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Pantry-Friendly Recipes

No need to run to the store! These recipes use ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. From comforting casseroles to simple pastas, these pantry-friendly recipes prove that delicious meals can come from the simplest of ingredients.

If you've never made your own mayo with a stick blender, it's a must!

  • A woman holds pork and cabbage stir fry over rice in a white bowl with black trim.
    Ground Pork and Cabbage Stir Fry (20 Minute Dinner)
  • a bowl of peach quinoa salad on a blue table.
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  • a spoonful of elote pasta salad over a white bowl.
    Elote Pasta Salad (Mexican Street Corn-Inspired Pasta Salad)
  • Herbs, spices, and salt, partially mixed together in a green bowl on a pink tea towel.
    Sharena Sol Recipe (Colorful Salt) AKA "Dinner Dust"
  • Baked Dutch Baby pancake in a cast iron pan with blueberries, icing sugar and orange zest. Sliced oranges in the background on a wooden cutting board.
    Cast Iron German Pancake Recipe - Light & Puffy!
  • Protein pancakes with yogurt and blueberries on a plate.
    Cottage Cheese Protein Pancakes (No Protein Powder)
  • green-pea-fritters-on-a-wooden-cutting-board
    Easy Green Pea Fritters: A Fritter Framework
  • a bowl of salmon chowder.
    Instant Pot Salmon Chowder with Canned Salmon
  • A bowl of chicken, rice, and corn, garnished with sliced green onions, toasted sesame seeds, and hot sauce.
    Rice Cooker Chicken and Corn
  • a bowl of instant pot yogurt with blueberries and muesli
    Easy Instant Pot Yogurt - Cheaper and Better Than Store-Bought!
  • Fresh fruit cake squares with fruit destined for the compost
    The Most Adaptable Fresh Fruit Cake Recipe on the Internet
  • A bowl of pasta with nutritional yeast with plates of roasted vegetables in the background
    3 Ways To Use Nutritional Yeast (Besides Popcorn)
  • Nutritional yeast noodles garnished with green onions and sesame seeds in a white bowl.
    3 Ingredient Nutritional Yeast Pasta (AKA "Nooch Noodles")
  • A large bowl of hearts of palm and white bean salad on a bed of arugula.
    Lemony Hearts of Palm Salad With White Beans
  • A bowl of carrot ginger lentil soup with flatbread and a half lime on the side
    Carrot Ginger Lentil Soup With Coconut Milk
  • A spoon of soft polenta cooked on the stovetop.
    How to Make Polenta - 3 Simple Cooking Methods
  • flatbread, curry, and salad laid out on a table.
    2 Ingredient Flatbread, 4 Easy Ways
  • Closeup of a spoonful of mashed potatoes with a bowl of mashed potatoes in the background.
    The Best Yogurt Mashed Potatoes (No Butter Required!)
  • A spoonful of finished carrot butternut squash soup, garnished with sour cream, bacon, and cubed roasted squash.
    Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup
  • chocolate chip tahini cookies
    The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies
  • a bowl of coconut corn chowder.
    Coconut Corn Chowder
  • A pan of hearty marinara sauce with a wooden spoon.
    Hearty Marinara Sauce: 15-Minute Recipe
  • Finished potato leek soup in a red and beige bowl next to a red pot.
    Chunky Leek and Potato Soup
  • Jars of quick pickled carrots and cauliflower with a bulb of fresh garlic
    Easy Quick Pickled Vegetables Recipe
  • the finished dish, tuna and green bean pasta in a bowl.
    Quick Tuna Pasta with Green Beans
  • Close-up of the pumpkin muffins, cooling in the tin.
    Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins
  • Savoury buckwheat crepes with creamy mushrooms and a fried egg
    Savory Buckwheat Crepes
  • Bowl of savoury porridge with a fried egg and chive flowers
    The Joy of Savoury Porridge
  • A pot of carrot tahini soup on a table with toppings laid out.
    Creamy Carrot Tahini Soup
  • Spicy Creamy Gochujang Noodles With Broccoli And Sesame Seeds
    Creamy Gochujang Noodles
  • An immersion blender after blending mayonnaise.
    Mason Jar Mayonnaise (With Vegan Option!)
  • A haggis and fried egg sandwich with a bite taken out of it. The yolk is dripping out onto the speckled off-white plate. There is a cup of coffee and a lit up Christmas tree in the background.
    Ultimate Vegetarian Haggis Recipe
  • A batch of oatmeal raisin cookies cooling on a rack
    Crispy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
  • two bowls of eggs panagyrski with bread.
    5 Reasons Why I Always Have Plain Yogurt in My Fridge
  • olive oil biscuits cooling on a cooling rack.
    Rosemary Olive Oil Biscuits - Without Butter
  • scrambled eggs with fresh herbs and toast on a plate.
    Olive Oil Scrambled Eggs
  • a bowl of black lentil and broccoli curry over steamed jasmine rice.
    Easy Broccoli Curry with Lentils
  • Two bowls of spiced tomato and coconut soup
    20-Minute Coconut Milk Tomato Soup
  • A chickpea and tomato stew simmering in a saucepan.
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  • Almond Parmesan crackers with chutney on a wooden serving board.
    Irresistible Almond Parmesan Crackers
  • A box of assorted scones with a dish of butter and some flowers
    The Best Scone Recipe I Know

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