Dinner Tetris using broccoli, sweet potatoes, sausage & sardines

Welcome to Dinner Tetris, an advice column here at 40 Ingredients Forever where a reader shares the ingredients they always have on hand and Caroline and I dream up three dinners using those ingredients. If you’d like your pantries Tetris-ed into dinner, head here.

Samin Nosrat’s Tetris is here. Ham El-Waylly’s Tetris is here. A high-protein, high-fiber Tetris for subscriber Shayna is here.

Occupation: Video editor

Residing in: Vermont

Feeding: 2

Dietary Restrictions: Lactose-intolerant

Forever ingredients:

• Proteins and starches: Hominy, chicken thighs and quarters, sausage, sardines, anchovies, a rainbow of beans (chickpeas, pinquitos, black beans, red lentils, kidney beans)

• Vegetables: Onions, sweet potatoes (orange and purple), broccoli, carrots, canned whole tomatoes, wild mushrooms

• Flavorings: Olive oil, sunflower oil, butter, apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, green olives, capers, Dijon mustard, tahini, white miso, chicken stock, garlic, lemons, limes, canned chipotles in adobo, Frank’s hot sauce