We all know the recipe with the chicken baked with Italian dressing or the roast with onion soup mix. What's pantry/ recipe staple that you aren't proud of but you seem to keep around?
Pantry guilty pleasures
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Last: 5 yr ago by rooftop18403
I still like queso made with velveeta. Everyone loved it 15 years ago until the internet called it garbage.
Not even gonna lie...On weeknights when we're pinched for time I'll do instant mashed potatoes. They're pretty damn good too. We always have a couple packs in the pantry.
My last year in college, '08, a friend of mine had a dip recipe that was always a hit. He was so proud of it but got so pissed when he brought it to a party and then someone else brought the classis Velveeta. He said no matter what the dip is or how good it is it will always take second fiddle to Velveeta. Still true today but no one will admit it.Bruce Almighty said:
I still like queso made with velveeta. Everyone loved it 15 years ago until the internet called it garbage.
Velveeta and Rotel is cheap, easy, and delicious. Internet food snobbery be damned.Bruce Almighty said:
I still like queso made with velveeta. Everyone loved it 15 years ago until the internet called it garbage.
Hidden Valley ranch powder is always in my pantry. A packet, a stick of butter, and a jar of pepperoncini on a roast in the crock pot makes badass Italian beef sammies. Last night I tossed some wings in ranch powder and grilled them. You can do a ton with it, and it's always tasty. Who doesn't love ranch?
Velveeta, spicy rotel, and some milk to thin it out a bit and thats a solid queso.rooftop18403 said:My last year in college, '08, a friend of mine had a dip recipe that was always a hit. He was so proud of it but got so pissed when he brought it to a party and then someone else brought the classis Velveeta. He said no matter what the dip is or how good it is it will always take second fiddle to Velveeta. Still true today but no one will admit it.Bruce Almighty said:
I still like queso made with velveeta. Everyone loved it 15 years ago until the internet called it garbage.
If I've got the queen of england coming over then i'll toss in ground beef, cilantro, and jalapenos too
French dressing mixed with jellied cranberry sauce and poured over chicken breasts or thighs in a Crock-Pot.
Cake mix cookies
Cake mix cookies
bigboykin said:Velveeta and Rotel is cheap, easy, and delicious. Internet food snobbery be damned.Bruce Almighty said:
I still like queso made with velveeta. Everyone loved it 15 years ago until the internet called it garbage.
Hidden Valley ranch powder is always in my pantry. A packet, a stick of butter, and a jar of pepperoncini on a roast in the crock pot makes badass Italian beef sammies. Last night I tossed some wings in ranch powder and grilled them. You can do a ton with it, and it's always tasty. Who doesn't love ranch?
Me
Ag_07 said:
Not even gonna lie...On weeknights when we're pinched for time I'll do instant mashed potatoes. They're pretty damn good too. We always have a couple packs in the pantry.
Unless home made mashed potatoes are done really well, instant mashed potatoes is going to be better in my book. My father in law got super offended when he found out I thought instant was better than his mother's mashed potatoes !
instant mashed potatoes have this nasty taste that I immediately pick up whenever they are used. can't do it. I don't understand how people can eat them, for example the ones at any fried chicken chain. disgusting.
On the topic of cheap queso,don't forget about the red-headed step child of queso, cream cheese with sausage. 2 blocks of cream cheese, 1 can of Rotel and 1 Lb of Owens/ Jimmy Dean country sausage.
I would be open a hearing a few good nicknames for this dish.
I would be open a hearing a few good nicknames for this dish.
My grandma would cook up flour dusted cube steak until browned and then summer with two cans of Campbell's french onion soup and sliced bell peppers and zucchini.
That cream cheese is really good. We have made it a few times for parties and someone always ask for the "recipe."
As far as velveeta, it tastes way to fake. It is decent with beer. If we make it, we had either milk/cream or a can of cream of mushroom soup to cut the fake taste it has. Also add either ground meat, chili, or sauted onions/jalapeos. I am not a food snob that will turn it down, but it needs some doctoring.
As far as velveeta, it tastes way to fake. It is decent with beer. If we make it, we had either milk/cream or a can of cream of mushroom soup to cut the fake taste it has. Also add either ground meat, chili, or sauted onions/jalapeos. I am not a food snob that will turn it down, but it needs some doctoring.
Betty Crocker Triple Chunk Brownie Mix
https://www.bettycrocker.com/products/betty-crocker-brownies-and-dessert-bars/triple-chunk-brownie
My wife is pregnant. If I hear eggs cracking after 8pm, there is about to be brownies.
https://www.bettycrocker.com/products/betty-crocker-brownies-and-dessert-bars/triple-chunk-brownie
My wife is pregnant. If I hear eggs cracking after 8pm, there is about to be brownies.
Bruce Almighty said:
Hidden Valley ranch powder is always in my pantry. A packet, a stick of butter, and a jar of pepperoncini on a roast in the crock pot makes badass Italian beef sammies.
The Mississippi roast. I discovered this crock pot last year. My brother came to town to visit and now sends me pictures Every time he makes it for his family.
Might have to make this again this weekend.
Funfetti cake mix. Simple to make and throw some premade frosting on there and you've got an easy dessert that tastes good. Come at me bros.
Nachos. Chips, shredded sharp cheddar and salsa. Simple, easy and quick.
Velveeta Shells and Cheese
agfan2013 said:
Funfetti cake mix. Simple to make and throw some premade frosting on there and you've got an easy dessert that tastes good. Come at me bros.
Funfetti brownie mix too!
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin
Nutella on Oreos
schmendeler said:
Nutella on Oreos
schmendeler said:
Nutella on Oreos
Nutella on peanut butter brownies
ramen
agfan2013 said:
Funfetti cake mix. Simple to make and throw some premade frosting on there and you've got an easy dessert that tastes good. Come at me bros.
Can't argue. Funfetti is my pick for birthday cake every year. Check out the oreo flavor!
thise dollar bags of Idaho an instant mash taste nothing like fast food mash. We eat them often, like said above, they can taste better than homemade mash, which tends to be bland.schmendeler said:
instant mashed potatoes have this nasty taste that I immediately pick up whenever they are used. can't do it. I don't understand how people can eat them, for example the ones at any fried chicken chain. disgusting.
Homemade mashed potatoes are amazing and super easy.
62strat said:thise dollar bags of Idaho an instant mash taste nothing like fast food mash. We eat them often, like said above, they can taste better than homemade mash, which tends to be bland.schmendeler said:
instant mashed potatoes have this nasty taste that I immediately pick up whenever they are used. can't do it. I don't understand how people can eat them, for example the ones at any fried chicken chain. disgusting.
There is one brand, perhaps this one you mentioned that is significantly better than the usual. They come in one meal-sized bags. They have much less of that fake taste, but it's still there, slightly, to my palate.
Cow Hop Ag said:schmendeler said:
Nutella on Oreos
Yes sir
Also, Nutella and creamy jif mixed together and spooned onto a banana a bite at a time.
schmendeler said:
Nutella on Oreos
This gives me diabetes just reading it. For the sake of your health, I hope this is an every now and then treat.
Bruce Almighty said:schmendeler said:
Nutella on Oreos
This gives me diabetes just reading it. For the sake of your health, I hope this is an every now and then treat.
Yeah. Haven't done it in quite some time. I prevent it by not buying Oreos. Otherwise...
Tanya 93 said:bigboykin said:Velveeta and Rotel is cheap, easy, and delicious. Internet food snobbery be damned.Bruce Almighty said:
I still like queso made with velveeta. Everyone loved it 15 years ago until the internet called it garbage.
Hidden Valley ranch powder is always in my pantry. A packet, a stick of butter, and a jar of pepperoncini on a roast in the crock pot makes badass Italian beef sammies. Last night I tossed some wings in ranch powder and grilled them. You can do a ton with it, and it's always tasty. Who doesn't love ranch?
Me
It may be time for TexAgs to conduct an intervention concerning your ranch dressing issues.
These are the kind I've only ever had, it's about 3 servings (a normal serving, not what is suggested on the bag)schmendeler said:62strat said:thise dollar bags of Idaho an instant mash taste nothing like fast food mash. We eat them often, like said above, they can taste better than homemade mash, which tends to be bland.schmendeler said:
instant mashed potatoes have this nasty taste that I immediately pick up whenever they are used. can't do it. I don't understand how people can eat them, for example the ones at any fried chicken chain. disgusting.
There is one brand, perhaps this one you mentioned that is significantly better than the usual. They come in one meal-sized bags. They have much less of that fake taste, but it's still there, slightly, to my palate.
$1-$2, and I think are pretty damn good. There are several 'flavors'; four cheese, roasted garlic, etc. They aren't fake mashed potatoes at all; just real, dehydrated potatoes.
I think they are much different than the fake mash of yore. (I don't know cause I never had it growing up, but I could imagine)
i recognize the bag. they are by far the best "instant" I've tasted. but in my opinion, still not nearly as good as "fresh" mashed potatoes.62strat said:These are the kind I've only ever had, it's about 3 servings (a normal serving, not what is suggested on the bag)schmendeler said:62strat said:thise dollar bags of Idaho an instant mash taste nothing like fast food mash. We eat them often, like said above, they can taste better than homemade mash, which tends to be bland.schmendeler said:
instant mashed potatoes have this nasty taste that I immediately pick up whenever they are used. can't do it. I don't understand how people can eat them, for example the ones at any fried chicken chain. disgusting.
There is one brand, perhaps this one you mentioned that is significantly better than the usual. They come in one meal-sized bags. They have much less of that fake taste, but it's still there, slightly, to my palate.
$1-$2, and I think are pretty damn good. There are several 'flavors'; four cheese, roasted garlic, etc. They aren't fake mashed potatoes at all; just real, dehydrated potatoes.
I think they are much different than the fake mash of yore. (I don't know cause I never had it growing up, but I could imagine)
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