I make tomato based clam soup--

*2 cans of clams
*half a can of canned corn
*half a jar of tomato sauce
*can of sliced potatoes
*a few strips of crumbled bacon I keep frozen in the freezer
*sliced celery
*sliced carrots
* chicken or vege broth
*spiced to your taste with salt, pepper, worch. sauce

Just bumping this thread so I remember to read it later. : )

Gnocchi w/Alfredo sauce - I add spinach if we have it on hand

I just made an amazing pasta dish!
Can of crushed tomatoes
Bag of frozen spinach
Jar of four cheese Alfredo
Half jar of pesto
Bow tie pasta
Also added bacon because we had it.

Fried rice with whatever protein I have leftover (usually have shrimp in the freezer)

Salmon cakes

White bean bruschetta

Hummus (I have tahini in the pantry)

Some good ideas here. I just wish I wasn't the only one in my family who'll eat canned tuna!
My go to pantry meal is coconut curry red lentils and chickpeas over rice. If I have some questionable greens lingering, I also really love this recipe for using them up (along with that last stale slice of bread and knob of parm):http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/warm-white-bean-salad-with-fragrant-garlic-and-rosemary. Fresh rosemary is best, but dried works, too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:* Frittatas with whatever leftover vegetables/protein/cheese we have in the fridge

* We make a double-batch of pesto using whatever green we have available (right now, we have spinach/basil, recently, it was kale) and freeze in ice cube trays, to pull out and thaw for pasta

* Barley "risotto" (or cooked barley or farro) with whatever vegetable and/or protein we have in the fridge

Eggs, leftover proteins, cheese, fresh greens these aren't pantry staples

In my house, a "pantry meal" is a meal we don't have to prep or shop for, using only the ingredients we already have. Doesn't matter whether they're in our fridge or our actual pantry. Sorry if my definition doesn't match up with yours!

In our actual pantry, we have 3 kinds of dried pasta (spaghetti, penne, and elbow), tuna, beans (black, cannelini, and chickpeas), and canned tomatoes (crushed, whole, and diced). We can make a mean meal with some kind of combination of those, but something fresh is always a worthy addition.

Kraft mac & cheese. Even if you don't have milk you can use water and won't taste the lack of milk.

Anonymous wrote:* Frittatas with whatever leftover vegetables/protein/cheese we have in the fridge

* We make a double-batch of pesto using whatever green we have available (right now, we have spinach/basil, recently, it was kale) and freeze in ice cube trays, to pull out and thaw for pasta

* Barley "risotto" (or cooked barley or farro) with whatever vegetable and/or protein we have in the fridge

Eggs, leftover proteins, cheese, fresh greens these aren't pantry staples

quesadillas and use whatever you have - beans chicken, green peppers, etc.

* Frittatas with whatever leftover vegetables/protein/cheese we have in the fridge

* We make a double-batch of pesto using whatever green we have available (right now, we have spinach/basil, recently, it was kale) and freeze in ice cube trays, to pull out and thaw for pasta

* Barley "risotto" (or cooked barley or farro) with whatever vegetable and/or protein we have in the fridge

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A few of my favorite easy, fast, cheap, relatively healthy pantry meals

- chickpea and coconut milk curry w rice
- sauteed canned wild salmon with cous cous
- lentils with rice
- progresso white clam sauce with linguine

We always have onion garlic cilantro parlsey and hot peppers around. These meals cook up in no time and are really handy when I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen and all the ingredients last a long time in my pantry.

I need more ideas to add to my pantry list! What are yours?

Recipe links please!!

My go-tos are salmon casserole: http://www.food.com/recipe/salmon-casserole-183699 (I double the sauce and throw in a bag of frozen peas or mixed veg); the skillet gnocchi that has been posted on DCUM a few times (if you use frozen/canned greens it's a "pantry" meal); and Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce over whatever pasta: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015178-marcella-hazans-tomato-sauce

PP here. On the salmon casserole, I also leave out the chesse 'cause cheese and salmon seems gross to me.

Anonymous wrote:A few of my favorite easy, fast, cheap, relatively healthy pantry meals

- chickpea and coconut milk curry w rice
- sauteed canned wild salmon with cous cous
- lentils with rice
- progresso white clam sauce with linguine

We always have onion garlic cilantro parlsey and hot peppers around. These meals cook up in no time and are really handy when I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen and all the ingredients last a long time in my pantry.

I need more ideas to add to my pantry list! What are yours?

Recipe links please!!

My go-tos are salmon casserole: http://www.food.com/recipe/salmon-casserole-183699 (I double the sauce and throw in a bag of frozen peas or mixed veg); the skillet gnocchi that has been posted on DCUM a few times (if you use frozen/canned greens it's a "pantry" meal); and Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce over whatever pasta: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015178-marcella-hazans-tomato-sauce

Tomato and roasted red pepper soup from Costco.
Frozen spinach sautéed and blended with a can of navy beans
Try different types of lentils like red etc.

A few of my favorite easy, fast, cheap, relatively healthy pantry meals

- chickpea and coconut milk curry w rice
- sauteed canned wild salmon with cous cous
- lentils with rice
- progresso white clam sauce with linguine

We always have onion garlic cilantro parlsey and hot peppers around. These meals cook up in no time and are really handy when I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen and all the ingredients last a long time in my pantry.

I need more ideas to add to my pantry list! What are yours?