These 18 Healthy Pantry Recipes are delicious and perfect for every meal of the day. You’ll find recipes that are packed with veggies and protein, and made with pantry staples and affordable ingredients.

titled photo collage (and shown): 18 healthy pantry recipes plus how to stock your pantry

How are you doing today? I hope you and your family are safe and well!

The world seems pretty scary and overwhelming at the moment. It feels like all of a sudden the world went upside down. But in difficult times like this, we should be able to help each other, because we’re in this together. So, I thought it would be a good idea to share with you my favorite healthy recipes made with pantry staples. These recipes are great to make while we’re all self-quarantining and doing social distancing right now.

These pantry recipes use very simple ingredients like canned beans, tomato sauce, canned tuna, pasta, quinoa, and rice. The best part of these healthy pantry recipes is that you probably already have most of the ingredients on hand.

Before I go, I also want to ask you to stock up only what is necessary for you and your family for two weeks. We need to be kind and think about our neighbors too. Remember, we are all in this together 😉

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Easy and Healthy Pantry Recipes

  • One-Pan Chicken and Cabbage – This recipe is great because you can make it only using cabbage, a can of tomato sauce, chicken breast, chicken broth, onions, and bell pepper. Even if you don’t have onions or bell peppers, it will work just fine.
overhead view of chicken and cabbage in a pot with a spoon
  • Beef and zucchini skillet recipe makes a quick evening meal, using only zucchini, potatoes, and beef.  Full of flavor and veggies, it is ready in about 30 minutes.
close-up of beef and zucchini in a cast iron skillet
  • Spicy Green Beans Chicken Skillet – You’ll need some seasoning that you probably already have in your pantry, such as paprika, garlic powder, and red hot pepper. Also, fresh or frozen green beans and chicken breast. Simple and easy!
overhead view of chicken and green beans in a cast iron skillet
  • This delicious, low-carb, and one-pan Ground Turkey Skillet with Green Beans Recipe is definitely an easy-to-make and tasty meal for your family dinner. Use green beans (frozen green beans work, too), ground turkey, and a can of tomato sauce!
overhead view of a white skillet containing green beans and ground turkey
  • This Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet will be ready to eat in less than 30 minutes, and you will be amazed by how flavourful it is. You only need ground turkey, sweet potatoes, and some spices. It’s a perfect ONE-PAN meal for your family to enjoy!
overhead view of ground turkey and sweet potato skillet
vegetable frittata cut into pieces on a wooden serving board
  • Keto chili has all the great flavors of traditional chili without the extra carbs. You’ll need ground beef (it can be frozen), a can of diced tomatoes, a can of tomato sauce, and a few spices.
overhead view of a full white bowl of keto chili with avocado slices on top
  • Having a Whole30 jambalaya recipe is great. Using only cauliflower rice, a can of tomato sauce, some dried spices, frozen shrimp, and sausage, you will have a delicious dinner tonight.
overhead view of a white pot of whole30 jambalaya
  • Quick Easy Bean Salad – With some cans of beans, a can of corn, a can of olives, and a good dressing, you’ll have a delicious and fresh side dish!
close-up of a salad bowl
  • This Quick Easy Tuna Pasta recipe is a delicious meal to make when time is short. You will need a can of tomato sauce, a can of tuna, and quinoa fusilli pasta. Super easy and quick to make.
close-up of tuna pasta in a white bowl
  • These Sweet Potato Tuna Patties are very soft inside and crispy on the outside. It is delicious, easy, and quick, you only need eggs, sweet potato, a can of tuna, almond flour or breadcrumbs, and some seasoning.
close-up if sweet potato tuna potties on a blue plate
  • This super-easy and satisfying Sausage Quinoa Pasta is tossed in a can of tomato sauce and parmesan cheese. This is a perfect filling pasta dish for your busy weeknight.
overhead view of Sausage Quinoa Pasta on a blue plate
Sausage asparagus quinoa pasta in a cast iron skillet.
  • This is an Ultra-easy Slow Cooker Chicken Chili you will ever make. Dump a can of beans, a can of diced tomatoes, a can of tomato sauce, some spices, and let the slow cooker do the rest for you.
overhead view of two bowls containing slow cooker chicken chili
  • This Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili is made with a mixture of extra-lean ground turkey, sweet potato, onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, and a can of beans. It is a perfect hearty bowl of chili for a cold day! 
Slow cooker sweet potato chili in a white bowl with green onions on top.
  • Switch things up by adding some new ingredients to your traditional rice recipe and have this delicious Leek Kalamata Rice meal for your dinnertime!
A bowl of leek kalamata rice.
  • Quinoa chicken salad makes a quick and easy side or main that you can serve hot or cold. Delicious and packed full of good-for-you ingredients too!
overhead view of Quinoa Chicken Salad in a blue bowl
  • This delicious Coconut Berries Oatmeal is filling, vegan, and gluten-free. It is made with coconut milk, chia, rolled oats, and chia seeds (all pantry staples). 
close-up of Oatmeal with betties on top
  • This Roasted Blueberry Oatmeal is a hearty and delicious way to start your day. It is made with coconut milk, and the berries are roasted with maple syrup. 
overhead view of Oatmeal in a white bowl

 

Olivia Ribas

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Happy to have you here! I’ve been creating and sharing tasty, easy-to-make recipes on Primavera Kitchen for over 10 years now! I’m all about simple, delicious recipes made with fresh, seasonal, and wholesome ingredients that your whole family will love.

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2 Comments

  1. Kerry says:

    Great to see this in my feed thanks

    1. Olivia Ribas says:

      happy you liked it!