Pantry Staples List
Do you have a go-to pantry staples list? Some families want to have a well-stocked pantry, others don’t cook much so don’t need it. In this new day, we all need pantry staples!!! Right?! Here are the ones the Fooblie pros like to have on hand. This list is a blend of what we have in their own kitchens, with a few more additions from a favorite cookbook author Donna Hay. Please always check nutrition labels on individual products.
Stock (Veg, Chicken, Beef)
Coffee
Tea
Jam
Bread
Pasta
Rice
Noodles
Quinoa
Canned chickpeas, black beans
Lentils
Canned tuna
Capers
Canned tomatoes
Olive Oil
Balsamic Vinegar
Mustard (Dijon or whole grain)
Soy sauce
Sriracha
Pasta sauce
Salt
Pepper
Thyme
Rosemary
Oregano
Basil
Chili Powder
Ground Cumin
Ground Coriander
Chili Powder
Garlic Salt
Cinnamon
Vanilla bean
Cheddar cheese
Parmesan cheese
Garlic
Milk (or milk substitute)
Butter (or substitute)
Plain yogurt
Stirfry Veg Mix
Dumplings
Frozen pizza dough
Frozen berries or your favorite fruit
Ice-cream (Nice-cream)
Ready-prepared puff pastry
Beyond the Basics
If you want to go beyond these basic pantry staples and get more fancy or just love one kind of food here are our faves. Pantry staples? Try pantry goals!
If you are a rice connoisseur you know this. But here is a crash course on different rice varieties:
Basmati (good for pilafs and when you want fluffy rice)
Arborio (risotto, this stuff gets creamy)
Short Grain (totally versatile, somewhat sticky like sushi rice)
Jasmine (fragrant and great for Asian cuisine, also a bit sticky)
Polenta (cornmeal)
Canned cannellini beans
Canned chickpeas
Couscous (semolina and wheat)
Lentils (green and red)
Quinoa
The Italians match the pasta to the sauce, so go wild and keep a few types on deck:
Spaghetti- long
Fettuccine- flat
Macaroni- at Fooblie we like the shells
Penne- has a hole in it
These noodles take your pantry staples to a new level!
Rice noodles (made with rice)
Bean thread noodles (some call these glass noodles made from mung beans)
Egg Noodles (Chinese wheat noodles enriched with egg)
Ramen Noodles (wheat)