Have to feed your brood in a hurry – but can’t bear another trip to the shops? Before you reach for a tin of baked beans, check out these (almost) straight-from-the-cupboard recipes.

They not only use ingredients you already have, but can be made in a flash and on a budget, too. Keep them handy for those times when the fridge is nearly bare!

Pantry dinner recipe: Quick salmon patties

Fishy, fast and full of flavour, these salmon patties are a guaranteed hit with your family. They’ll love the taste, and you’ll love knowing that they’ve had a serve of Omega-3. But the best thing? No one will realise they came from a can …

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Pantry dinner recipe: Quick tomato pasta sauce

Got pasta? Now you just need something to put on it?  This pantry-friendly pasta sauce is perfect. It can be kept plain, or be jazzed up with whatever other ingredients you have lying around.

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Pantry dinner recipe: 2 ingredient pizza dough

Think pizza dough demands yeast, plus time and patience? Think again. With only two ingredients, you’ll have a base ready for your family’s favourite toppings. Fresh pizza, straight out of the cupboard? Who’d have thought?!

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Pantry dinner recipe: Tuna casserole

If you need a meal in minutes, try this tuna casserole dish. This recipe combines tuna, corn and veg in a creamy sauce and topped with crunchy breadcrumbs.

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Pantry dinner recipe: Gnocchi with tomato, garlic and basil

For a Italian dinner with a gourmet taste, try out this herb and tomato gnocchi. It looks, tastes and smells like it’s fresh from a restaurant, but really it’s straight out of your cupboard.

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Pantry dinner recipe: Salmon, corn and dill risotto

This salmon, corn and dill risotto is a tasty way to use up plenty of ingredients from your pantry. Replace the fresh salmon with tinned if that’s all you have.

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Pantry dinner recipe: Corn and tuna patties

If you’ve got a can of corn in the cupboard (and who doesn’t?), whip up these patties that are great served with … well, pretty much anything!

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Pantry dinner recipe: Stuffed potatoes

The trusty baked potato is a family favourite – and this pantry-friendly version is all too easy to make. Simply stuff your spuds with pantry staples and in 20 minutes you’ve got a delicious dinner.

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Pantry dinner recipe: Impossible quiche recipe

A quiche that doesn’t require pastry? Yes please. This self-crusting quiche is simple to prepare and you can base the filling with whatever is left in your cupboard.

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Pantry dinner recipe: Deli pasta

If you’ve got leftover bits and pieces from the deli, give this enticing recipe a whirl. With a colourful pasta, dinner not only looks and tastes great, but is the perfect emergency side dish, too.

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