Hello and Welcome to Lesson 6 of
Our Free "Meal Planning 101" eCourse

Hello, and welcome to your sixth lesson!  This week, we’re talking about pantry meals; meals to have handy for when supplies are low and you just can’t get out to the grocery store. 

Lesson Six;  Stocking Up "Just In Case"
 

There will be times when you can’t get out on your planned shopping day.  Times like these will make you happy you have some fast pantry/freezer meals handy.

Some examples of freezer and pantry meals I keep on hand: 

• Frozen pizza - cheese only for the kids and something fun for hubby and I. 
   
• Frozen lasagna - yes store bought I admit it.  Most of the family likes this though so it's nice to have on hand.  I serve it with bread from the bread maker.
   
• Frozen spaghetti casserole - this I make myself with leftovers from spaghetti night.  The extra noodles are mixed with the extra sauce (best to have the mixture quite saucy), put into a freezer-to-oven safe casserole dish, and topped with grated mozzarella or cheddar cheese.  Takes about 45+ minutes at 350 degrees to reheat in the oven.  I serve this with frozen garlic bread.
   
• Tuna melts & vegetable soup - I thaw some buns (usually hamburger buns) and on each half, top with tuna salad and grated cheese.  Put in the oven at 350 degrees until the cheese is melted.  Vegetable soup is the ABC kind from the can - the kids like to make words with the letters :)
   
• Tomato soup and grilled cheese - a stand by from childhood.  Pretty self explanatory but remember you can dress up your grilled cheese by using fancy bread too. 

Vegetable dishes are another story and are based on what veggies are in the freezer - you can even make them into soup by cooking them and adding them to thickened milk (or plain chicken stock).  Whiz in the blender for creamy soup - spice accordingly.

Crystal

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