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Simple "use it up" Pantry Meal Ideas

Instead of just a single recipe today, you're going to get an actual blog post :)

AND you should get tapping the heart for this one, because I'm delaying my long run to give you all this information! (Don't worry, I'm still going :) Just a quick delay!)


I like a very minimal home and pantry if you haven't noticed by now! My pantry is small so when it starts to fill up I think it looks messy and chaotic, and truthfully it bothers me. I find a lot of joy in making pantry meals because it feels good to use what we have so nothing goes to waste! About once every 6 weeks I "challenge" myself to use up open items or things we haven't been using in some way to make a few meals that we'll love.


Check out my video sharing all of these recipes: https://youtu.be/mUzILZj3X60




Here's what I came up with that I'm sharing today:


-Creamy Corn Potato Chowder

-Oil Free Italian Dressing

-Creamy Red Lentil Soup

-One pot "spaghetti os"


CREAMY CORN CHOWDER SOUP:


Ingredients:

-5 medium russet potatoes (peeled and cubed)

-2 cans corn (drained)

-2 cups milk (I used a coconut almond blend and it made the soup so creamy!)

-4 cups homemade veggie broth

-1 tsp salt

-1 tsp paprika

-1 onion chopped


*Add onion to your dutch oven, add a little veggie broth and sauté

Once translucent add in all other ingredients and bring to a boil

Boil for 12 minutes or until your potatoes are tender

I added about 1/2 of my soup to my high speed blender and made creamy than added it back to the rest of the soup so my soup was a super creamy and thick but still had chunks of corn and potatoes


10/10 recommend!!



CREAMY RED LENTIL SOUP:


ingredients:


-1 cup dry red lentils

-1 onion chopped

-1 green bell pepper chopped

-1/2 tsp salt

-1/2 tsp chayenne

-1/2 tsp cumin

-4 cups veggie broth

-2 cups water


*Add onion and peppers to your dutch oven, sauté with veggie broth until onion is translucent

Add in all other ingredients and bring to a boil, cook for about 12 minutes than add your soup to a high speed blender and blend on the soup setting for 60 seconds until creamy and smooth



OIL FREE ITALIAN DRESSING:



Ingredients:

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar *can substitute for red wine or white

3 tbsp Italian seasoning

3 tbsp stone ground mustard

1/2 tsp salt


*Add all ingredients to a recycled jar, add the lid and shake well! I used this dressing on top of quinoa and brown rice with a side of veggies




ONE POT SPAGHETTI O's:


Ingredients:

-1 can chickpeas

-10 oz pasta (any type!)

-3 tbsp tomato paste

-3 tbsp dried onion

-1 tbsp garlic powder

-1 cup crushed tomatoes

-4 cups water or veggie both

-1/2 tsp salt


*Add all ingredients to your dutch oven, bring to a boil and cook pasta per the box instructions

Once pasta is tender, I like to turn off the heat and let the dish sit for about 5-10 minutes to cool but also to let the sauce thicken a bit



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