PANTRY CLEAN OUT MEALS | WHAT'S FOR DINNER ON A BUDGET | THE SIMPLIFIED SAVER

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Hey guys! In today's video I am sharing with you what I cooked for my family throughout the week while trying to use up what I had in my pantry, fridge and freezer. I like to do these pantry cleanout challenges at least 1 time a month to help save money on meals. It's fun and challenging and usually comes out with some tasty meals! I hope yall enjoy! All video details are listed below.

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CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
2 cans of chicken, drained
2 cans of green chiles
16 oz sour cream
flour tortillas
-mix together chicken, chiles and sour cream in a bowl. place 1-2 spoonfuls into a flour tortilla and roll up. place into a greased 9x13 casserole dish and top with shredded cheese with the dish is full. bake at 350 for 20 minutes and top with pico, guacamole and lime

PIZZA TOAST
8-10 frozen garlic bread slices
marinara sauce
mozzarella shredded cheese
-spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray and place the frozen bread down. put one spoonful of sauce on each slice and top with cheese. bake in the oven according to the package instructions and enjoy.

BEER BREAD
use one package of beer bread with 1 12 oz beer and a handful of shredded cheese and bake according to package instructions. I bought mine at trader joes.

BANANA BREA
I bought this package at trader joes and added 2 old bananas in with the bread mix. prepare according to instructions and bake.

[melh]

FYI (trying to be helpful and not a Karen but) You should not try storing open metal cans in the refrigerator, because the iron and the tin can seep into the foods and taint the flavour and in some cases cause negative health effects. Keeping open cans in the fridge is especially dangerous if the food is quite acidic, such as fruit and tomatoes. ❤️ just be careful with that :)

[Christina-kmts]

Great tips! My family is vegetarian but can still find so much inspiration in this video. Thank you!

[tammymilner]

You being real is really appreciated. Shows you're a strong person and truly care about the really important things in life like family, friends, etc.

[waterstreeter]

Welcome back!!! Please don't worry about how you look! You look just fine!!! Real life is infinitely preferable to pretense!!! We tune in to your channel for what you show, not how you look. Not that there is anything wrong with how you look! I'll take substance over symbolism any day!!! I've been trying to empty my cabinets of all of the foodstuffs I have left in them so I don't find stuff in them from 20 years ago like I did the first time I reorganized them! Almost there! Nearly no canned goods or leftover pasta! Love banana bread!!! I may try TJ's mix but I do make a good recipe from scratch and make sandwiches of them. Banana frosting and sliced bananas between two slices about as thick as a slice of bread. As always my absolute very very best to you and yours!!!! Take care!

[donnavincent]

Everyone everywhere is feeling the effects of inflation. Food gas heating oil. It's bringing us all back to to basics and what's really important. Thanks for sharing with us Abby. We all appreciate what you do. I know we will all get through this together. God bless.

[stacyrussell]

My kids love garlic bread pizzas. Any extra sauce usually gets put into a sandwich or quart sized zippy bag & put in the freezer. Lay it as flat as you can get it so it thaws out quicker.

[bryanstein]

You look great your little popsicle helper is awesome.

[robino]

My freezer is stuffed right now, and I need to use things up too. I always love seeing what you make!

[checklistmama]

I love shelf cooking! It’s fun to see the creative meals people come up with. Great video! Now I’m inspired to see whats in my pantry 😁

[Blessedgal_]

I've missed you. 💜💜 Girl please you look just fine. Everything looked so delicious! 😌

[gingergolden]

For anyone trying to make the banana bread a little healthier, the bananas can actually replace the oil in most baked good recipes (or applesauce or pumpkin puree 1:1 ratio)! Looks great

[cleanwithniki]

Wow I love this videos! It’s so important to try to finish everything you stock at home. Thanks for the inspiration! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[mdketzer]

They all looked so good. I made sour cream chicken enchiladas last week but I put green enchilada sauce on top! I make them different every time depending on what I have on hand!

[RAM-ebte]

Thanks for sharing! We enjoy easy pantry meals around here!

[a.r.]

Exactly what I needed this week! It’s Spring Break so I’m off work and in dire need of a pantry clean out! Thanks for the motivation!

[joycetheobald]

You've saved me many times on dinner ideas! I have a silly one to share since your kiddos are little, I used to grab two boxes of Mac n Cheese and a few hot dogs or cheddar brauts, slice them up and mix them in with the cooked mac n cheese. We called it "Butthole Casserole". My kids used to avoid the ends of hotdogs because they said they looked like buttholes. We still laugh about that one. Lol 😆

[carolinemartin]

🥰 looked yummy! Gave me some inspiration for our shelf cooking week!

[bellaTaylor]

I watch you from Ontario Canada and just want to say thankyou, your amazing! God bless you and your precious family 💗

[amberhotrum]

I love watching your videos and getting inspiration and new ideas! Thank you some much 😉❤️

[SaltyBuzzard]

Personally, at the moment, I wouldn’t even think of cleaning out my pantry.. there’s no guarantee of what (or IF) you can find when you go to the store right now 🥴 shelf stable products are staying on-hand! Thanks for the video tho 🥰