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Twenty for Twenty

By:   Carl Hanson

What's for dinner? We'll give you twenty guesses.

If you've got the ingredients, we've got the recipes!




The Ingredients

Don't like repeated trips to the grocery store? Stock up on these 20 ingredients, and you can make 20 delicious dinners.

1.  Jarred spaghetti sauce
2.  Milk
3.  Cheddar cheese
4.  White wine
5.  Lemons
6.  Dry bread crumbs
7.  Canned tomatoes
8.  Eggs
9.  Parmesan Cheese
10.  Sour cream
11.  Mozzarella cheese
12.  Boneless chicken breasts
13.  Bacon
14.  Ground beef
15.  Assorted Pasta
16.  Potatoes
17.  Frozen Broccoli
18.  Cream of chicken soup
19.  Cream of mushroom soup
20.  Frozen spinach



    Allrecipes Community Tips

    I think the 20/20 idea is great!
     
    I would add cream cheese to the list. I just had family in town, ate in every meal and almost went through six blocks of cream cheese!
     
    I use it:

    • to add flavor and thicken cream sauces or my shrimp corn chowder soup;
    • to mix with dried herbs and garlic, then spread on unrolled crescent dough rolled up and baked to make pinwheels (great for breakfast, brunch or snack);
    • mixed with ground sausage, enchilada seasoning packet, and rotel for a great dip with tostado chips (great crowd pleaser);
    • with ground italian sausage and garlic, onion, peppers, etc for stuffed mushrooms
    • for cheesecake; and
    • of course on a good bagel!


    --Kerbi from Fort Worth, TX


      You must have Goya Adobo spice in your cupboard. My best friend's Cuban father introduced me to in years ago and I have never looked back. This all spice is great on all meats, vegetables, and potatoes. It's salt, pepper and spices ... once you have tried it, you will never cook a meal with out a shake or too.
       
      Buy it.
       
      Thanks
      --Dutchwife
      "The Netherlands"

      Comments
      Jul. 26, 2009 7:09 pm
      Yes, Cubans are the best for taste and spice!!lol Sofrito is also great...onion, peppers and spices to spice up your soups, meats and poultry...yum
       
      joysmom 
      Sep. 8, 2009 4:15 pm
      Lets make another one of these lists..this one was very slanted italian How bout one using staples like rice, lime, cilantro, tortilla shells where you can take the recipes either mexican or oriental directions. I love to make asian lettuce wraps on the cheap from chicken or ground beef, thai noodles with whatever veggies are on hand, quesadillas, mexican lasagna, red beans and rice etc and we live off of just a teacher salary as my hubby is a missionary. My cabinets are never without those three plus peanut butter, soy, ginger,...
       
      Laurin 
      Oct. 26, 2009 6:31 am
      I wish I could try it but I am trying to avoid MSG, said to be very bad for your health.
       
      Melanie B. 
      Nov. 5, 2009 6:00 am
      How about a vegetarin 20/20? My husband and I live off his Social Security and these days it doesn't go that far. I also use no processed foods or salt for health reasons. Anyone got any ideas?
       
      jj 
      Nov. 19, 2009 2:48 pm
      There already is a vegetarian 20/20, Melanie. I've been doing it lately and it's great! Here is the link: http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Twenty-for-Twenty-Vegetarian-Edition/Detail.aspx
       
      joniross 
      Dec. 28, 2009 5:40 am
      wow, i've allways had these staples on hand.i never knewv they were all so neccesary to everyone
       
      IggyRollins 
      Feb. 6, 2010 10:10 pm
      When I get wine to cook with I always get the small twist top bottle 6 packs so I can just open the amount I need.
       
       
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