The Ultimate Checklist of Pantry Essentials for an organized and efficient kitchen! You’ll have everything you need for home cooked meals!
Ultimate Checklist of Pantry Essentials
It’s always nice to be able to make a home cooked meal instead of plain old noodles or take out….well, unless you want noodles of course 🙂 Here’s a checklist of the staples to have on hand in your pantry so when you do want to cook you have the essentials. You may need to add a special ingredient or some chicken, fish or beef, but this list will certainly make it much quicker and easier to get in and out of the grocery store because you have what you need in your well stocked pantry!
Click Here for A Printable Checklist of Pantry Essentials
Basics – Oils, Vinegars, and Sauces
Kosher salt and fine salt
Extra virgin olive oil
Black peppercorns
Vegetable oil
Apple cider vinegar
Red wine vinegar
Balsamic vinegar
Rice vinegar
Baking
Flour: all purpose or whole wheat
Baking soda
Baking powder
Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
Pure vanilla extract
Chocolate: chips or bar
Evaporated milk
The Sweet Stuff
Granulated sugar
Confectioners’ sugar
Brown sugar
Maple syrup
Honey
Agave syrup
Drinks
Coffee
Tea
Hot cocoa
Rice and Grains
Long-grain white rice
Brown rice
Grains, quinoa, couscous or farro
Pasta: standard, whole grain, rice noodles or egg noodles
Polenta
Breadcrumbs: plain or panko
Snacks and Cereals
Crackers
Tortillas
Cookies or biscuits
Pretzels
Marshmallows
Popcorn kernels
Dried fruit
Peanut butter or almond butter
Applesauce
Breakfast cereal
Old-fashioned rolled oats
Canned Goods
Chicken stock
Salsa
Beans: cannellini, chickpeas or black
Vegetables: corn or green beans
Olives or capers
Chiles: chipotles in adobo or mild green chiles
Tomatoes
Tomato paste
Roasted red peppers
Tuna
Jar of marinara sauce
Herbs and Spices
Bay leaves
Garlic powder
Cayenne pepper
Chili powder
Crushed red pepper
Curry powder
Ground cinnamon
Fennel or dill seed
Ground cloves
Ground cumin
Ground ginger
Oregano
Paprika
Thyme
Rosemary
Sesame seeds
Ground nutmeg
Perishables
Onions
Lemons
Eggs
Fresh garlic
Salted and unsalted butter
Milk
Potatoes
Grab your printable checklist here.
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This is great. I need to do this and get my pantry organized. Thanks for the tips!
This is awesome! Thank you for sharing on Meetup Monday!
Thanks, Christine! I appreciate you stopping by!
A good list even though a few things I would not consider essential especially if you are short on money.
Thanks for stopping by Gail.
This is SO HELPFUL! I’m going to use it as a base to get myself stocked up. Thank you so much! These are great essentials that everyone should have.
This list has a lot of variety! Looks like I’d love having dinner at your house! We have the same taste in a lot of things. Especially the spices and herbs, makes everything much more flavor-able!
I love good spices and fresh herbs! Yum! Come on over for dinner anytime 🙂
Thanks for the list! I’m going to turn it into a shopping list that I can check mark what I need to buy as its running out. I’m always having to run to the store for something.
Thanks for the list. I can print it and tape it to the inside of my pantry door. Then when I am running low u can just circle it and grab the list before I run to the store. No more forgotten items!
You gave me a great idea, Bekki! I should make a printable so people can have a nice copy to hang up and refer to before they head to the store! Thanks!
Hi There,
Just checking comment issue.
Let’s see if it works!