My weirdest cheap meal win was a can of chickpeas and a packet of taco seasoning

I mean, I was broke last Thursday and my pantry was basically empty except for these things. I just drained the chickpeas, mashed them up a bit in a pan with the seasoning and some water, and cooked it for like 10 minutes. It made a shockingly decent filling for three tacos with some old lettuce. Has anyone else tried something this random that actually worked out okay?

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lily36014d ago

Shockingly decent" is doing a lot of work there. It's chickpeas and a flavor packet, not some culinary miracle. People act like throwing two random things together is a life hack. It's just food, you were hungry and you ate. It's not that deep.

terry_bailey3514d ago

Totally agree, it's just a can of beans with some powder. Feels like people want a gold star for making the most basic meal possible. Calling it a hack just shows how low the bar is for cooking now. We're acting like opening a can and mixing in a packet is some kind of genius move. It's fine, it's food, but let's not pretend it's anything special.

ericfox12d ago

So my "hack" of putting hot sauce on instant noodles is basically a PhD thesis now, right?