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Convenience Foods That Hit The Mark!

ECBG — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:07:39 GMT

Sometimes you do find a convenience item (or DH falls into it and drags it home) and it's yummy!

Please share!!!

These are more than yummy and 4 or 5 minutes saves me when I work! They've hit it perfectly!!!!

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stevieb — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:14:55 GMT

@ECBG Perhaps you would share at what market you found them and what section of the market they were in... Often, foods like that can be in several different places!

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ECBG — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:32:11 GMT

@stevieb wrote:
@ECBG Perhaps you would share at what market you found them and what section of the market they were in... Often, foods like that can be in several different places!

@stevieb We got them at Ingles which was opened in our hometown. I saw that walmart has them!

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panda1234 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:33:43 GMT

Main Street Bistro can be found at Costco. All of their products are very good.

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Leggett28 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:39:08 GMT

Those scalloped potatoes look delicious. My husband always tells me that I’ve never met a potato I didn’t like.

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Sooner — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:39:23 GMT

Margaret Holmes canned Tomatoes, Okra and Corn in a can. It along with some leftover chicken, chicken broth, and served over rice will make a quick gumbo. I also sometimes add another can of diced tomatoes or fresh tomatoes when I have them.

Amy's Mexican Dinners--frozen. We like the enchiladas and the ones with green sauce (verde) but not so much the bowl ones. Add some salsa on top and serve with tortilla chips and they are pretty good for a quick meal.

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ECBG — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:52:10 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Margaret Holmes canned Tomatoes, Okra and Corn in a can. It along with some leftover chicken, chicken broth, and served over rice will make a quick gumbo. I also sometimes add another can of diced tomatoes or fresh tomatoes when I have them.

Amy's Mexican Dinners--frozen. We like the enchiladas and the ones with green sauce (verde) but not so much the bowl ones. Add some salsa on top and serve with tortilla chips and they are pretty good for a quick meal.

@Sooner LOVE everything (I've tried) of Margret Holmes!

Love okra, roast it whole. I also keep tomatoes. Add chunks of onion!

We need to live next door!

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Kachina624 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:55:53 GMT

Reminds me, I just ordered some of those dried Betty Crocker Potatoes Au Gratin. When I got the order, I couldn't believe the size of the box. It looked like something from child's toy cook set. Must serve 2.

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Sooner — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:58:51 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
Margaret Holmes canned Tomatoes, Okra and Corn in a can. It along with some leftover chicken, chicken broth, and served over rice will make a quick gumbo. I also sometimes add another can of diced tomatoes or fresh tomatoes when I have them.

Amy's Mexican Dinners--frozen. We like the enchiladas and the ones with green sauce (verde) but not so much the bowl ones. Add some salsa on top and serve with tortilla chips and they are pretty good for a quick meal.
@Sooner LOVE everything (I've tried) of Margret Holmes!
Love okra, roast it whole. I also keep tomatoes. Add chunks of onion!
We need to live next door!

@ECBG If we lived next door we'd be sitting on the porch a lot because soon we couldn't get THROUGH the door!

Yes I love okra too! I like it in cornmeal or flour and sauteed NOT deep fried. My husband thinks I have a bizarre stash of canned tomatoes. How would too many be possible?

There are whole, diced, stewed, flavored, crushed, and in sauce, and sauce and paste for good measure oh and JUICE. Big cans, small cans, salt, no salt, organic. . .

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ECBG — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:06:59 GMT

@Sooner Honey, you're southern, don't tell anyone!!!!

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Citrine1 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:55:11 GMT

I haven't tried these, @stevieb , but they can be found at Shop Rite (my local market) in the prepared foods section.

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stevieb — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:08:24 GMT

Thanks @Citrine1 and @ECBG I did a little search and it appears they're available at two stores in my area. I might give them at try.

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Memebell — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:28:38 GMT

Publix carries the Reese Main St Bistro too. I haven't had the scalloped potatoes but there other sides like Mac and cheese are good.

i also like Evans mashed potatoes, original. Eat them as is or add a splash of milk and a plop of butter and you cannot till they aren't homemade. I tried a couple of Hormel sides as well. Hormel gets a big thumbs DOWN from me.

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Leggett28 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:32:36 GMT

My favorite from Amy’s is the chili rellenos. Not in the microwave I cook in the oven. Cut up an avocado and put on top. Delicious 😋

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loriqvc — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:48:57 GMT

Our local Walmart and Smith's (Kroger affiliate) carry these potatoes. They are quite delicious, but they are very rich and heavy—even more so than standard scalloped potatoes in my opinion. We have purchased them twice but never will again because they didn't "sit well" with us either time. (And yes, we realize that buying them a second time when we knew what would happen was our own fault. )

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GenXmuse — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 03:09:11 GMT

Aldi has a great selection. The schnitzel is very good as well as the Salisbury Steak. They have some stir fries and a Mandarin Chicken stir fry that is a dead ringer for Trader Joe's.
TJ's is a great place to look though the inventory can change quickly with no warning

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ECBG — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 03:34:38 GMT

@stevieb wrote:
Thanks @Citrine1 and @ECBG I did a little search and it appears they're available at two stores in my area. I might give them at try.

@stevieb FYI, I thought the mac and cheese was soup! They totally missed the mark!!!

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Toppers3 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:16:09 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@stevieb wrote:
Thanks @Citrine1 and @ECBG I did a little search and it appears they're available at two stores in my area. I might give them at try.
@stevieb FYI, I thought the mac and cheese was soup! They totally missed the mark!!!

I'm sorry that you were disappointed.

I tend to heat these up in the oven--both the potato varieties, and the mac. and cheese.

I personally think that these dishes taste better that way, and that some of the liquid then has a chance to cook out of them a bit when they're heated up in the oven.

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stevieb — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:38:58 GMT

@ECBG No worries on the mac and cheese, I must be the only person in the world who doesn't care for it.

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Mimi 1883 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:15:54 GMT

@ECBG A couple of weeks ago, my husband picked up 'Kevin's Lemongrass Chicken' at Publix, something I wouldn't have purchased. It's certified Paleo and gluten-free, not that he was searching for those things, but just thought the lemongrass chicken sounded good to him.

While he was cooking it on the stove, I (was in the living room) smelled the most Wonderful aroma and asked what he was making. He said it was a surprise. I told him that if it tastes half as good as it smells, I'll be happy. Well, it was delicious! So good that we've had it three times since. I did make the mistake once of serving it over rice and the rice absorbed All the sauce, so it wasn't nearly as good. Served it another time along with a salad with a nice tangy dressing, and another time with rice on the side and I had cut up a cucumber for the side. I can honestly say that I can't get enough of it! 👍