Trying to stock your pantry during a quarantine may be challenging but eating more plant based is definitely not so. Below is a list of ingredients that I keep on hand for my go to recipes. And I find that by having these things, when I look up a new recipe, I’m often not SOL. It takes time to build up if you’re not used to cooking and eating this way but once you get it set up and you’re only refreshing, it’s pretty easy to maintain. Plus this way of eating is delicious, naturally healthy and ethical.
Plant Based Pantry Staples
Grains
Long or short grain brown rice
Basmati brown rice
Rolled Oats
Pasta
Quinoa - Technically a seed but I eat it in the way I’d eat a grain so it’s going here
Nuts and Nut Butters
Almond Butter
Peanut Butter
Tahini (Sesame Seed Butter)
Cashews
Almonds
Walnuts
Seeds (I store mine in the fridge once opened)
Hemp
Flax
Chia
Legumes
Red Lentils
Brown Lentils
Chickpeas - Canned or Dry
Black Beans - Canned or Dry
Cannelloni Beans - Canned or Dry
Additional Canned Goods (Or Jars or Cartons)
Coconut Milk
Diced Tomatoes
Tomato Paste
Shelf Stable Almond Milk
Shelf Stable Soy Milk
Dried Fruit
Dates
Dried Mango - Not in many recipes but always in my pantry
Oils, Vinegar and Other Liquids
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sesame Seed Oil
Coconut Oil
Soy Sauce, Tamari or Coconut Aminos
Red Wine Vinegar
Produce - This post is not featuring the produce we buy but these stay so long and are used so frequently and are often stored in the pantry!
Fresh Garlic
Yellow Onions
Spices - This list could be it’s own post but here are my staples
Cumin
Smoked Paprika
Turmeric
Table Salt
Pepper
Nutritional Yeast - Not technically a spice but I use it as one
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Red Pepper Flakes
Cayenne Pepper
Cinnamon
Pumpkin Pie Blend - Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Ginger
Curry Blend - Cumin, Turmeric, Coriander, Ginger, Mustard, Black pepper, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Cayenne pepper
Let me know in the comments below what your pantry staples are. Are they similar to my list or wildly different?
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