Feed two for a month on what I have in

Silver_Queen

Hi all,

It's been a long time since I ventured into this part of MSE! My circumstances have not required it in the past two years but things have changed.

I am challenging myself to feed myself and one other person on what I have in the cupboards/fridge for as long as possible.

I know that there's a lot of tips and tricks but we are both relatively time-poor and value convenience due to our lifestyles and so I'm unlikely to be able to make use of the most MSE trips like making soups and stocks etc.

The contents of my fridge/cupboard etc:

Meat

• 1kg chicken legs
• 454g pork sausages
• 500g beef mince

Fresh Fruit/Veg

• 2.5kg Potatoes (do these count as a fruit or veg?!)
• 500g leeks
• 2 lemons
• 6 bananas
• 1kg carrots
• 1kg onions
• 600g courgettes
• 100g mixed salad
• 2 aubergines
• 750g parsnips
• 170g mushrooms
• 1 red pepper

Frozen

• 1kg peas
• 1kg frozen spinach
• 1kg frozen chunky mixed veg
• 690g frozen sweetcorn
• 10 frozen fish fingers
• 1kg oven chips
• 8 mini twister ice creams

Fridge

• 500g buttery spread
• 2 pints milk
• 12 eggs
• 240g mature cheddar
• 80g parmesan
• 150g mozzarella
• 4 yoghurts

Cupboards

• 2 cans chopped tomatoes
• 500g plain white flour
• 6 x 415g baked beans
• 500g tagliatelle
• 500g penne
• 1kg caster sugar
• 190g green pesto jar
• 500g risotto rice
• 1kg jasmine rice
• 500g couscous
• 6 pitta breads
• 1 brown bread loaf
• 500ml coconut milk
• 500g kidney beans (I think - large can)
• 1 fajita spice mix pack
• 500ml olive oil
• 250ml balsamic vinegar (ish)
• ketchup, mustard, mayo
• mixed herbs, chilli flakes
• chicken and beef stock cubes

That is absolutely every single thing that we have in our cupboards. Is it possible for us to go an entire month without doing an additional shop?

Silver_Queen

So far my ideas for meals are:

• Roast veg with couscous
• Wild mushroom risotto
• pasta bolognese
• chilli and rice
• sausages and mash
• spinach and pea tart
• chicken salad pittas
• roast chicken and potatoes
• leek and potato soup
• mushroom pasta and cheese
• pizza
• pesto pasta
• sausage meatballs with tomato sauce and tagliatelle
• dal
• chicken curry
• baba ghanoush

We will each need 2 meals a day as neither of us eat breakfast. We both work and intend to take packed lunches to work so at least one of the meals per day have to be portable.

RedFraggle

You have LOADS of food, think curries, think leftovers i.e make a chilli, turn the leftovers into spicy cottage pie.
Also look at expiry dates and what you need to use first.
Make recipes up, I do it all the time and it mostly works! Have a look on the grocery chalenge thread, lots of cheap meal ideas there.

Tink_04

Try and make some meals you can cook and freeze in portions if you are stuck for time! Home made ready meals and nothing is wasted!