Having a few solid pantry-friendly recipes that you can rotate through (yes, even fun baking recipes!) can help you actually look forward to eating through your food storage. 

Print them out, staple them together, put them in a binder, bookmark them on your phone, add them to a Pinterest board – just keep them in one place so you can access them easily!

I’ve gathered a few of my favorite pantry staple recipes and included them below.

*the key to pantry friendly recipes is to get comfortable making substitutions! Leave out the meat, sub in canned milk for milk or cream, sub in canned green chiles for fresh peppers, etc. 

Main Dish Pantry Staple Recipes

Instant Pot Spaghetti
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Quick Weeknight Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
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Instant Pot Lentil Chili {Stovetop and Slow Cooker Variations Too!}
Hearty Lentil Soup with Lemon {Instant Pot or Stovetop}

Thick and Creamy Lentil Soup with Lemon {Instant Pot or Stovetop}
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One Pot Creamy Tuna and Shells
the best classic tomato soup in white bowl with swirl of heavy cream

The Best Classic Tomato Soup
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White Bean and Tuna Salad
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Slow Cooker White Bean Chicken Chili
Freezer beef and bean burrito cut in half covered in salsa and sour cream.

My Mom’s Famous Freezer Beef and Bean Burritos
Stone bowl of instant pot quinoa red bean chili with cheese.

Quinoa Red Bean Chili {Instant Pot or Slow Cooker}
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Chicken and Black Bean Chili {Pressure Cooker}
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Bean Curry
White bowl filled with taco soup, cheese, sour cream and tortilla strips.

The Best Taco Soup {Stovetop or Slow Cooker}
White bowl with Instant Pot creamy baked ziti and piece of focaccia bread.

Amazing Instant Pot Creamy “Baked” Ziti
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Southwestern Chicken Barley Chili
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Southwest Rice and Bean Salad with Sweet and Spicy Dressing
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Super Simple Spicy Thai Noodles
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Pasta al Forno {Baked Pasta with Tomatoes and Mozzarella}
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Instant Pot Indian Vegetable Rice
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Confetti Rice and Bean Salad

Breakfast and Bread Pantry Staple Recipes

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Overnight Steel Cut Oatmeal
Coconut milk steel cut oats in brown bowl with chocolate chips, almonds and coconut.

Creamy Coconut Milk Steel Cut Oatmeal {Instant Pot or Slow Cooker!}
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Baked Oatmeal

Overnight Oatmeal Cinnamon Pancakes
Easy one-bowl chocolate chip muffin unwrapped sitting on top of muffin tin.

One-Bowl Chocolate Chip Muffins {Whole Grain Option!}
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Step-by-Step Whole Wheat Quinoa Bread {My New Fave}
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Whole Wheat Make-Ahead Pancake Mix
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Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes
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Whole Wheat Dinner Muffins
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Fluffy Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
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Whole Wheat Bread {Step-by-Step}
split open easy homemade english muffin with butter and jam on white plate

Easy Homemade English Muffins {Whole Grain Option – No Mixer Needed!}
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French Bread Rolls {Step-by-Step}
Easy Homemade French Bread

Easy Homemade French Bread
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The Best White Sandwich Bread
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Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins with {Optional} Maple Cream Glaze
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Good Morning Power Muffins {Full of Whole Grains and Superfoods!}
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Double Chocolate Chunk Muffins
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Whole Grain Honey Bran Muffins
applesauce oat muffin on wire rack

Healthy Applesauce Oat Muffins

Dessert Pantry Staple Recipes:

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Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies
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Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
super soft chocolate chip cookie broken in half with melted chocolate chips

Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Whole Wheat Coconut Oil Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Stack of soft and chewy oatmeal chocolate chip coconut cookies with the top one broken in half.

Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies {My Favorite Cookie}
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Chewy Granola Cookies
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Quinoa Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Granola Cookies
baked healthy breakfast cookies on white plate

Healthy Breakfast Cookies {Perfect for Snacks Too}
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The Best Protein Bites {Master Recipe: Tons of Add-In Options!}
Healthy Dark Chocolate Almond Joy Bites

Healthy Dark Chocolate Almond Joy Bites
Giant chocolate chip cookie on white platter with slice cut.

Super Easy Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie {12-Inches!}
Slab of chocolate chip cookie bars cut into pieces.

Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
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Chocolate Chip Treasure Cookies
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One-Bowl Monster M&M Cookies {Gluten-Free}