What's In My... Pantry

Today I'm joining Ashley and Adrienne for What's In My... Pantry!

I have to say that I'm more fully stocked than I've ever been since being in lockdown, mostly because I want to make as few trips to the grocery store as humanly possible! I didn't cook nearly as much before this pandemic started because frankly, I don't enjoy it very much. I also don't really know how to cook? I follow recipes I find online, and I hate it when I'm trying to follow a recipe and I'm missing *just one (key) ingredient* which happens more often than I like to admit! (And then I wind up eating a microwave meal or takeout and feeling pretty blah about cooking...again). But the times demanded that I change my ways, so I tried to get everything I could possibly need. And for one person, this list is quite extensive! 

So, a few things to note:

• I live alone, so this is really all just for me. 

• Like I said before I don't really know how to cook, and I eat a LOT of pasta.

• I don't have a walk-in pantry or even one closet- I use 3 kitchen cabinets. One for staples, one for overflow, and one for coffee/baking goods (and another small one for spices, but I didn't include those here). So that's how I'm breaking it up. 

Having said all of that, here’s the list!

Staples:

• Pasta (currently 10 boxes... don't judge me!)
• Boil-in-a-bag box of rice and a packet of Lipton Rice Sides
• Canned chicken (best to be prepared for anything!) (2)  and tuna fish (3)
• Beans- black, red kidney, pinto, chick peas (those are kinda like beans right?) and lentils
• Butter non-stick cooking spray (2)
• Chicken and vegetable broth (2x)
• Cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups (for casseroles)
• Heat- Hot sauce, diced green chilis, diced tomatoes with jalapeños, and whole red fire-roasted peppers
• Turkey gravy
• Hamburger and Tuna Helper (everyone needs help sometimes!)
• Ramen
• Instant potatoes
• Tomato soup (2)
• Grape jelly (peanut butter is opened and in the fridge)
• Bread crumbs
• 4 packets of Ranch dressing
• Kraft Mac n Cheese (2 boxes)*
• Chef Boyardee Mini Ravioli (1)*
• Nutella and Go snack

Overflow:

• The rest of the pasta
• The other 2 broths
• Canned veggies - corn (3), peas (2), and tomatoes (diced and crushed, 2 of ea)
• More bread crumbs
• Cereal- Honey Nut Cheerios and Cocoa Krispies :)
• Oreos (2)
• Gatorade, Coke, and Water... not sure why these are here actually!
• Stove Top Stuffing*
• Micro meals (3)
• Hormel Chili with Beans 
• Tomato Sauce (2 jars)
• Extra condiments- ketchup, grated parm cheese, steak sauce 

Coffee Bar/Baking Goods:

• All purpose white flour
• Baking soda and baking powder
• Chocolate chips
• Cocoa
• Evaporated and condensed milk (1 ea)
• Hot chocolate, tea, and coffee (and back-up coffee)
• Coffee machine filters
• White, light brown, and confectioner's sugar
• Stainless pastry bag
• Extra mugs

Those with an asterisk annotate my ultimate "comfort foods." You may notice I don't have many sweets. I LOVE salty snacks. Not pictured is the variety box of 46 (small) bags of chips from Amazon that are on the way!

What's in your pantry? 

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