A key technique for ensuring a fully functional kitchen is to always keep your cupboards well stocked with the following non-perishable items. They’ll always be ready when you need them and actually serve as the base for many bulky meals. Here are five of the most important ones.
Chopped Tomatoes
Usually sold in a can, chopped tomatoes can serve as the base for curries, pasta sauces, stews, and soups. If you buy them in bulk, they will always be there when you need them.
Chickpeas
Chickpeas are healthy, versatile, and always good to have in the back of your fridge. They are delicious in curries, salads, or pureed in a blender to make hummus.
Kidney Beans
Kidney beans are another healthy food that can always be useful in curries, stews, salads, and sauces.
Dry Pasta
There are few foods quite as useful to have in the back of your cupboard as dry pasta. This starchy food serves as the base for many different meals, and will always be ready to go when you need it.
Rice
Rice is much the same, and you can stock it dry or in microwavable bags. Crucial to many dishes like curries or stews, it’ll always fill you up when you need it.
