit bread… not toasted is served along side of pulled pork), instead of mixing all of it with sauce. Then you could have made pork carnitas out of test if you had some flour tortillas. Just some ideas on how to change things up and stretch them even more. Hope some ideas might help in months to come. As always love watching creativity in your kitchen! 😊
Great way to stretch it Nancy! So many great ideas! I might have to try another pork loin next month and use it a few different ways! Thanks for all the ideas :D
If they are dry, maybe bake less
Perhaps!
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Interesting thoughts...thanks for sharing.
Pound hamburger with stove top stuffing mix……meatloaf with bbq sauce on top. Love to see what you do with those canned beans. Other than that, I’ve got nothing, but can’t wait to see what you come up with! ❤️💚💙🩷🧡🦋🦋🦋
Yes! Meatloaf in February I think :D