What are some of your pantry/shopping list staples?

Mrs50%

I've been slacking on gorcery shopping and we're due for a big trip soon.

So I'd like to pick your brains on what are some of your staples or grocery shopping "wins". For example.. I LOVE TJ's frozen avocados. And their frozen cubes of chopped basil and cilantro. They're so convenient and total time savers.

What are some of yours?

JD 2 B

I'm a fan of grilled chicken strips (either the refrigerated Oscar Mayer or the frozen tyson). They are awsome to toss together quick wrap or add to pasta etc for quick protein

LuckyYoungBride

From Trader Joes: Frozen edamame, rice stuffed red bell peppers, prechopped onions and peppers, different kinds of hummus and crackers, wheat pizza dough, organic PB, single serving microwavable brown rice bowls.

zeesbride

Quinoa

Black beans

Brown rice bowls ( two cups)

whole wheat spaghtetti

Pasta sauce

canned pineapple

chickpeas

kidney beans

Fiber one cereal 

ETA: salsa and whole wheat pizza dough 

 

these things are always in my pantry for quick meals/snacks 

laurapalmer

Almost all of my lunches and dinners consist of some variation of these ingredients:

low sodium black beans

bell peppers

avocado

quinoa

baby spinach

pumpkin seeds (great for wraps and salads)

roll up wrap (flax seed wrap w/ omega-3)

whole wheat pitas

TJ's pizza sauce

fresh basil?

salsa?

?

Wan-naBe

my list is pretty basic, since i've been making a conscious effort to make as many things from scratch as possible these days.

flour - bread and all-purpose

sugar - granulated, brown, and powdered

eggs

yeast

chocolate chips

butter

and there's always boneless/skinless chicken breasts, pork tenderloin, and ground sirloin in the freezer, cans of black beans and salsa for the teen, and a ham steak in the fridge for the bean. 

NorCalMrs.

Buying a whole chicken will get you about 4 meals.  We roast the chicken with potatoes and onions the first night, second night is the dark meat legs simmered in bbq sauce and we have the bbq sandwiches with french fries or something, then I use the other chicken breast chopped up to make chicken curry sandwiches or something similar.  So I would say a whole chicken is a staple for us some weeks.  Basically turkey or chicken are my staples.  I can't make much without them and I don't eat red meat.

nabum

chicken

fish on sale if it looks good

ground turkey

beef if it's on sale & looks good

veggies: lettuce, onion, tomato, zucchini, red peppers, jalapeno, broccoli, nectarines, plums, oranges, apples, etc depending on what is in season

sandwich thins

deli chicken

tortillas

r/f sour cream, shredded cheese, & laughing cow

eggs/yogurt

brown rice

 I'm pretty boring & tend to stick to fresh meats & produce and build meals from there.

10YearsTogether

Ditto everyone else. 

 Signed,

Lazy With No Brainpower Left For The Day

yeahimcat

Chicken tenderloins, ground beef, top sirloin steaks, fresh corn on the cob, potatoes, cheese ... I pretty much only cook comfort foods.