25+ Pantry Recipes (using kitchen staples)

Here are over 25 Pantry Recipes that will help you use up those pantry staples. Shelf stable foods can last a while, and having easy recipes to utilize them can be daunting, but not anymore!

 

With prices soaring on grocery items right now, it's helpful to dig through your pantry and see what you have available to cook with. Using items in the back of your pantry helps save money and time! Head to stores like Costco or Aldi to get the best deals on canned foods.

What are Pantry Recipes?

I also consider pantry recipes to include foods that will stay fresh in the fridge or on the counter for a long time. This can include vegetables such as potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, and carrots, and also things like eggs, cheese, milk, a some other dairy products. Also, freezer items including frozen vegetables and fruit, meats, and breads. Use your best judgement and with a lot of recipes, they can be switched to include items you do have that are similar. Feel free to email me or send me a message on Facebook or Instagram with any questions.

Here are over 25 pantry recipes to get you through a time when you want to save money and utilize items you already have at home!

One Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce is an easy recipe with only a handful of ingredients. It's a fairy hands-off recipe and will be finished in less than 30 minutes!

Quinoa Fried Rice is a healthy and hearty meal! You can use frozen vegetables or fresh, which makes this recipe a cinch.

This Loaded Quinoa Chili can be made in the crock pot or stove pot! Mostly canned ingredients and full of hearty beans and vegetables! This recipe is EASY and HEALTHY!

One of my all time most popular recipes, this Loaded Cheesy Veggie Pasta Bake uses come fresh zucchini and mushrooms, but you can leave those out and add in frozen vegetables or just leave them out all together. This can also be made with some cubed chicken or ground beef - yum!

This Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is so hearty and delicious! You can leave the chicken out and add beans for a vegetarian version as well.

Southwestern Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are cheap and easy to make. Pickup a bag of sweet potatoes and make them in your instant pot, then go ahead and add the filling. Only 230 calories for the WHOLE STUFFED POTATO! EASY PEASY!

Another one of the most popular recipes on Domestic Superhero, COPYCAT TACO BELL MEXICAN PIZZAS! These are SO easy to make and really delicious! They are also super healthy and under 400 calories per large pizza!

Veggie Enchilada Skillet Rice is so easy and only takes one pot! All the ingredients aside from the cheese, green pepper, and onion are coming straight from the pantry. I like scooping this up with tortilla chips or adding to a tortilla!

Southwestern Stuffed Zucchini Boats are a mix of pantry staples and a few fresh vegetables. They are delicious and super low calorie and easy to make!

Poor Man's Burrito Bowls use ALL pantry ingredients. You can add meat or leftover meat if you want more protein.

Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava cake is the easiest and most delicious dessert! Totally hands off! The only non-pantry ingredients are milk and egg yolk, but you probably have those in the fridge!

YUM YUM YUM!!! All pantry ingredients (except one onion) in this simple Vegetarian Nacho Soup recipe!!! No onion, no problem just add some onion powder!

Garlic White Bean Soup is easy and tasty! Only pantry ingredients in this hearty soup and it should be easy to find white beans at the store if you don't have them already!

This skinny tuna noodle casserole is a meal that your whole family will love. Using only one skillet, it’s easy to make, little to clean, won’t bust your waistline, and is insanely delicious!

Instant Pot Risotto is a game changer! Say goodbye to cooking over the hot stove or unpredictable oven-baked recipes. Cooking risotto in your pressure cooker is incredibly quick and easy, and most importantly, the result is creamy, bite-tender, restaurant quality risotto made in the comfort of your own kitchen. 

Skinny Lasagna Soup features all your classic comforts of traditional lasagna, but it’s lightened up and made into a heartwarming soup!

Instant Pot Lemon Rice is bursting with lemony flavors and is incredible versatile and easy to make. Just 5 ingredients and 6 minutes is all your need to turn your rice into an exotic dish. Stove top and Rice Cooker recipe available. Vegan and Gluten-Free.

Easy Instant Pot Spinach Rice is a healthy meal; Full of nutritious ingredients and filling protein, this meal helps you power through busy days. Making this spinach rice recipe in an Instant Pot turns it into a quick meal that can be put together even on the busiest days.

Instant Pot Salsa Rice is the perfect meal or side dish to your favorite Mexican inspired dinner! Filled with fresh vegetables and pantry staples and only 4 minutes in the Instant Pot and this rice is ready to eat!

Instant Pot Enchilada Soup is hearty and delicious, yet low calorie and vegetarian. Most of the ingredients are pantry staples, and it’s very inexpensive as well!

Only a handful of ingredients in this delicious Garlic Hummus. Save money and know exactly what’s in your food with this Instant Pot Garlic Hummus recipe!

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle soup is rich with flavor and takes only a fraction of the time to make. Warm up on a cold day with this major comfort food.

Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is the perfect healthy comfort food. Set it and forget it; this soup is going to become a regular in your dinner rotation!

Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortilla Soup is the perfect hearty healthy meal. With only 100 calories per cup, it’s low calorie, low carb, and you would NEVER know it!

Using up your pantry staples right now is a great idea to make meals that are inexpensive and easy! What are your favorite pantry staple meals?