Dollar Tree Pantry Stable Meal Ideas || Cheap Meal Ideas For Food Storage

[@BigLeLe58]

I am so glad that I have shelf stable meals right now as Hurricane Beryl just passed here. Electricity out, stores closed and the stores that have just opened have little left on the shelves. Since I have pantry meals I haven't had to try to find anything in the stores or waiting in long lines. Prepared is best.

[@donnadequire-rios3531]

GOD bless you and yours

[@SuzieQ-lw2kp]

Agree it's always good to have things like this on hand you never know what will happen. I don't have to worry about Hurricane I live in KY but we do get tornadoes and in winter can get heavy snow or ice last time we had ice storm we was without power for 8 days . Plus you never know when you can get Short for cash everyone needs to do this . I hope your power comes on soon, stay safe.

[@andrearogers5456]

Yes, I live in Baytown, east of Houston and we were without electricity for only 6 hours. My daughter just got electricity today and she lives in Baytown also.

[@crazydee1955]

​@andrearogers5456 I live 45 minutes South of Houston. We were without power for 4 days. That sucked, but we had plenty food.

[@andrearogers5456]

@@crazydee1955 , so glad you have now. I hope you have a generator and gas stove .

[@kathyfranco9372]

Emergency reason just happened, hurricane Beryl hit us, power outage for two days.. yes I totally understand what you're saying. A lot of people here in houston texas are still without power😢 thanks for being you

[@beloftex43]

My daughter who's just north of Conroe got her power back this afternoon around 2:30.

[@kiaellis7613]

Prayers to you! Houstonians! May God bless yall❤

[@snowcrash4286]

We were pulling stuff out of the freezer before it went too thawed and cooking on a charcoal grill

[@kathyfranco9372]

@snowcrash4286 great idea!!

[@beloftex43]

@@snowcrash4286 yeah my daughter pulled stuff out and did breakfast for dinner on their gas stove

[@stephaniecook7603]

I never get tired of your baby fainting at your meals that he likes 😂❤

[@PaigePlates]

@@stephaniecook7603 same🥰🤣

[@AGee2217]

That weekly food storage thing you started doing is such a great idea! One thing I like to do is if I grab a can of veggies I try to get the ones with just water and salt. That way in case of an emergency I can use that liquid in my cooking instead of needing extra water. Plus the salt in it is yet another ingredient I won’t need.

[@jstu8]

Great idea!

[@carolynlee8948]

AGee, that is an excellent idea. Thanks for the smart tip.😊

[@kellycrawford1625]

You can mix the Hamburger Helper with the chili instead of using hamburger. That makes a super quick, super cheap, shelf stable meal. You could also use the pizza crust, the chili & Velveeta Cheese Sauce to make a chili pizza.

[@rosearellanes5648]

I am disabled. I have an emergency food pantry for those days when the pain has won the battle. I love your channel

[@heidimeigs5192]

Me too. 👍🏻

[@vannieloumarshall7232]

I am in the same boat. I noticed someone named “Heidi” answered as well. There must be many of us. Any pearls of wisdom that you would like to share??? Maybe lessons learned????

[@heidimeigs5192]

@@vannieloumarshall7232 Don’t buy foods just because someone else tells you to prep with it. I don’t like sardines or canned salmon….I don’t buy them. Wouldn’t eat them unless I was literally starving. I do like tuna in water. I make tuna salad a lot so I always keep it on hand,and I’ll always eat it. I like beans…pintos, butter beans, Lima beans, white beans…..don’t like black beans or chickpeas. Same principle as above. I prep according to my particular tastes, my modest budget, my small living space. I won’t be bugging out. I’ll be staying put. Rice and beans together are a complete protein meal. Cook rice in broth..chicken or beef. I keep the dried packets of instant broth. This is just my preferred form. Canned pasta entrees can be beefed up with frozen meatballs, or sliced pepperoni or even canned chicken. Boiled eggs are ok in the shell in the fridge for at least 2-3 days. Those with some canned fruit, cheese and crackers will hold you for a while. I like pasta and there are a couple of boxed pasta entrees that I really like. They’re super quick and easy to make.

[@suzettefaircloth5037]

Brayden has grown up so much recently. You have a beautiful family.

[@valerief1231]

I can’t get over how grown they’ve gotten in the last year 😢

[@susantaulli6580]

@@valerief1231It’s all those good meals she prepares for them!

[@debrabritton423]

NEVER CHANGE THE WAY YOU ARE!! KEEPING IT REAL.. IS THE ONLY VIDEO'S I LOVE!!

[@merediths9667]

Riley was adorable saying mmmhmmm bye bye 😂

[@vannieloumarshall7232]

I am so glad to find someone on KZbin who pronounces words correctly! 😊 I am from Kentucky

[@aimee2234]

👍🏼Give this bestie a LIKE and show love👍🏼 Brooke, you're fun, awesome, full of love, kind and always make smile. Said like Ryder "you're bussin". Those meals look fab. Thank you and we are almost at 100K ... So glad I'm an OG and have seen each milestone. Be blessed always, my Southerland Squad! xoxo

[@MarieEnglish]

As a former mgr of a Pizza Hut that dessert pizza would be even better with can of apples and sprinkle with cinnamon and after it cooks put some icing on it

[@becky3145]

I started my $5. Emergency shelf stable, I wouldn't thought of doing this

[@leasabowman1557]

Brayden is your biggest fan and so adorable!!!

[@rachelhero3413]

Thank you for showing everyone that you can make meals for less money and they aren’t bad tasting food or bland!

[@CaliMishell]

Riley is getting big! All these kids need to take it easy on this growing up business!

[@HollyHobbie-ll8nq]

Did you mean Ryder, Brayden, or Kylen??? Either way they all have grown so much this year and gotten cuter.😊

[@CaliMishell]

@@HollyHobbie-ll8nq I was referring to her niece whom I hadn’t seen in a video in a while.

[@HollyHobbie-ll8nq]

@CaliMishell Ooooh gotcha! She is probably getting bigger and cuter too.

[@vickymyprayergarden6846]

On the pudding pizza , add strawberry jam ( not jelly ) .. 😋

[@jpinlasvegas1736]

Your kids are so stinking cute!😊😊😊

[@courtneya.1849]

I just went to Dollar Tree today and our local one just got a new manager- there were literally only 4 boxes on the floor that weren’t unpacked and the shelves were fully stocked and I was SO EXCITED!!!! And I got that crunchy taco Hamburger Helper and used a can of black beans I had at home and made dinner- so yummy!

[@christines2787]

We heavily utilize our dehydrator on excess fruit and vegetables. We create shelf stable soup mixes that we store in Mason jars. Dump in a pot of boiling water and dinner is done in short order. Make sure you have an alternative to a stove. Look at rocket stove, solar ovens or even ways to hang a pot over a fire. It's a lot of fun and may come in handy.

[@celestecolton1638]

I had tried that dessert pizza recipe with my kids, I snuck in a little of the hazelnut spread underneath the vanilla pudding, it is absolutely delicious, I’m so happy that your family liked everything, love you and your videos, cannot wait to see what you do next

[@karenlyons3790]

I love when you do these dollar tree meals....You go girl .. LETS GO...😂 This sounds good... Cheap inexpensive meal .. tostada's with chilli and cheese on it yummy... Dessert looks great I love vanilla pudding with cinnamon simple and easy...love that ..looks delicious... Hamberger helper with the black beans instead of meat is a great idea...your niece bye bye... I laughed at her reaction when you asked if it was good .... Thanks for sharing.. love you guys too .. God bless 🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@tracieschrock9519]

oh...you should try a smores pizza...crust, chocolate pudding, mini marshmallow and crumbled graham cracker 😋 maybe some chocolate chips

[@nicolesmith2472]

I loved this! Can you do one for meals if we have no way to cook other than a fire pit or grill? I especially liked actually seeing the meals you’re making instead of just the ingredients ❤

[@debraweaver7416]

@@nicolesmith2472 you could do the tostada ls on a fire pit or grill.

[@mimismegalife4976]

You are just in time!!! I am still recovering from COVID and I have been eating from my pantry!

[@j.l.emerson592]

Shelf stable quick meal: Rice side dishes... At most dollar stores & grocery stores they have 'sides', usually in paper envelopes. Stuff like Broccoli & Rice or Chicken flavored rice. (Or even in small boxes like Rice-a-roni or Zataran's) What I like to do is prepare the side as instructed on the package. For the chicken flavored rice or Rice-a-roni, I'll add a large can of chicken, including the broth & maybe a small can of mushrooms, drained. Cook as the package instructs. When it's done, you can add some grated cheese if you want. It's yummy. For the broccoli & rice or Zataran's, you can use almost any shelf stable meat that you have available. Canned ham, Spam, canned chicken, canned tuna, whatever you like. (Dice the meat if needed) You can add a drained can of mixed vegetables, too. Top it with crushed potato chips, crushed corn chips, or crushed corn flakes & maybe some cheese. Cook on the stove top as per package instructions. (All these can be cooked in the microwave if you have electricity, otherwise cook by whatever means that you have available) If you use ham or spam, consider adding a small can of pineapple chunks, juice included. All these recipes are shelf stable, economical, quick to cook, filling & yummy. You can double or triple the recipes if needed.

[@rosemarie3908]

another dessert shelf stable ready. i learned this from the mexicN restaurant i use to go to a very lonf time ago. take the tostado fry like u did. when done sprinkle with cinnamon sugar can add a bit whipped cream or cool whip. also u could add a bit of hersheys syrup. and if u have jar of cherries. add that too.

[@lindanizamoff7981]

For the hamburger helper I would add 1/2 pound of ground hamburger or ground turkey or some pieces of cooked chicken and the black beans than you could have some meat and not realize there was so little.

[@mariagar5758]

😮 very nice shelf stable ideas! That dessert pizza was brilliant! Thanks again for sharing your amazing content, take care bye 🎉😊

[@janegolson237]

These are food storage ideas I’ve never thought of! THanks Brooke!

[@AJK278]

I am on lake erie in Canada and we are currently under both a flood and tornado watch due to Beryl so glad I have an emergency food and power storage!!

[@somethingoldsomethingnew2199]

I'm near Lake Ontario in NY and we had a tornado touch down north of us. We've had flood warnings and storms on and off all day.

[@nancycarney]

My kids use to love hamburger helper for lunch with rinsed canned kidney beans because they could cook it themselves while I was at work. Summer lunches had to be cheap and accessible. They liked the taco & fried rice. They also enjoyed Kraft boxed spaghetti meal.

[@tamimercer476]

Love your channel! You live like REAL people. I always have emergency items, cause you never know💝😊

[@judymiller1490]

Could also make chili cheese fries. Dollar tree has frozen fries

[@dragonkhan1740]

No planted situations, no fake expressions, everything is genuine! Loved your channel. p.s. your kids all of them are super cute :)

[@karencolby5479]

Hi, congratulations on your 1,000 subscribers! Your channel, Aunt Vikki and Husbands Channel are all so special to me! And for that reason, I will say to you all, Thank - You! May yours and your families have a blessed - day!

[@tenthousanddaysofgratitude]

I keep emergency food for all kinds of reasons. It’s part of my working pantry. These look yummy! 💖

[@tinashaver2373]

I love these ideas. I have to go through my shelves and figure out meals and put them together before buying new items.

[@wandahutchins222]

Brooke, I love that you not only bought the items but you showed us what to put together and cook it. I have trouble knowing what to mix with what. Thank you.

[@magicmonette]

Great idea! Keep up your fantastic inspirational work! You’re lifting others and keeping us all safe! Also I packed those Hereford meats with my vacation meals for the beach condo. Saved me a trip to the “zoo” (I mean Walmart) when arrived July 3! They are really good mixed in things like hamburger-helper, spaghetti, burrito bowls, meatball subs, etc! And the package I didn’t use came home with me instead of the trash can!!!😊

[@debimorsette1685]

I think I would bake off the pizza crust, let it cool and then add cold pudding w/cinnamon dust on top of crust. To me, pudding needs to be cold. Great tostado recipe. I forget about those as we usually do taco salads or crispy shell tacos.

[@vanakistler3950]

Pudding is terrific hot! If you’ve ever made pudding from scratch it’s really good fresh off the stove.

[@tonyasalo]

During berry season add some on top of pudding. Or canned apple pie filling.

[@larryblocher3583]

It takes creativity to come up w tasty meals using limited ingredients. You have a special talent❤

[@user-wf5kr8pn6f]

Brooke, you are so lucky to have a Dollar Tree that has so many delicious choices. I live in West Virginia and my local Dollar Tree doesn’t have a LOT of the shelf-stable items that I see in your videos. In fact, my local DT is a pretty lousy store all around, but I’ve traveled outside of my local area to visit Dollar Trees and they are better, but still don’t stock several of the items I see in KZbin videos. (Must be a WV-thing 🤷‍♀️). I also find that our local Walmart out-prices the Dollar Tree on most things, but either way, I LOVE shopping for shelf-stable items. It helps HEAPS!!!!!!

[@jennyderyke4267]

Love your cute Niece! she seems like shes a lot of fun to have around! Nice to have another girl in the house!!

[@susanajohnson6358]

Red gold tomatoes are a great brand

[@patsyhelms1102]

Hey Brooke I found the shelf stable milk at DT recently. It is wonderful for baking and cooking. It stays fresh in the fridge after opening for about two weeks. Love the cheese packets.

[@lindabeard488]

Those were great 👍 and cheap recipes with lots of protein and flavor. You never disappoint. Love 💕 and Hugs. 💙💙💙

[@chrisholds1]

Thanks for another terrific video! I love your videos and your positivity is wonderful. 🙂 Another good reason for shelf stable, easy to make meals is if your household gets sick and has to quarantine.

[@tashashuler8671]

you can do apple pie filling on the pizza crust.

[@SuzieQ-lw2kp]

Brooke another great video you are a great cook! plus being able to whip up delicious food out of anything is a gift. Thank you for doing all this😊 YOU ARE APPRECIATED ❤

[@rivahcat8247]

I finally tried the shelf stable 1% milk, and was VERY pleased to find that, once chilled, it tastes just like fresh milk! It actually tastes like it has a higher cream content. I've bought UHT boxed milk before and had to discard it because it tasted burnt. I guess the process has been improved in years since. I am a big fan of DT food and have found some amazing items over the years. I am also a bit of a squirrel because I have a pantry full of shelf stable foods, ingredients, seasonings, etc., and I'm a single senior. Always keep extra food on hand, good people! You never know.

[@Chronicmom68]

Wow. High praise! Ryder didn't usually say "really" good. But the tostadas did look really good.

[@naomirichard1570]

Good job, Brooke. Your niece is so cute!😊

[@susanhoward5046]

Brooke the Red Gold products are great products !!

[@jillgott6567]

I had a can of Chicken that needed to be used up so I used half in a Cottage Pie with half a can of mixed Veggies , and topped with Instant Mashed Potato. I had a half pack that also needed to be used up. It was delicious and the Ramakin was full. The rest of the Chicken was divided into 2 lunch containers and each one had a scoop of instant mash Potato from another package, along with a half can each of Beets, and Cream of Corn all three meals were delicious. Shelf stable meals can be flavorful thanks to seasonings as well as inexpensive !

[@Zipittydodah]

I love you, your family and your video's! I always go away from them feeling smarter and more relaxed! Your niece is a cutie! Keep cool! 💦🤍💙🤍💦

[@trishthedish2790]

Brooke i absolutely love you an your family !!!

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Thank you so much!!

[@lucasdesimone9931]

I Love your ideas and advices, Mrs. SouthernFrugalMom!.

[@susanajohnson6358]

Powdered milk . Canned milk . Pastas . Seasoning pkts. You can make hamburger helper with spam . Some things I always have

[@shannonmccoy5566]

Brooke, OMG ur niece looks like she could be ur daughter 🤩

[@kathleendonnelly6077]

Great ideas and I love seeing your family!

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Listening in while I pull cornbread out of the oven for supper (bean n bacon soup).😊

[@user-og3sx1ws8y]

❤ Brooke, you do need to show as how to cook hamburger helper I never knew beans were protein until I started watching you! And the variety of beans you have shown I grew up with Irish parrots and only knew pork and beans on toast!

[@Ender1zero1]

I stopped using paper towels to drain fried foods, I use a cooling rack instead it really helps with keeping foods crisp and if you put a baking sheet under it you can put it in the oven to keep stuff warm.

[@jenniferstaples6530]

I love the shelf stable milk and always try to keep two or three available as back up supply when I haven't had a chance to get the fresh milk. I also usually have a few packets of the Velveeta cheese sauce and dried beans just in case as well, plus several varieties of the Hamburger Helper.

[@Foxys10]

Brooke you have completely changed my way of providing meals for my family. It’s become a fun challenge to make them and my budget happy. It’s so nice to stretch that dollar and not feel deprived. Love you bestie!😊❤

[@beckystone7994]

Both emergency meals looked delicious Brooke !! I’ve gotta start using my Instapot more it saves a lot of time on cooking dried beans and meats ! God bless ❤️🙏🙋🏻🌈🌈

[@BuildYourHome]

Your niece is so stinking cute! Such a cute personality too!

[@joyfullone7937]

Love the tostada idea. I’ve used the vanilla and lemon pudding’s mixed in with my pancake mixes before, surprisingly delicious, you should try it sometime. 😊

[@louiselynch9267]

a good sweet pizza is peanut butter, chocolate chips and mini marshmallows.. or the can of apples pie filling, or the cherry filling. we make them all the time.. love your videos

[@morningmoodmagic]

Your niece is cute and funny! She needs her own show.

[@nancybrewer8494]

I've always kept A good pantry, but here lately I've been paying more attention to filling in a few gaps. More canned salmon, tuna, and chicken. If we ate salmon patties every two weeks, that would be 26 cans of salmon for a year's supply! I'm not there yet. I made pickle relish, bread and butter pickles, and corn relish this week to add to the stash.

[@jjuju125]

I absolutely LOVE when you do these! I honestly get so many ideas from these meals ❤

[@MrsJJW]

We used our storage when we were out of power during hurricane Beryl!

[@GwenDeeful]

Thank you for the recipes. I never thought of using beans in Hamburger helper.

[@annasbitd1032]

That’s cool! I never thought of having Hamburger Helper w/o meat. Definitely will try this. Thanks Brooke Saving money is great. Since meat is so expensive!❤😊❤

[@crazychick]

When I was a kid we ate it with out meat or milk. I was married a few years before my hubby explained that it "required" milk and meat 😂

[@tanyamckinnon5376]

Cinadust is just cinnamon sugar

[@72chargerse72]

Dessert would be good with apple pie filling too.

[@shelleynorman6741]

Thank you! Going to dollar tree to stock up on some of your ideas!

[@kellylyles9371]

Love your channel. Makes me laugh.

[@racheladams5299]

Your videos are always great! Idea for another video is make a dinner from Dollar Tree with self stable food that doesn’t require a stove. We often lose power during our storms. Need some ideas for meals. Thanks

[@colettemcwilliams1325]

I bet the hamburger helper would be good with lentils

[@lylawaters6345]

I must try this. I have been trying to figure out what to do with the lentils from the food shelf.

[@karenduncan7135]

good. loved the beans hamburger helper. even healthy.

[@bobbieseright5117]

You're niece is stinking adorable. Great smile!

[@KyKatladi]

WOOT! Love these kind of videos!

[@carolcrombie6727]

Your niece is so cute and really up for the taste testing x

[@helencantimagine]

Great ideas! Love you Brooke!

[@kendrabutler3670]

Awesome idea. My family would ❤this

[@anitam.924]

Just had to tell you Brooke..you must try "Better than Bouillon" chicken & beef flavors. You will never go back to that powdered bouillon. You can get the BIG jars at Costco...only sell small jars at grocery stores. Let us know how you like it on one of your videos. Have a great day. Love you & your channel! 😉👍

[@MeloyKimberly]

Your niece is adorable!

[@hollyh5032]

Your creativity inspires me in the kitchen! Thanks for sharing!

[@nowintroducinghertome]

Houston here got a load of MREs too.. worse than the freeze in Texas.. heat and no power 🤙🤙🤙

[@tammy299]

Love your videos, Gives us new ideas for recipes, yummy. I Love new type dinners, Course I love to cook, I taught both my daughter in laws how to cook several items, gravies etc. They were not taught growing up it's been challenging but worth it. Love it that you come up with some good variety s for Dinner. Love your recipes. Many Blessings

[@mychicktruck1219]

I love the shelf stable milk from dt

[@celestecolton1638]

Oh my goodness gracious, I grew up on hamburger helper, and my mom would use canned chicken sometime depending on the type, I never thought to use black beans, I am definitely doing this the next time I buy a box

[@jstu8]

Brooke! Another great video! I just recently tried homemade pizzas w DT ingredients & they came out really good. That dessert pizza is a great idea. Going to try making campfire banana boats soon too. Your boys are always so adorable & so is your niece. She’s a riot! Love the way you always end your videos. Much love 🌻🫶

[@Foxys10]

My pantry was super small. So my husband took our coat closet by the front door and turned it into a pantry. It’s awesome and I go every week to dollar tree to pick up stuff for it. Or other stores if there’s a good sale. Thank you Brooke for all of your encouragement and fantastic ideas.

[@stephaniecook7603]

Never seen Brayden without his glasses! Was trying to figure out what was different lol ❤