Easy dinners to make from pantry staples

If you’ve got rice, pasta, noodles and beans in the cupboard but aren’t sure how to turn them into a delicious meal, here is the answer.

Pizza with a difference. Picture: taste.com.au

Made from pantry essentials like rice, pasta, noodles, tuna, beans and tomatoes, these dinner ideas can all be whipped up without leaving the house. Plus with so much variety – think soups, pasta bakes, fritters and more – you’ll never get bored.

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Butter chicken and chickpea tray bake

Butter chicken and chickpea tray bake. Easy family meal.

Indian inspired butter chicken tray bake will be a new family favourite and is loaded with three vegies per serve.

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15-minute cheese and pepper pasta

This one is so easy. Picture: Taste.com.au

Enjoy this super easy and cheesy vegetarian pasta.

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Easy sausage ragu with creamy polenta

Can you spot the vegies? Picture: Taste.com.au

This creamy sausage ragu with polenta is a classic comfort food that all the family will enjoy. Plus, there is two vegies in every serve.

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Broccoli and tuna rice pie

Broccoli and tuna rice pie.

This rice and broccoli bake is a great way to incorporate vegetables into meals.

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One-pot cajun chicken and rice

This is one for anyone who hates doing the dishes after dinner.

If you hate lots of post-cooking cleaning up then this spiced cajun chicken one-pot dinner is for you.

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Easy canned tuna nachos

Try this easier nachos, loaded with canned tuna and fresh tomatoes and avocado.

If you’ve got a tin of tuna in the cupboard you are well on the way to making this recipe.

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Moroccan chickpea tagine

It doesn’t get much simpler than this. Picture: taste.com.au.

Change up weeknight meals with this Moroccan inspired tagine that takes just 10 minutes.

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2-minute noodle pepperoni pan pizza

Love pizza but like to keep it simple. We hear you. Picture: taste.com.au

Have fun in the kitchen with this easy pepperoni pizza that uses 2-minute noodles for the base.

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Spiced couscous and chickpea patties with carrot salad

Easy dinner recipes with pantry staples.

Enjoy these budget-friendly patties warm for dinner or eat them cold the next day for lunch

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