Pantry Recipes

Fiesta Baked Eggs with Farro and Black Beans

Can be made with any type of beans/grains.

Simple Sausage and White Bean Soup

Use any type of white beans/grains/broth you have.

Chicken Parmesan Pasta

Use any shape of pasta/type of ground meat you have. Keep it veggie by subbing a can of white beans for meat.

Italian Fried Rice

Great roadmap recipe that can be adapted to whatever grain/vegetables/meat you have on hand. Sub chickpeas for sausage if you like.

30-Minute Cheater's Chana Masala

Skillet Cauliflower Gnocchi with Sausage and Spinach

Also great with regular gnocchi!

Roasted Broccoli, Chicken and Cheddar Quinoa Bake

This quinoa bake provides the best basic roadmap, but there are SO many quinoa bakes on the blog. They freeze really well (I like to…

One Skillet Braised Chicken Thighs with Spinach and White Beans

Also great with chickpeas. Use any greens you have. Chicken thigh will be more tender and flavorful than breast, but use what you've got.

One-Pot Cheeseburger Fusilli

Works with any pasta shape. Use any type of ground meat or meat sure substitute you have/like and whatever cheese you have on hand.

Three Bean Quinoa Salad

Use whatever beans and grain you have!

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili

Any beans will do. Sub butternut squash fresh or frozen if you don't have sweet potatoes.

Brown Rice Jambalaya with Shrimp, Chicken Sausage and Bell Peppers

If you happen to have fresh or frozen shrimp, great! Sub cubed chicken breasts or thighs and cook for 10 minutes instead of 5.

Simple Sausage and White Bean Soup

Chickpeas would also be good. Use any sausage or try with bacon or pancetta. Can do be kept vegetarian. Stir in greens if you would like.

Roasted Cauliflower and Farro Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Works with any type of grain. Also great with broccoli.

Mexican Sweet Potato and Black Bean Stew with Quinoa and Kale

Sub butternut squash. Use any beans ykuikr. Farro works in place of quinoa (or make it grain-free). Any green works.

Fall Sheet Pan with Butternut Squash, Chicken Sausage, and Red Onion

This can be made with almost any vegetable!

Ginger-Scallion Soba Noodles with Roasted Cauliflower

Try this with any roasted vegetables you have. Broccoli, carrots, zucchini, even sweet potatoes! Would also be great with shelled edamame.

Quinoa Green Goddess Bowl with Crispy Chickpeas and Lemon-Tahini Dressing

Any grain will do!

Personal Broccoli Parm Frittata

Use any vegetarian you have! Particularly good with cauliflower or zucchini.

Recipes from The Dude Diet made with mostly pantry staples

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Recipes from The Dude Diet Dinnertime made with mostly pantry staples

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Kitchen Essentials

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Pared down list of essentials

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