Meal Options From Pantry 'Cause I Hate Shopping

More so than wanting to keep our food and household budget low while eating good and healthy meals and keeping my home and our bodies relatively clean, I really hate shopping. I spent my day off Friday cleaning out a few closets, the refrigerator, freezer, and under sinks to do a light inventory of what we have on hand and see if I can stretch a true shop until next weekend. I did  a Target run, with a firm list, for some personal essentials like conditioner and deodorant, laundry soap, and dog food, but otherwise, we should be good at least another week to two on the home and body side. 

My attention went to the meal options.  Last week we really winged meals; leftover curry, frozen pizza, canned soup with a sandwich, that sort of thing. Our schedules were all so erratic, but we didn't get take out. I couldn't freeze one of the meals as the pan was too big and awkward so Million Dollar Casserole was Thursday night. I cooked the Shrimp Scampi dish from the meal prep night yesterday. I didn't trust how long shrimp would keep in the freezer. It seemed a nice treat for DH as I never cook shrimp. I don't eat shrimp so I just had some steamed vegetables over a bit of the whole wheat spaghetti.There are three other meals frozen, crock pot chicken cacciatore, Italian Sausage stir fry, and spinach, mushroom, pesto lasagna. Other options from what we have on hand include:

• Ground Turkey Tacos or burritos with rice and beans
• Hot Hoagies with waffle fries
• Pork chops and mashed potatoes
• Tuna noodle hot dish with peas
• Meatballs and gravy over biscuits with sweet potato wedges
• Meatballs and sauce, rotini pasta
• Vegetable noodle soup with egg salad sandwich's

With the frozen three meals, that's ten options-enough to keep me from having to shop in an actual grocery store. On route from Target I stopped a Kwik Trip for milk, another loaf of bread, carrots, an onion, apples, and bananas. Having a C store with actual produce, bakery goods, and a decent dairy section is a terrific resource. I park, shop, pay, and am back on the road in five minutes-no exaggeration. I grabbed a box of cereal at Target for my daughter for those fast sprint mornings. There will be plenty of leftovers and stuff for sandwiches for lunches. I have pancake mix, oatmeal, eggs, and can whip up muffins for breakfasts. What might be on your menus in the coming week?