My roommate from Ohio swore by adding a can of cream of mushroom soup to everything

Noah Ward · 2026-03-10T02:30:07.693139+00:00

I was down to my last $20 for food this month and staring at a sad bag of frozen peas and some dry pasta. He told me to grab a can of that soup for like $1.25, mix it with the peas and a little water, and pour it over the pasta. It sounds gross but it actually made a decent, filling sauce that got me through three meals. Anyone else have a weird pantry item that saves the day when money's tight?

simona776mo ago

My buddy in college lived off a giant jar of generic peanut butter for a week once. He just ate it with a spoon, said it was better than nothing.

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david_mason577mo ago

Honestly, my buddy swears by canned corned beef hash.

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quinn_wood7mo ago

Cream of mushroom soup as a life raft is a real Ohio thing, I can't even make fun of it. David_mason57's corned beef hash sounds like a war crime in a can though, no offense. Desperate times call for weird pantry glue, I guess.

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