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11 Pantry to Plate Creative Recipes Using Winter Staples

Published: Feb 13, 2025 by Yuan

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Turn everyday winter staples into mouthwatering meals with creativity and flair. These recipes make the most of what’s already in your pantry, transforming simple ingredients into comforting, satisfying dishes. Perfect for chilly nights when you want something hearty without an extra trip to the store!

Vegan Mushroom Lentil Stew

A hearty bowl of vegan mushroom lentil stew, filled with tender mushrooms, hearty lentils, and vibrant vegetables in a rich, flavorful broth.
Vegan Mushroom Lentil Stew. Photo credit: Two City Vegans.

Looking for a protein-packed weeknight meal? This Vegan Mushroom Lentil Stew is full of earthy mushrooms, tender lentils, and rich veggie broth, creating a deep, comforting flavor. Easy to make and completely vegan, it’s the perfect dish to warm you up.
Get the Recipe: Vegan Mushroom Lentil Stew

Best Vegan Minestrone Soup Recipe

Best Vegan Minestrone Soup Recipe served in a bowl.
Best Vegan Minestrone Soup Recipe. Photo credit: Two City Vegans.

Vegan Minestrone Soup is the perfect meal when you want something filling, fresh, and delicious. Packed with colorful veggies, tender pasta, and white beans in a rich broth, it’s perfect for the whole family or a cozy meal for one. Grab a spoon – you’ll want seconds!
Get the Recipe: Best Vegan Minestrone Soup Recipe

Air Fryer Frozen Butternut Squash: Quick And Easy

Perfectly roasted frozen butternut squash made in the air fryer.
Air Fryer Frozen Butternut Squash: Quick And Easy. Photo credit: Sassy Chopsticks.

Are you looking for a simple and perfect side dish to add to your meal rotation? Try this air-fryer frozen butternut squash recipe!
Get the Recipe: Air Fryer Frozen Butternut Squash: Quick And Easy

Ginger Ground Beef Stir

A bowl of beef stir fry with rice and peppers.
Ginger Ground Beef Stir. Photo credit: Call Me PMc.

Ginger Ground Beef Stir Fry is bursting with savory goodness and a perfect balance of textures. This dish is a delightful combination of tender ground beef, colorful bell peppers, aromatic garlic, and the star of the show
Get the Recipe: Ginger Ground Beef Stir

Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash

Image of 3 Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash.
Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash. Photo credit: MOON and spoon and yum.

Super flavorful and aromatic Stuffed Acorn Squash Boats filled with quinoa, chickpeas, apricots and the perfect blend of spices for one easy, healthy and delicious meal. From my cookbook: The Vegetarian Family Cookbook.
Get the Recipe: Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash

The Best Instant Pot Pumpkin Risotto Recipe

Creamy pumpkin risotto topped with fresh sage leaves in a rustic bowl.
The Best Instant Pot Pumpkin Risotto Recipe. Photo credit: MOON and spoon and yum.

Instant pot pumpkin risotto is super quick and simple, perfect for those days when time gets away from you! This satisfying combination of pumpkin puree, arborio rice, sage and walnuts is ready in twenty minutes, and it’s vegan, too.
Get the Recipe: The Best Instant Pot Pumpkin Risotto Recipe

Pasta e Fagioli Soup

Pasta e Fagioli Soup in 2 bowls with spoons.
Pasta e Fagioli Soup. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Better than the Olive Garden original, this hearty soup is loaded with beef, beans, veggies, and flavor! It's not hard to make, and once you get a taste of this restaurant classic, you'll never buy it again!
Get the Recipe: Pasta e Fagioli Soup

Tomato Basil Soup

Two bowls of soup with sour cream on top
Tomato Basil Soup. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

This Tomato Basil Soup has a luscious, silky texture and the perfect blend of tangy tomatoes, nutty parmesan and fragrant basil.
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Oven Roasted Zucchini and Squash

Oven roasted sliced zucchini and squash in a large serving bowl.
Oven Roasted Zucchini and Squash. Photo credit: fANNEtastic food.

Zucchini and squash roasted in the oven is a super easy side dish that only takes a handful of ingredients and a few minutes of prep time! This recipe includes two delicious flavor variations: garlic parmesan and lemon goat cheese.
Get the Recipe: Oven Roasted Zucchini and Squash

Cauliflower Risotto with Mushrooms

Cauliflower risotto in a pan.
Cauliflower Risotto with Mushrooms. Photo credit: Real Balanced.

This Cauliflower Risotto with Mushrooms is a one-pot dish that can be made in only 30 minutes! It is creamy, flavorful, nutrient-dense, and yields a perfect side dish for weeknight family dinners or as an addition to your holiday menu.
Get the Recipe: Cauliflower Risotto with Mushrooms

Vegan Ratatouille

A bowl of vegan ratatouille topped with fresh herbs.
Vegan Ratatouille. Photo credit: Splash of Taste.

Ready in just an hour, this Ratatouille recipe is a flavorful, heartwarming dish packed with eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, and tomatoes in a rich, herby sauce. A delicious and nutritious way to transform simple ingredients into something spectacular!
Get the Recipe: Vegan Ratatouille

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I'm Yuan, a writer, world traveler, web developer, and photographer based in the U.S. My journey has taken me across multiple countries, from Malaysia to England, before I settled in Tennessee, where I've called home for nearly two decades.

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