Pantry + Freezer Friendly Recipes – a list of inspiration to help you use what you have in your pantry and freezer!

Here is some meal inspiration for you that will help you utilize what you have in your pantry and in your freezer!

Pantry and Freezer-Friendly Meals

Here is a list of some of the recipes on The Wooden Skillet that are pantry and freezer-friendly.  After each recipe title there is a set of parenthesis within which I am highlighting MOST of the ingredients and how they can be pulled from either from the pantry or freezer.  I hope this helps you skim through and really narrow down what recipes might work for you given what you have in your freezer or pantry.  Again, there may be a few more ingredients in the full recipe, but I am listing the main ingredients for you!!

I also include some suggestions as to whether the recipe would go with pasta or rice – sometimes this will change an otherwise paleo/whole30 recipe into being non-compliant – FYI!! I just want you guys to have easy meal ideas that are healthy!

Also, I know some people right now aren’t going to have all of these ingredients!  I will have more resources coming your way soon!

I hope this helps and, as always, reach out to me on Instagram, leave on comment on this post or email me if you are still stuck on what to make with what you have in your pantry or freezer.

Related: Pantry Essentials

Recipes that are Freezer and Pantry-Friendly

1. Healthy Baked Oatmeal (oats, coconut sugar, baking vanilla, frozen blueberries, canned peaches and apples)
2. Old Fashioned Beef Vegetable Soup Recipe (frozen beef + frozen or canned vegetables + beef broth)
3. Greek Baked Chicken (frozen chicken breasts, canned artichokes, canned tomatoes, olives, garlic)
4. Creamy Tomato Skillet (canned tomatoes, canned coconut milk, frozen chicken – you can also serve over pasta or rice)
5. Split Pea Soup with Ham (dried split peas + frozen ham)
6. Easy Orange Chicken Recipe (frozen chicken, frozen broccoli, orange juice, coconut aminos, tapioca starch serve over cauliflower or regular rice)
7. Teriyaki Meatballs (frozen ground beef, frozen cauliflower rice, coconut aminos, tapioca starch)
8. Butternut Squash Soup (butternut squash, maple syrup, canned coconut milk)
9. Sweet Potato Tacos (tortillas, sweet potato, canned black beans, tahini, maple syrup)
10. Dutch Oven Pot Roast (frozen beef roast, beef broth, red wine or pomegranate juice, potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic)
11. Italian Meatballs (jar of marinara, frozen ground beef)
12. Slow Cooker Pulled Pork (frozen pork shoulder, spices)
13. Instant Pot Pulled Pork (frozen pork shoulder, spices)
14. Pulled Pork Tacos (frozen pork shoulder, tortillas)
15. Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas (frozen chicken, spices)
16. Taco Stuffed Peppers (frozen ground beef, spices, peppers – but you can use tortillas and just make regular tacos as well)
17. Chicken Alfredo Bake (frozen chicken, spaghetti squash, frozen broccoli and a jar of Alfredo sauce)
18. Roasted Chicken Soup (frozen whole chicken, garlic, if you need to skip the fresh veggies you could and just add in some frozen ones at the end!)
19. Curried Cauliflower Rice + Salmon (frozen cauliflower rice, curry paste, frozen fish)
20. Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Overnight Oats (Bananas, unsweetened almond milk, chocolate chips, oats)
21. Shrimp Fried Cauliflower Rice (Frozen shrimp, frozen cauliflower rice, frozen peas and carrots)
22. Easy Meatloaf Recipe (frozen ground beef, oats or almond flour)
23. Vegan Pumpkin Chili (canned pumpkin, canned tomatoes, canned beans)
24. Slow Cooker + Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken (jar of salsa verde, frozen chicken)
25. Stove Top Chicken Thighs (frozen chicken thighs)
26. Herbed Potatoes (potatoes, ghee, herbs)
27. Classic Chili (frozen ground beef, canned beans, canned tomatoes)
28. White Chicken Chili (frozen ground chicken, chicken broth, coconut milk, spices)
29. Turkey Chili (canned tomatoes, frozen ground turkey, spices – you could skip the bacon and bell peppers if you need to!)
30. Curried Meatballs (frozen hamburger, curry paste, canned coconut milk)
31. Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken (frozen chicken, spices)
32. Healthy Beef Lettuce Wraps (eat without the lettuce and make into Asian Cauliflower Rice Bowls – frozen ground beef, frozen carrots)
33. Whole30 Mashed Potatoes  – (potatoes, almond milk, ghee, salt)
34. Grilled Chicken Thighs (frozen chicken thighs, ghee, turmeric, salt, pepper)
35. Grilled Steak (frozen steak, salt, pepper)
36. Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (sweet potatoes, nut butter, apples)
37. Dijon Chicken (frozen chicken, canned coconut milk, ghee, dijon mustard, potatoes)
38. How to cook frozen hamburger in IP (frozen hamburger)
39. How to cook frozen chicken in IP (frozen chicken breasts)
40. Blueberry Overnight Oats (frozen blueberries, oats, almond milk)
41. Coconut Chia Pudding + Blueberry Preserve (chia seeds, almond milk, blueberry jam or preserve)
42. Raspberry Smoothie (frozen raspberries, almond milk)
43. Instant Pot Ribs Recipe  (frozen ribs, spices)
44. Meatballs and Dumplings (canned tomatoes, canned tomato sauce, tomato paste, frozen ground beef, flour, almond milk)
45. Spaghetti Squash Bowls (spaghetti squash, frozen sausage, jar of marinara)
46. Homemade Granola (sunflower seeds, rolled oats, flax, sesame seeds, brown sugar)
47. Buffalo Chicken Meatballs (frozen ground chicken, bottle of buffalo sauce, almond flour)
48. My Favorite Tuna Salad (canned tuna, mayo, mustard, pepper – you can skip the avocado if you need to)
49. Instant Pot Jasmine Rice (Brown or White Rice)
50. How to Cook Spaghetti Squash in the Instant Pot (spaghetti squash)
51. How to Cook a Sweet Potato in the Instant Pot (sweet potatoes)

I hope this helps spark some creativity in the kitchen for you!!!