50 easy dinners for when your pantry is practically empty (2024)

Bare pantry? No worries! These simple dinner ideas use only a handful of ingredients so you can still whip up a meal using whatever you have in the cupboard.

These easy sausage rolls will be a hit with family and friends, great for picnics or when you need to feed a crowd.

This delightful creamy mustard mushroom gnocchi dish makes the perfect veggie weeknight dinner - ready in only 15-minutes.

Save some time this week and make this fast falafel bowl for a healthy vegetarian lunch or dinner.

You only need five ingredients for these simple Asian inspired satay beef skewers and colourful salad.

A twist on the classic carbonara, these meatballs are great for kids.

Brighten your dinner menu with this citrus salmon salad. Using just 5-ingredients it has bold flavours of seasonal oranges and fresh herbs.

With only 5 ingredients, these easy chicken and fig wellingtons are packed full of flavour and have the crispy pastry that you love.

Grab just 5 ingredients in the supermarket to make this warming and satisfying family dinner.

This no-fuss chicken risotto is easy to throw together on those busy weeknights.

Ready in just 20 minutes, this cheesy, buttery spaghetti made with Vegemite and San Remo pasta, is the most Aussie dinner we've ever seen!

Simple but delicious, this garlicky 5-ingredient prawn linguine is a weeknight dinner winner.

A twist on the classic carbonara, this sausage and brussels sprout pasta is great for kids.

Looking for a quick and healthy dinner? This peppered beef stir fry makes a hearty dinner that can be on the table in just 20 minutes.

Have dinner on the table in less than 10 minutes with this speedy, 5-ingredient Mexican rice salad.

Start the day with this deliciously simple breakfast pizza.

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