Pro tip: that $2 bag of lentils from Aldi can stretch into 4 meals if you treat em right

So I had this night last week after a brutal double shift where I got home at like 11pm and my fridge was basically dead. A half onion, some sad celery, and a bag of lentils that's been sitting in my cabinet for 3 months. I was too tired to even think about going to the store. Threw the lentils in a pot with some water, tossed in the chopped onion and celery, a bay leaf I found in a jar from like 2021, and some garlic powder. Let it simmer while I took a shower. Came back, added a splash of vinegar and salt, and it was honestly better than the $12 soup I got last week from that fancy deli. Made a huge batch for like $2 total, ate it for lunch 3 days in a row and froze the rest. Anybody else got a go-to pantry meal that saves them when the fridge looks like a ghost town?

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rubys801mo ago

Girl that lentil soup saved my week too, we've all been there with the empty fridge struggle.

the_robert1mo ago

Oh the three cup rule is actually a thing I swear by. It's like one cup for the lentils, one for the broth, and one for the veggies if you're doing it right. But I always mess it up when I'm rushing and end up with way too much liquid. The soup still comes out good though, just more like a lentil stew situation. I mean it's hard to really ruin lentil soup anyway, right?