The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced the idea of a Three-Month Supply in 2007 in the pamphlet All is Safely Gathered in: Family Home Storage. The pamphlet encouraged members to:
“Build a small supply of food that is part of your normal, daily diet. One way to do this is to purchase a few extra items each week to build a one-week supply of food. Then you can gradually increase your supply until it is sufficient for three months. These items should be rotated regularly to avoid spoilage.”
Have you ever considered building your three-month supply around a theme? Here in Texas, we eat a lot of Tex-Mex and Southwestern themed meals. Here is a list of recipes (some with links) that will get you through more than 4 weeks. Add to it, or repeat this list until you have 3 months (12 weeks) of meals. All recipes are made with shelf-stable foods.
- Chili and Rice (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, page 72)
- Chili Macaroni (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, page 68)
- Black Beans and Rice (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese (Pantry Cooking II)
- Cowboy Monkey Cheese (Pantry Cooking II)
- Chili Casserole (Pantry Cooking II)
- Tex-Mex Cottage Pie (Pantry Cooking II)
- Tex-Mex Chicken Casserole (Pantry Cooking II)
- Tamale Pie (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, page 63)
- Tamale Casserole (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, page 65)
- Chili Pot Pie (Pantry Cooking II)
- Beef and Chile Tomato Rice (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Black Bean Tomato Rice (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Tex-Mex Black Beans (Pantry Cooking II)
- Black Bean and Rice Salad (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, page 95)
- Amazing Tex-Mex Pasta Salad (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Southwestern Chicken Bulgur Salad (Pantry Cooking II)
- Bean and Rice Cakes (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, page 52)
- Wheat Bean Burgers (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, page 53)
- Spam Tacos (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Fish Tacos with Chili Lime Crème (Pantry Cooking II)
- Santa Fe Chicken Soup (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Black Bean Soup (Pantry Cooking II)
- Green Salsa Chicken (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Carnitas (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Taco Bowls (Pantry Cooking with Home Preserved Foods)
- Mexican Vegetable Soup (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, page 82)
- Chili (Pantry Cooking II)
- Tex-Mex Stew (Pantry Cooking II)
- Tex-Mex or Southwestern flavored condensed soup
- Tex-Mex or Southwestern flavored heat and serve soup
- Canned chili
