#struggle meal

[z4chzwh0re]

whats the worst struggle meal you guys ever have? ill go first, grass with salt and pepper. so serious btw.

[nerdpoe]

Struggle meal hourssssss

Octopus weiner and spaghettios with BBQ sauce

[redrobins6dayoldcupofcoffee]

Okay as much as I like the Head canon that Jason can cook.

I personally believe that while he can cook, he cooks like someone who grew up in poverty.

The staples in his house where like cinnamon sugar toast, hamburger helper, white bread sandwiches, instant ramen with an egg, tuna noodles, butter and ketchup pasta, etc

He also probably seasons the hell out of his food cause he used to having tougher cuts of meat that need more seasoning to taste good

[poll-position]

Which term do you tend to use when speaking about meals made on an extremely tight budget?

Broke food

Struggle meal

Cheap eats

Something else / results

Voting ended onJul 19

[victusinveritas]

Once it gets below forty for two nights in a row, I switch into soup mode. I stay in soup mode until April or May.

Here's one of my favorite recipes.

One can of white beans (cannellini or whatever) rinsed.

One onion, chopped to a pleasing degree. You can also grate it if you want.

Garlic. More garlic than that. Use tubed garlic or garlic powder or jarred stuff if you want. Fresh is best, but also more work.

One block of frozen spinach, thawed and drained (about 10 oz)

If you want some bacon, then some bacon (toss in raw and cook by boiling but it'll take longer so, eh, you can also just top with bacon you've cooked another way or maybe you went to the store and got vacuum packed stuff, also fine).

Olive oil, about two tablespoons.

Add to your taste: Black pepper, thyme, salt, bit of paprika, maybe some oregano. Or whatever. Crushed red pepper.

Add onions to a big soup pot that you've heated some olive oil in, low heat. Stir and move around a bit, add garlic. Get onions nice and glassy, maybe a bit browned if you want.

Throw in those beans.

Add spices. Maybe some nutritional yeast too. Or just cheese if you can eat dairy without committing water closet war crimes.

Toss in that spinach.

And add the broth or bouillon and water.

*Start with two/three cups of broth. I'd go with chicken or veggie but that's on you. You can also make a broth or stock, but...that's a lot of work. Toss in some corn starch if you want, though not much.

Cook for a little while, stir occasionally so nothing burns on the bottom. Cook for like ten minutes until you've got a nice bubbling boil. Add more broth if desired.

Get a hunk of bread, eat your beans and spinach soup thing.

Feel free to serve over rice or toss in some orzo (cook time about fifteen minutes until tender, and you'll want some more water/broth, enough to cover the orzo).

[nocternal]

my favorite "i dont have time or energy but i want food" meal is soup straight outta the can. whatever temp it happens to be at the time.

it's also very portable. like.... i just have to shove a can and spoon(optional) into my bag and i have a meal ready to go later? it's not gonna get broken or squished or whatever, it's in a fucking metal receptacle.

it also works as a defense. i have a heavy metal object in my bag/hand dont fuck with me. the lid is sharp as fuck too. plus the confidence of eating soup right out of the can while sitting in your car and giving no fucks is menacing. no one will like what you're doing, but they could never do it.

[randomly-generated-posts-machine]

can I offer you an « chicken and rice » (both of them together) in these trying times

[lalatongzi]

Chinese struggle meal