vegetarian pantry challenge

[Anonymous]

Help! I really need to eat down what is in my pantry (and freezer) and not buy new stuff. I can think of recipes in general but when it comes to putting something together I am hopeless. I have everything: beans, canned tomatoes and sauces, pastas, quinoa, onions, potatoes, eggs, cheese and some frozen veggies. Lots of cilantro. Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

Sauce with the canned tomatoes and onion and pasta.

Potato pancakes with the potato, onion and eggs.

Or, google

[Anonymous]

Thanks! I did google and found one good idea with beans, potato, and then you make a curry sauce, but I need to figure out a different flavor besides curry with the canned tomatoes because my kids won't eat that. Maybe some caramelized onions and mushrooms.

But you see what I mean? It's like idea, idea, blah, whatever. My brain just refuses to want to put these ingredients together.

[Anonymous]

I love this recipe. Maybe you have most of the ingredients on hand? http://www.bhg.com/recipe/beans/two-bean-tamale-pie/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love this recipe. Maybe you have most of the ingredients on hand? http://www.bhg.com/recipe/beans/two-bean-tamale-pie/

This looks really good and different!

[Anonymous]

breakfast quinoa:
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/recipe-finder/cooking-with-quinoa-00412000073996/page23.html

potato gratin:
http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/classic_potato_gratin.aspx

potato or pasta salad with cilantro pesto:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/fabulous-cilantro-pesto/

[Anonymous]

OP here, love that cilantro pesto! I'm going to try everything everyone has suggested so far. I knew I would get a fresh take on things here.

[Anonymous]

These are two of my favorite pantry recipes:

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/red-lentil-soup-recipe.html (red lentils, brown rice, stock, onion, spices, and it's awesome)

http://www.food.com/recipe/creamy-chickpea-and-tahini-casserole-56818 (my husband's favorite meal - rice, chickpeas, tahini, lemon, canned tomatoes - I usually leave out the onion).

Both of these are better leftover the next day. I usually make the soup the day before we plan to eat it. This one is also really good: http://www.budgetbytes.com/2014/01/vegetable-polenta-casserole/. You can sub in whatever veggies are around.