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Twenty for Twenty: Summer Edition

Don't like repeated trips to the grocery store? Stock up on these 20 ingredients, and you can make 20 delicious dinners.

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The Essential Pantry

Here are some spices, herbs, condiments and other staples to have on hand:

Dry bread crumbs
Flour
Salt
Black pepper
Olive oil
Vegetable oil
Balsamic vinegar
Prepared horseradish
Hot sauce
Dijon mustard
Mayonnaise
Milk
Butter
Red pepper flakes
Chili powder
Sage
Lemon pepper
Ground cumin
Fresh and dried basil
Fresh and dried parsley
Fresh cilantro
Fresh rosemary
Fresh Thyme
Fresh marjoram
Garlic

Your Turn

Is there a favorite versatile ingredient you always have in your pantry? Tell us all about it in the comment box below. We'd love to hear from you!

The Ingredients

To make the 20 recipes below, stock up on these 20 ingredients (and be sure your pantry includes the essential ingredients listed on the right).

1. Hamburger buns
2. Italian bread
3. Lemons
4. Salmon filets
5. Eggs
6. Parmesan cheese
7. Provolone cheese
8. Monterey Jack cheese
9. Mozzarella cheese
10. Chicken breasts
11. Assorted pasta (linguine, penne, angel hair)
12. Cucumbers
13. Onions
14. Tomatoes
15. Fresh corn
16. Zucchini
17. Bell peppers (green, yellow)
18. Avocados
19. Mushrooms
20. Eggplant

The Recipes

With the above 20 ingredients, you can make these 20 delicious and distinct meals--everything from salmon cakes to grilled chicken to summer pastas.

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TJ Sandon

Jan. 6, 2010 7:49 pm

Here are a few things to add to the pantry list: Seasoned Rice Vinegar, Soy Sauce, Kikkomnan's Ponzu Sauce, Asian Five Spice, fresh nutmegs, Cocoa Powder, Dried Dill weed, Raman Noodles, Brown and White Rice, Honey, Confectioners Sugar, Splenda, Brown Sugar, Molasses, Lemon Juice, Figs, Dried Cranberries, All kinds of nuts, Red wine vinegar, Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar, White wine Vinegar, Herbes pour Provance, Green Tea, Dried Minced Garlic, Dried Minced onion, Curry Powder, Real Vanilla Extract, Amaretto, to name a few.

FAIRIEDUSST

Jul. 20, 2010 8:34 pm

It would be great if we could add this list to the shopping list...or am I just missing that button??

Annabelle

Dec. 29, 2010 11:22 pm

I love cooking with Garlic powder and lawrys seasoning salt!!! They have been staples in my family for my entire life, as my mother used them in everything, literally! :)

Sparky120166

Jan. 22, 2011 11:24 am

@Fairiedusst you can print the page and put in your coupon carrier if you use one. That is what I'm going to do. These recipes sound great.

Neecee

Feb. 26, 2011 2:34 am

I also have used a flavoring that McCormick does not make anymore. It is salt and spice which has garlic salt, onion powder, mixed pepper and celery salt. I used this for years and without it, my potato salad was not the same. You can e-mail McCormick. com and they will gladly give you the recipe to make at home which I make in gargansuous amount cause my family comes over and "borrows" some all the time.

ellenmoriah

Apr. 14, 2011 7:00 am

I'd have to add: oregano (dried or fresh) lettuce (spinach, baby spring, or romaine) celery whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, millet) 6" corn tortillas salsa cottage cheese sour cream coffee There are more, but I'll stop here. Needless to say, I think the list was made after the recipes were chosen. Some additional ingredients will increase the number of potential meals by at least 5 and possibly more.

Leah2974

Apr. 29, 2011 5:07 pm

I only count 18 recipes.

Housedad777

Aug. 16, 2012 7:04 pm

Count by 2's

Meri

Mar. 18, 2013 7:26 am

I always have coconut milk, red curry paste, rice and shrimp in the freezer. Even if company drops in you can impress with red curry shrimp over rice and it doesn't cost much at all.

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