New Recipes I recently discovered
Can of green beans preferably French style, beef (chicken or shrimp) ramen seasoning, can of black beans or white beans, Heinz harissa aioli sauce, mix together in pan, can of sweet corn, diced up / pan fried spam, bologna, or sausage. (The Harissa Aioli sauce and seasoning will closely mimic the taste of salsa and Mexican street corn) plus you can also put this on top of some instant mashed potatoes (buttered or garlic style) OR you can put it on top of some rice cakes (tomato basil, lightly salted, or buttermilk ranch flavored)
Cream of chicken can of chickpeas aka garbanzo beans, ramen seasoning and dill (or basil), pepper, pan fried sausage or spam or some simple ground beef. (cook together and place this on some garlic bread or sour dough bread)
Barbecued hot dogs, spam or sausage served with instant mashed potatoes (put the barbecued meat on top)
Hobo style King Fish (Some canned salmon, fish sticks, fish nuggets, or filets of fish), grill or pan fry the fish, salt, lemon pepper or old bay seasoning, herb and garlic marinade, can of Cajun okra / tomatoes, can of tomatoes, dill or basil or rosemary, cook all together, and serve with some canned biscuits or buttered toast.
Poorman’s oyster Rockenfeller’s = Tins of Dollar tree or Dollar general oysters, drain juices, add creole seasoning or old bay seasoning, lemon juice or lemon pepper seasoning, garlic powder, a bit of shredded cheese (preferably parmesan), some melted butter, parsley, thyme, rosemary, basil or dill, and top with Louisiana hot sauce and cook ( I put everything in a bowl and put it in the microwave or pan ) + serve on top of saltine crackers, rice cakes, blue corn tortilla chips, white or brown rice , black bean tortilla chips, or your choice of ritz crackers.
PB&J with bananas, apple slices, or dates inside
PB& Caramel Sandwich with chocolate bar pieces, brownie bark chips, or pretzel sticks inside
Dollar tree Gumbo = Cans of chicken, dollar tree sausage or hot dogs, brown or white rice, can of spinach or green beans, optional can of carrots, Cajun gumbo base or instant gravy mix (if using the gravy spice it with old bay seasoning or creole seasoning plus some dill, basil, parsley, cilantro, or dill) + Serve with Canned buttermilk biscuits or English style muffins ) buttered and toasted ) + ( Of budget allows add shrimp )
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