Pantry Staples List + Printable Pantry Checklists

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Enjoy using this pantry staples list. It has all the essentials you should keep your pantry stocked with! Along with ideas for using your pantry staples. Grab our Printable Pantry Checklists to use.

Are you ready to stock your kitchen pantry? Whether it’s for emergencies, back to school, the dorm room, a new home or apartment, meal planning, or getting ready for a new cooking and baking season… It’s time to restock the pantry with the items you need. Take stock of what you need first (before heading to the store) by using these inventory checklists!

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Pantry Staples To Keep On Hand

Keeping the kitchen clean and the pantry well-stocked and organized will help make cooking or baking a smoother process. If you’re looking for more tips or ideas for home organizing, check out all our home organization tips and ideas.

• This is a handy printable list of pantry staples to have on hand for cooking and baking. I typically have a stocked pantry in case of emergencies and to be earthquake ready. Plus, it’s handy to have the pantry stocked in case you are in between store runs or snowed in… Or to use for meal planning.
• Stock up on items when they are on sale. Have what you need for making a recipe.
• Plus, always check the dates for food safety. Rotating pantry staples are essential to keep canned and boxed foods fresh. Use the FIFO method. FIFO means first in first out. You can use a black Sharpie to mark expiration dates on the stored items. Or use freezer/food storage labels like these to keep track of expiration dates…
• Having a pantry stocked can help you get dinner on the table by having staples on hand to cook with.

Have you ever grabbed a box of baking powder or dry yeast to find out it was expired? Check items not used that often and stock the pantry for the baking season and use up staples before they expire! It will help save time and money to know what you have on hand to use and when it expires.

The Printables Checklists Include These Pantry Staples Lists:

List of Dried Foods and Canned Foods

1. Chicken Stock, Vegetable Stock, and Beef Stock
2. Canned Tomatoes
3. Canned Tomato Paste
4. Salsas
5. Jar of Pesto
6. Pasta Noodles
7. Macaroni Noodles
8. Refried Beans
9. Beans – black beans, kidney beans, white beans, chickpeas…
10. Lentils
11. Bean Soup Mix
12. Dried peas
13. Tortillas
14. Tuna
15. Peanut Butter
16. Apple Sauce
17. Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
18. Olive Oil
19. Vegetable Oil
20. Dried Fruits, Crackers, Cookies
21. Additional Blank Spaces For Adding Items

These are just a few of the basics every kitchen pantry can be stocked with. Add more items or less depending on your needs.

List of Baking Supplies

1. Flour
2. Sugar
3. Brown Sugar
4. Baking Soda
5. Yeast
6. Cream of Tarter
7. Cornstarch
8. Ground Cinnamon
9. Apple Pie Spice
10. Pumpkin Pie Spice
11. Vanilla Extract
12. Almond Extract
13. Cocoa Powder
14. Baking Chocolate
15. Canned Pumpkin Puree
16. Canned Apples
17. Rolled Oats
18. Evaporated Milk
19. Condensed Milk
20. Crisco Shortening
21. Pam Baking Spray
22. Chocolate Chips
23. Cinnamon Chips
24. Caramels
25. Additional Blank Spaces for Adding Items.

List of Spices, Seasonings, and Condiments

1. Salt
2. Pepper
3. Lemon Pepper
4. Garlic Powder
5. Onion Powder
6. Rosemary
7. Oregano
8. Italian Spices
9. Paprika
10. Chili Powder
11. Cumin
12. Poultry Seasonings
13. Vinegar
14. Soy Sauce
15. Chili Sauce
16. Bullion Cubes
17. Parmesan Cheese
18. Mustard
19. Ketchup
20. Barbecue Sauce
21. Blank Spaces For Additional Spices, Seasonings, Rubs, and Condiments.

Blank Checklist For Customizing a Pantry Checklist

Includes check-off boxes, dashed lines for writing, and two places for headings. Scroll down just a bit more to go to the printable files.

How To Use Pantry Staples?

• Keeping broths and stocks on hand, you can easily make soups.

• Having canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste on hand for making pasta sauces, Mexican foods, and other recipes…

• Keep a jar of pesto sauce on hand for making pesto pasta and pizza. I like to keep pre-made pizza dough in the freezer to use as needed.

• Various dried noodles are great for making pasta, macaroni dishes, and pasta salads.

• Dried and canned beans go in so many recipes. Soups, chili, bean burritos, rice, and beans…

• Lentils and dried peas are great for making soup.

• Use tortillas for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and wraps.

• Have both canned beans and dried beans on hand for making soup, lunch, or dinner.

For cooking, baking, or eating keep 15-20 items on hand.

Get The Pantry Inventory Checklists!

Includes Pantry Staples, Baking Staples, Spices and Seasonings, and a Blank Checklist for you to customize. Plus, the PDF includes a bonus printable. Utilize these printables to make cooking and baking a breeze by having what you need on hand in your kitchen pantry!

Printable Pantry Staples Lists

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