20-Minute Dinners From Pantry Staples
Stock a few pantry basics and you can put a real dinner on the table in 20 minutes, any night of the week.
The staples worth keeping
Dry pasta, rice, tinned tomatoes, tinned beans and chickpeas, eggs, onions, garlic, olive oil, stock cubes and a few spices (cumin, paprika, chilli flakes) cover a surprising number of meals.
Five fast ideas
Garlic and chilli spaghetti with a squeeze of lemon.
Chickpea and tomato stew with cumin, served with bread or rice.
Egg fried rice using leftover rice and any vegetables.
Shakshuka: eggs poached in a spiced tomato sauce.
White bean and olive oil toast with greens.
Work faster
Boil the kettle for pasta water, chop everything before you turn on the heat, and use a wide pan so sauces reduce quickly.
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