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    Simple Recipes with Basic Ingredients

    Image of a wooden spoon with text Easy Pantry recipes with Staple Ingredients - use what you have - Add Salt & Serve
    background image of food in jars with text 12 Simple Recipes using basic ingredients - Add Salt & Serve

    Searches for pantry staple recipes, depression era recipes, and recipes for hard times are increasing as we face trying to cook with what we already have during self-isolation.

    background image of food in jars with text 12 Simple Recipes using basic ingredients - Add Salt & Serve

    Although what one person may have on hand in their pantry will be different from another person, these simple recipes using basic ingredients will give you some ideas for how you can use the ingredients you have on hand. For more tips, read Pantry Basics: Easy Quarantine Recipes Using What You Have On Hand.

    Spoonful of beef and beans garnished with green onion.
    Beef and Beans
    Tangy and delicious, Beef and Beans is an easy stovetop meal that you can have on the table in under thirty minutes. Simple ingredients and easy prep make Beef and Beans a great option for a busy night.
    Cheesy Tuna Casserole
    Cheesy Tuna Casserole is easy, yummy family fare that goes from pantry to table in under 30 minutes. It's easy comfort food that is affordable and kid-friendly!
    Chipped Beef Gravy and Biscuits on a white plate
    Chipped Beef Gravy
    We love to have breakfast for dinner at our house, and one of our favorites is biscuits and gravy. This creamy chipped beef gravy is delicious over homemade buttermilk biscuits or soft rolls, or you can serve it over toast.
    Frozen Burrito Casserole.
    Easy Frozen Burrito Casserole
    Dress up frozen burritos with Easy Frozen Burrito Casserole. It goes beyond just making frozen burritos taste better - it will actually become a family favorite!
    Ground beef, corn, peas, diced tomotoes, and ramen noodles on a white plate.
    Easy Skillet Ramen
    Tomatoes, corn, peas, and ground beef perk up ramen noodles in this easy one-pan dish.
    A spoonful of cooked pinto beans topped with shredded cheddar cheese and cilantro. Below the spoon is a bowl with a handle on a wooden cutting board and there is a yellow and white napkin on the edge of the cutting board. The bowl is full of cooked pinto beans topped with diced onions, shredded cheddar cheese, and cilantro.
    Pinto Beans Over Cornbread
    Pinto beans over cornbread is a frugal, filling, and flavorful meal.
    White bowl with a fork and sliced kielbasa with diced potatoes covered in cheese with a lettuce leaf in background
    Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes and Sausage
    Using frozen hash browns as a base for this easy crockpot soup means less prep. Just slice the kielbasa and dice the onion, combine everything in the crockpot, and turn it on for a ready-to-eat evening meal.
    White chowder with sausage slices and corn, with a parsley garnish in a red bowl with a blue stripe
    Smoked Sausage Corn Chowder
    Serve this quick and easy sausage and corn chowder with crusty bread for dipping.
    Chicken Fried Rice on a white plate
    Chicken Fried Rice
    This Chicken Fried Rice is an authentic recipe that I learned to make when we lived in Japan. It can be made with most any meat, or you can make it vegetarian.
    Black Beans and Rice on a plate
    Quick & Easy Black Beans and Rice
    This quick stovetop Black Beans and Rice can be made in the time it takes to cook the rice. Adjust the spices to your taste by using salsa that is hot or mild, or add a chopped jalapeno to the pepper and onion.
    Sliced kielbasa with sliced onions on a white plate.
    Skillet Kielbasa
    Four ingredients pack a flavorful punch in this quick and simple Skillet Kielbasa.
    Cooked tortellini in a cheesy sauce with cubed turkey and peas
    Turkey And Cheese Tortellini
    We do a lot of planned leftovers at Add Salt & serve, and this is a delicious and easy way to use leftever turkey or chicken. The cheesy sauce makes it a family favorite!

    Simple Recipes with Basic Ingredients
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    Posted by Mary Ann on March 27, 2020; Updated on June 1, 2020Filed Under: Recipe Roundups

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