Emergency Cupboard Food Recipes

westcoastscot

lentil pie - tasty and filling.
about 8 oz lentils and a couple of onions cooked until mushy in stock (home made or otherwise, but home made is really tasty).
Leave to go cold (will really thicken up) and make a pie with pastry of choice. Really filling and lovely with mashed potatoes, veggies and gravy.
Nice hot or cold, as it firms up again for travelling in packed lunches
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westcoastscot

our fav soup
bit of bacon cut into bits if you have it (or tinned ham or smoked sausage)
1 onion, 2 tins chopped toms, 8 oz water plus stock cube. Garlic (either real or lazy), tin of chick peas drained. Cook together for about 30 mins, then add basil and serve - very thick and hearty
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westcoastscot

Thick pea and mint soup
8 oz of green split peas, 3 pints water, 2 onions, 2 stock cubes, handful of mint fresh or dried.
Cook together until well done and thick - blend if possible.
Lovely!

You can tell I live in Scotland can't you????:rotfl:
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westlothianlass

Corned beef pie.
Tin of corned beef mashed/cut up in a casserole dish,
add a tin of beans,
and some instant mash or sliced tinned potatoes and heat through (rather good with a good dollop of brown sauce:D).
Chilli wraps.
Just bought some El Paso tinnned chilli today to go with long life wraps and some micro rice (which can also be heated in a pan)was thinking I could also add some tinned green beans or mushrooms to the wraps.
Baked Beans Curry.
Tin of tom's, tin of baked beans, bit of chilli, mustard, garam masala, garlic paste. Cook the spices for a few mins, then add tom's and reduce them for a bit, then add baked beans.


I had never thought about roasting tinned ham, ty:T.

westlothianlass

Pilchard pie or fish cakes.
Can of pilchards or sardines (depending on where you live:D).
Some instant mash or tinned potatoes.
Breadcrumbs, some chopped parsley, some mixed herbs, worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper.
Either mix it all together in a dish and brown in the oven or
make into cakes with floured hands and fry until browned.

Rummer

I have been making notes of all the ideas on this thread that my family would enjoy and have popped them in a notebook so that if there is a power cut or even if I am just in the house I can refer to them. Thank you for the great ideas