Enchilada Sauce- Pantry Style

This sauce has all the smoky, spicy, earthy flavors you desire from a true enchilada sauce, but it’s super pantry friendly. Use this sauce to smother your burritos, tacos, eggs or nachos. A very versatile sauce.
The chili powder in the pantry is very mild, so if you desire the sauce to have more heat you could add cayenne pepper or find a spicier chili powder.
And in full disclosure- cumin powder isnt carried in the pantry. But you can find it in the commissary.
This recipe makes about 2 cups of sauce.

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

It only takes three basic ingredients and 20 minutes to make these cookies from start to finish. They’re also gluten-free – but you would never guess it by their rich taste and texture.

Mango Chicken Curry

A warm soothing curry can’t be beat when you’re looking to change up your weeknight dinner routine. This curry is subtle, and creamy with just a hint of well balanced sweetness. Most items for this recipe are pantry friendly, with a few exceptions- all which can be found in the commissary.
Serve with a bowl of fresh steamed rice or warm naan bread.
This recipe makes enough for 4-6 persons.

Zesty Lime Salad Dressing

This salad dressing recipe shared by “thepantrymeals” pairs well with the fresh strawberries in the pantry. Chicken is optional.

Meringues

A classic recipe for meringue cookies! These little meringues only use 5 pantry ingredients. They are gluten free. Serve with fresh fruit such as kiwis, or make a sauce using frozen strawberries. mango or blueberries.

Note: These do take patience and time. Good idea to make them the night before you to plan to serve them.

Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo

WHAT IS ORZO?
Orzo is tiny pasta despite its appearance. It looks like rice, doesn’t it? Orzo means “barley” in Italian but there is no actual barley in it, only shape resemblance. It’s made the same way any pasta is made.

Southern Sausage & Cheddar Bites

You don’t need to look any further. These little bites are savory, cheesy, crave-worthy, the perfect package.
These bites work perfectly to bring to any party, as a great appetizer addition, or even a subtle compliment for that brunch.
Serve with a Dijon mustard, honey mustard dip, or a hot honey drizzle.
This recipe makes about 35-40 bites.

Salmon Pieces with Sriracha + Honey drizzle

By cutting salmon into large chunks like 2”x2”, and generously seasoning it. You end up with a crispy, savory, and tasty bite.
If you have an air fryer- you can utilize it perfectly here, which will be noted in this recipe. If not, you can use an oven at 400 degrees, or even a grill. For these, just keep the cooking time short, to maximize keeping the fish moist and not dry.

Fried Rice + Ham & Peas

Simple, easy and tasty. And yes, it uses deli ham as an ingredient.

Use up your leftover cooked rice for the best texture and taste.

Beef + Mushroom Foil Packs

This recipe is the epitome of simple. You can take this to cook over a campfire, on a grill, in the oven or even in your IP. It’s a “set it and forget it” type of meal.
The creamy mushroom soup flavors weave through the various veggies, potato and beef. Its a very simplistic, hearty meal all wrapped up in a small individual foil package. This leaves a lot of options to altered and fancy or simplify.
The pack amounts, meat, veggies and potatoes can be altered depending on the amount needed or where you’re cooking.
Most roasting time will be about 45-60 minutes. If cooking in the IP, set the packs on the trivet and pressure cook for 30 minutes.
Change up the veggies with what you have on hand.

Recipe is for 4 packs.