Hello! Well last week before I went grocery shopping I decided to really take stock of what I have in my freezer, fridge and pantry and to buy as little as possible. I do have a teenage son at home so my as little as possible might look different than others. However I was able to clean out my veggie drawer and make a good dent in the freezer and still have delicious meals. I thought I'd share with you. I grocery shop on Sundays so for me the week starts then. I also need to state that I went to the final farmers' market on Saturday morning so I did have all of the weeks veggies ahead of time.
Sunday: Stromboli. I had extra prosciutto and various cheese in my deli/cheese drawer. I had picked up the lettuce and mushrooms at the final week of our indoor farmers' market. The tomato dipping sauce was made with canned tomatoes, spices and red wine vinegar -all pantry friendly.
Monday: Chorizo mac and cheese with pimentos and peas. I add package of chorizo in my freezer and my son loves this version of mac and cheese. All I had to buy was pimentos. I had everything else. At this point in time I cleaned out the cheese drawer. The brussel sprouts I picked up at the farmers' market and I have a bag of cranberries in the freezer. I throw a few cranberries in with the roasted veggies towards then end to give just a little pucker to the sweet veggies.
Tuesday: Weeknight Tandoori chicken, brown rice and roasted veggies. I love roasted veggies if you haven't guessed. The chicken is super simple. I dredge the thighs in an Indian spice mixture, saute them for a bit and then make a quick pan sauce with coconut milk and tomato puree. For this dinner I just had to buy the coconut milk.
Wednesday: Sausage Veggie Tomato Sauce over Pasta with Salad. I made a big batch of the sausage sauce in the fall and saved half of it. What a surprise to find it! I just had to heat it up, boil the pasta and make a quick salad with homemade vinaigrette.
Thursday: Salisbury Steak with Mashed Potatoes, Spinach and Mushrooms. My version of Salisbury Steak does use a can of French Onion Soup and I actually did have some in the pantry. So why not use it up, and my family likes this meal. Honestly I try not to use too many processed foods, but no one is perfect. I didn't have to buy anything extra for this meal.
Friday: Out to eat. My husband and I were alone so we thought we might as well enjoy a date night out.
How can you clean out your fridge/freezer/pantry?
As always with love from the Midwest,
Beth
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