What to Cook When Your Fridge Is Almost Empty
The day before a grocery run is the hardest for dinner. But you can almost always find something to work with if you combine fridge and pantry.
What's almost always in your kitchen
Even a near-empty kitchen usually has: eggs, butter, garlic, onion, canned beans or tomatoes, pasta or rice, oil. That's enough for dinner.
- Eggs: 6 different meals minimum
- Canned tomatoes: pasta sauce instantly
- Rice or pasta: the backbone of any meal
- Garlic and onion: make everything taste good
Low-fridge dinners that work
These meals were designed for minimal ingredients. They're the last resort meals that surprise you with how good they actually are.
Suggested meals
- Pasta Aglio e Olio — Olive oil, garlic, pasta. That's it.
- Egg Fried Rice — Eggs and rice are almost always around.
- Bean Soup — Canned beans and broth = real dinner.
- Scrambled Eggs on Toast — Never fails when everything else is gone.