Make Tex Mex chicken pasta salad with dehydrated and canned vegetables. Save time spent chopping vegetables.
Dried Foods
Magic Pasta Salad
It’s like magic when you can put some dry ingredients in a pot of water and the results look like fresh! Dried vegetables, macaroni, ham, olives.
Beef Ramen Noodle Bowl
This meal has minimal cooking for hot summer days or fuel conservation during an emergency. Ramen, beef, peas, tomatoes
Summer Oatmeal
If you are looking for meals to fix that require little or no cooking, start with this cool but wholesome breakfast. Oats, dried fruit, juice, oat bran, honey.
Seasoned Green Chile Potatoes
Add flavor to mashed potatoes without adding more calories. Leftovers make great potato pancakes! Mashed potatoes, seasoning, green chiles.
Artichoke Cakes
These vegetarian “meat” patties provide a lighter alternative to red meat or pork. Serve with vegetables and a salad for a satisfying meal.
Bacon Ranch Potato Salad
Boxes of au gratin potato mixes are a good source for the dried potatoes in this easy salad. Dried potatoes, bacon, Ranch dressing.
Storing Non-fat Dry Milk
I was pleasantly surprised to find that the milk, dry packed in 2003 (19 years ago), was still good. It was still a good color and it smelled fresh.
Vegetarian Pot Pie
This is a very satisfying and filling pie even though there is no meat in it. White beans, mushrooms, potatoes, mushroom soup, seasonings.
Easter Dinner from Food Storage
The meal photographed here is our Easter dinner 2022. With only 2 of us eating, I decided to shop in my food storage pantry instead of cooking a big meal.