354 pantry recipes

Crisp-tender carrot sticks pickled in a sweet cinnamon-spiced vinegar syrup and water-bath canned in small jars. A gorgeous homemade gift and the crunchiest cocktail snack in the pantry.

Rotel and rice corn soup with spicy diced tomatoes, sweet corn, red pepper, and tortilla strips in a vegetable broth. A 30-minute pantry-friendly vegetarian dinner.

Honey Dijon sauce whisked from three pantry ingredients: Dijon mustard, honey, and orange juice. A fat-free dipping sauce for shrimp that comes together in two minutes.

Water-bath canned pickled bell peppers with a simple vinegar and salt brine. Shelf-stable pantry pickles that put a year of summer color on the table.

Garden dill pickles with garlic, mustard seed, and a salty vinegar brine. Easy water-bath canning recipe that turns a glut of summer cucumbers into pantry pickles.

Italian giardiniera pickled vegetables with red peppers, cauliflower, wax beans, squash, radish, carrots, and onion in a basil-garlic brine. Water-bath canned for long pantry storage.

Slow cooker Italian vegetable soup with kidney beans, corn, carrots, and a Parmesan finish. A pantry-friendly dump-and-go recipe that simmers into a hearty bowl.

Homemade apple fruit leather sweetened naturally, spiced with a pinch of cinnamon, dried slow in a low oven. A pantry snack with no added sugar or preservatives.

Deep-fried buttermilk hush puppies with a crispy golden shell and soft, fluffy interior. A Southern classic side dish ready in 30 minutes with simple pantry staples.

A sweet pepper jelly made from ground bell peppers, sugar, vinegar, and fruit pectin. Bright, tangy, and spreadable, this Swiss-style relish is a canning pantry staple.

No need to buy store-bought salt substitute, because this recipe is so easy, and you probably have already had most of these spices in your pantry. Much cheaper and tastier at the same time.

Chocolate raspberry cream torte: a light chocolate wacky cake layered four high with raspberry jam and pink raspberry cream filling. An impressive-looking dessert made with pantry staples and no eggs.

Drunken pioneers pasta: wagon wheels topped with sauteed peppers and onions in a quick red wine and beef-stock sauce with basil and rosemary. Pantry weeknight pasta in 25 minutes.

Many bean soup with dried mixed beans, smoked ham shank, tomatoes, onion, garlic, and a finishing splash of lemon juice. Classic slow-simmered pantry soup for cold nights.

Five-alarm salsa made with tomato purée, green chilies, onion, garlic, and lime, then water-bath canned for shelf-stable pantry heat. Five ingredients, two pints, serious kick.

Lean cabbage and tomato soup simmered with carrots, onion, and beef bouillon for an hour, a pantry-friendly low-fat brothy bowl that comes together with seven ingredients.