Whether you have power or not, grocery supply in the city is limited right now. We’re feeding the family with limited pantry items, some of us with a heat source such as a gas stove, and some of us just making do with no-cook meals. We’ve rounded up some suggestions and researched some recipe ideas for these Makeshift Pantry Recipes to help us get by until we can stock up at the store.
First, if you’re wondering how long your food can last in a power outage or what you might need to toss, please check out this informative chart about Food Safety During a Power Outage.
No-Cook Ideas:
- Overnight Oatmeal
- Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwiches
- Black Bean Salad
- Hummus
- Black Bean Hummus
- Tuna Salad
- Marinated White Beans & Olive Oil Toast
- Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
- Black Bean Taco Salad
- Canned Salmon Salad
- Sriracha Tuna Salad Wraps
- Smoothie Bowls
- Power Balls
- No-Bake Cocoa Oatmeal Cookies
Got canned veggies & beans?
- 7 Can Soup
- Spicy Bean Pantry Chili
- Easy Minestrone
- Carbonara Beans
- Microwave Shakshuka
- Burritos
- Cheesy Black Bean Nachos
- Black Bean Quesadilla
- Creamy Tomato Soup
- Chickpea Curry
- Lentil Sloppy Joes
Got pasta, rice, potatoes or oats?
- Creamy Mac and Cheese
- One Pot Dirty Rice
- Curry Fried Rice
- Stovetop Tuna Orzo Casserole with Broccoli
- Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe
- Saucy Garlic Chicken
- No-Boil Pasta Bake
- Potato Packets
- Potato Tacos
- Skillet Hash and Eggs
- Rockin’ Rice Pudding
- Oatmeal Pancakes
- Applesauce Waffles
Wondering what stores are open right now? Our friends at Do512 are keeping track of openings.
Do you have any recipe ideas to share? Feel free to send along ideas to [email protected] or tag @do512Family if you’re posting your creative meals on Instagram.
