Pantry dinners
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These are the dinners for the week the fridge looks empty. They’re made mostly from what keeps in a cupboard, like pasta, rice, canned beans, canned tomatoes, tuna and eggs, with a fresh thing or two if you happen to have it. The quickest is Microwave franks and beans, ready in 8 minutes.

Microwave franks and beans
8 min

Microwave cheese ramen
10 min

Microwave peanut butter ramen
10 min

Smashed white bean and avocado sandwiches
10 min

Microwave chicken pot pie in a mug
12 min

Microwave mashed potato bowl with chicken and gravy
12 min

Microwave Mediterranean tuna couscous
12 min

Microwave Spanish chickpeas and spinach
12 min

Air fryer naan pizza
15 min

Better instant ramen with a soft egg
15 min

Black bean and corn salad
15 min

Boxed mac and cheese with broccoli
15 min

Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
15 min

Cheese omelette
15 min

Chickpea salad sandwiches
15 min

Cottage cheese scrambled eggs
15 min

Eggs and soldiers
15 min

Garlic butter ramen noodles with egg
15 min

Ham salad sandwiches
15 min

Pastina with egg and parmesan
15 min

Pimento cheese sandwiches
15 min

Pizza omelette
15 min

Ramen noodles with ground beef
15 min

Refried bean tacos (tacos de frijoles)
15 min

Salmon salad sandwiches
15 min

Spicy gochujang ramen noodles
15 min

Tuna and white bean salad on toast
15 min

Tuna salad sandwiches
15 min

White bean scampi
15 min

Microwave jacket potato with beans and cheese
18 min

Microwave jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn
18 min

Air fryer breakfast quesadillas
20 min

Air fryer fish sticks
20 min

Bacon and egg ramen noodles
20 min

Black bean chilaquiles
20 min

Brown sugar pineapple ham steak
20 min

Butter beans with romesco sauce
20 min

Buttered noodles
20 min

Canned chicken tacos
20 min

Cheese quesadillas
20 min

Cheesy savory oats with a soft egg
20 min

Chicken ramen stir-fry
20 min

Chili garlic shrimp noodles
20 min

Chinese tomato egg soup
20 min

Chorizo and eggs
20 min

Creamy salsa verde pasta
20 min

Crispy ramen egg pancake
20 min

Garlicky spaghetti with peas and parmesan
20 min

Ham fried rice
20 min

Hummus pasta
20 min

Korean sausage and vegetable stir-fry (sausage yachae bokkeum)
20 min

Lemony white beans with artichokes and olives
20 min

Molletes (Mexican bean and cheese toasts)
20 min

Parmesan orzo soup
20 min

Proper beans on toast
20 min

Savory French toast with cheddar
20 min

Sesame garlic egg noodles with broccoli
20 min

Smashed black bean quesadillas
20 min

Spam and eggs
20 min

Vegetable ramen stir-fry
20 min

Air fryer egg toast
25 min

Air fryer frozen fish fillets
25 min

Black bean and corn skillet
25 min

Cheesy broccoli orzo
25 min

Cheesy mashed potato cakes
25 min

Cottage cheese noodles
25 min

Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast with fried eggs
25 min

Creamy ham and pea pasta
25 min

Creamy parmesan orzo with peas
25 min

Creamy tuna pasta
25 min

Crispy air fryer gnocchi with marinara
25 min

Dumpling soup
25 min

Easy beef stir-fry
25 min

Egg bhurji (Indian spiced scrambled eggs)
25 min

Egg roll soup
25 min

Eggs in purgatory
25 min

Fish stick tacos
25 min

Ful medames
25 min

Gluten-free mac and cheese
25 min

Hot dog mac and cheese
25 min

Instant Pot broccoli cheddar pasta
25 min

Instant Pot garlic parmesan pasta
25 min

Instant Pot lo mein
25 min

Instant Pot mac and cheese
25 min

Instant Pot ravioli
25 min

Instant Pot spaghetti marinara
25 min

Instant Pot tuna mac and cheese
25 min

Masala oats
25 min

Moroccan-spiced couscous with chickpeas and carrots
25 min

One-pot tomato couscous with spinach and feta
25 min

Pork yakisoba
25 min

Sopa de fideo (Mexican noodle soup)
25 min

Spaghetti aglio e olio
25 min

Spaghetti Napolitan
25 min

Stovetop mac and cheese
25 min

Sweet chili noodles with vegetables
25 min

Thai coconut pumpkin soup
25 min

Tuna quesadillas
25 min

Tuna tostadas
25 min

Vegan mac and cheese
25 min
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