267 pantry recipes

Simple curried lentils with browned onions, garlic, and curry powder served over rice. A vegan, high-protein meal from seven pantry ingredients in one hour.

Low-fat potato, leek, mushroom, and spinach soup pureed smooth with no cream. A vibrant green, flavor-packed bowl ready in 45 minutes from pantry basics.

Penne pasta with chickpeas, canned tomatoes, and a double hit of basil tossed with parmesan. A pantry-friendly vegetarian pasta dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Ridiculously easy lentil soup simmers brown lentils with sauteed onion and garlic, then finishes with fresh lemon juice. Eight ingredients, pantry-friendly, vegan.

Old-fashioned mustard pickles with cauliflower florets and whole onions in a tangy turmeric-mustard dressing. A classic canning recipe for your pantry shelf.

Pakistani rice and lentils baked in chicken broth with butter, onions, and turmeric. A one-pot khichdi-style oven dish that turns simple pantry staples into golden, fluffy comfort food.

Hearty Sicilian tuna soup loaded with cannellini beans, kidney beans, zucchini, and tomatoes in a sherry-spiked broth with oregano and basil. Pantry-friendly and ready in 45 minutes.

Pasta con il tonno is the classic Italian pantry pasta with canned tuna, garlic, dried chili, and tomato. A 40-minute weeknight dinner from the cupboard.

A 30-minute curry rice bowl with spinach, black beans, and tomatoes. Naturally vegetarian, high-fiber, and built almost entirely from pantry staples and the freezer.

Homemade apple pie filling for freezing or canning combines sliced apples with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a clear cornstarch syrup. Make-ahead pantry filling for instant pies all year.

Hodge podge soup is a pantry-staple ground beef soup with tomato soup base, mixed vegetables, kidney beans, and broken spaghetti. Comfort food in a bowl, ready in 45 minutes.

Pasta e ceci, the classic Roman comfort dish. Ditalini and chickpeas in garlicky tomato-basil broth. Pure cucina povera, ready with seven pantry ingredients.

Italian giardiniera pickled vegetables with red peppers, cauliflower, wax beans, squash, radish, carrots, and onion in a basil-garlic brine. Water-bath canned for long pantry storage.

Fusilli alla Sorrentina with canned tuna, fresh tomatoes, black olives, white wine, garlic, and fresh mint. A quick Southern Italian pantry pasta.

Shrimp and spicy black bean spread on crackers with jalapeño, lime, garlic, and cilantro. Easy make-ahead party appetizer from the pantry.

Salmon casserole with egg noodles, cream of celery soup, green peas, water chestnuts, and mushrooms, topped with crushed potato chips. A quick microwave dinner from pantry staples.