Store Cupboard Essentials
Having a selection of store cupboard ingredients is a good way of having food on hand to make a variety of recipes. Tinned food, dry ingredients, herbs and spices, etc have a long shelf life and are very versatile. We, at Food Vale, have made a list of store cupboard essentials and recipes that go along with them.
Below is a list of store cupboard ingredients that are great to keep in the cupboard as they can be used in a variety of recipes:
- Tomatoes (peeled or chopped)
- Potatoes Vegetables (e.g. sweetcorn, carrots, peas, mixed vegetables – preferably in water)
- Chickpeas
- Lentils
- Baked beans (ideally reduced salt and sugar)
- Fruit, in own juices rather than syrup (e.g. pineapple, pears, mandarins)
- Fish, in water but not oil or brine (like tuna, salmon, sardines, etc)
- Beans (i.e. kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans)
- Pasta (any type, ideally wholewheat)
- Noodles (medium egg noodles, rice noodles, etc)
- Rice (e.g. long grain, brown, basmati)
- Instant mash potato
- Couscous
- Flour (such as plain, wholemeal, self-raising, bread flour)
- Baking powder
- Stock (veg, chicken, beef, etc – preferably low salt versions)
- Dried fruit
- Lentils
- Nuts (any type but plain rather than salted, covered in chocolate, etc)
- Cereal and rolled oats
- Yeast
- Black pepper
- Mixed herbs
- Curry powder
- Chilli powder
- Italian herbs
- Mixed spice
- Garam masala
- Vegetable oil
- Peanut butter (or other nut butters)
- Passata
- Pesto
- Tomato puree
- Soy sauce
- Worcestershire sauce / Henderson’s relish
