Let’s get cooking
Simple ways to prepare meals that are nutritious, tasty and affordable.
Your Home Pantry
The best way to ensure your meals are affordable, tasty, nutritious and easy to prepare is to set up your home pantry. Start with ingredients you use regularly and expand your pantry as you go.
Canned
• Tomatoes
• Tomato paste
• Tuna and other fish (salmon, sardines)
• Beans (kidney, black etc)
• Baked beans
• Corn
• Lentils
• Chickpeas
• Coconut milk
• Olives or capers
• Fruit (peaches, apricots, pineapple
Basics
• Pasta
• Noodles
• Rice
• Flour
• Rolled oats
• Vinegar
• Oil (olive, canola, peanut)
• Sugar
• Peanut butter
• Soy sauce
• Honey
• Mustard
• Stock (vegetable, beef, chicken)
Fruit & Veg
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Pumpkins
• Tomatoes
• Salad greens
• Onions
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Mushrooms
• Capsicum
• Apples
• Oranges
• Bananas
Fridge
• Milk
• Cheddar cheese
• Parmesan cheese
• Yoghurt
• Eggs
• Bacon
• Butter or margarine
Freezer
• Frozen corn
• Frozen peas
• Frozen mixed vegetables
• Frozen berries
• Minced meat
• Chicken
• Fish
• Ice cream
Dried Herbs & Spices
• Pepper
• Salt
• Paprika
• Cumin
• Cinnamon
• Oregano
• Chilli powder
• Basil
• Thyme
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Parsley
Tips to save $
Freeze meat that’s on special or close to its use-by date to cook later
Buy vegetables that are in season – they’re fresher and cheaper
Use herbs & spices to add variety to meals you make often
Recipes
Vegetarian
Minestrone Soup
Feeds 4Prep 20 minsCook 1 hourIngredients 1 tablespoon olive or other cooking oil 1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 rasher bacon or a small piece of ham, finely sliced (optional) 3 sticks celery, chopped into small pieces 1 large carrot,...
Pumpkin Soup
Feeds 4Prep 10 minsCook 35 minsIngredients 1 kg pumpkin 2 onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock (you can make this using water and 2 stock cubes) 300 ml milk or coconut milk ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon...
Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Feeds 4Prep 10 minsCook 20 minsIngredients 2 tablespoons cooking oil (olive oil is best) 1 medium to large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional) 2 x 440g tins of tomatoes 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon sugar 500g packet of pasta 1⁄2 cup...
Easy Corn Fritters
Feeds 4Prep 10 minsCook 15 minsIngredients 2 x 420g cans of corn kernels(not creamed corn) ½ cup milk 2 eggs 1 cup self-raising flour ½ cup grated cheddar cheese ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon chilli powder (optional) 1 small onion, finely chopped...
Meat dishes
Easy No-Pastry Quiche
Feeds 4Prep 15 minsCook 45-55 minsIngredients 1 cup tasty cheddar cheese, grated 1 cup (130g) bacon, chopped 1 onion, chopped 4 eggs 11⁄2 cups milk 1-2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper 1⁄2 cup self-raising flour* Butter or...
Chicken Tray Bake
This Chicken Tray Bake from the Addi Road Food Pantry team is quick and easy to make.
Easy Chicken Curry
Feeds 4-6Prep 20 minsCook 40 minsIngredients 6 chicken thigh fillets, each cut into 4 pieces 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 2 medium tomatoes, choppedor half a can of tomatoes 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 tablespoons curry powderor 2 tablespoons curry paste 1...
Easy Noodle Stir Fry
Feeds 4Prep 20 minsCook 10 minsIngredients 2 packets of two-minute noodles 4 tablespoons cooking oil(canola oil is good) 1 medium to large onion, cut in halfand thinly sliced 1⁄2 cup plum sauce or oyster sauce* 1⁄2 cup water 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional) 1 long...
Beef & Mushroom Stew
This delicious, simple beef stew will warm you up on a cold, wintry day.
Tasty Beef Casserole
Feeds 4Prep 30 minsCook 2 hoursIngredients 750g stewing beef*, cut into 3 cm cubes 4 tablespoons oil (olive or vegetable) 2 medium to large onions, cut in halfand sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed (optional) 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut intobite-size pieces 400g can...
Shepherd’s Pie
Feeds 4Prep 15 minsCook 40-50 minsIngredients 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters 4 tablespoons butter or margarine (for the potatoes) 2 onions, finely chopped 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 cups vegetables – a mix of choppedcelery, chopped carrots, corn...
Sweets
Easy Carrot Cake
Prep 10 minsCook 50-55 minsIngredients 2 cups carrot, grated and firmly packed down 1 cup sugar* ¾ cup cooking oil (canola or sunflower) 3 eggs 1½ cups self-raising flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons cinnamon or mixed spice (optional) Butter or margarine for greasing...
Easy Banana Cake
A great snack that’s lovely on its own or spread with butter.
Baked Fruit Crumble
Featuring stewed, seasonal fruit—such as apples, pears, or plums—this fruit crumble will be ready to bake in 10 minutes. Delicious with ice cream or cream.
All Recipes
Minestrone Soup
Feeds 4Prep 20 minsCook 1 hourIngredients 1 tablespoon olive or other cooking oil 1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 rasher bacon or a small piece of ham, finely sliced (optional) 3 sticks celery, chopped into small pieces 1 large carrot,...
Pumpkin Soup
Feeds 4Prep 10 minsCook 35 minsIngredients 1 kg pumpkin 2 onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock (you can make this using water and 2 stock cubes) 300 ml milk or coconut milk ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon...
Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Feeds 4Prep 10 minsCook 20 minsIngredients 2 tablespoons cooking oil (olive oil is best) 1 medium to large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional) 2 x 440g tins of tomatoes 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon sugar 500g packet of pasta 1⁄2 cup...
Easy Corn Fritters
Feeds 4Prep 10 minsCook 15 minsIngredients 2 x 420g cans of corn kernels(not creamed corn) ½ cup milk 2 eggs 1 cup self-raising flour ½ cup grated cheddar cheese ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon chilli powder (optional) 1 small onion, finely chopped...
Easy Tuna Pasta Bake
Simple and delicious comfort food. For a tastier and more nutritious meal, you can add corn, zucchinis, and/or mushrooms.
Easy No-Pastry Quiche
Feeds 4Prep 15 minsCook 45-55 minsIngredients 1 cup tasty cheddar cheese, grated 1 cup (130g) bacon, chopped 1 onion, chopped 4 eggs 11⁄2 cups milk 1-2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper 1⁄2 cup self-raising flour* Butter or...
Chicken Tray Bake
This Chicken Tray Bake from the Addi Road Food Pantry team is quick and easy to make.
Easy Chicken Curry
Feeds 4-6Prep 20 minsCook 40 minsIngredients 6 chicken thigh fillets, each cut into 4 pieces 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 2 medium tomatoes, choppedor half a can of tomatoes 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 tablespoons curry powderor 2 tablespoons curry paste 1...
Easy Noodle Stir Fry
Feeds 4Prep 20 minsCook 10 minsIngredients 2 packets of two-minute noodles 4 tablespoons cooking oil(canola oil is good) 1 medium to large onion, cut in halfand thinly sliced 1⁄2 cup plum sauce or oyster sauce* 1⁄2 cup water 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional) 1 long...
Beef & Mushroom Stew
This delicious, simple beef stew will warm you up on a cold, wintry day.
Tasty Beef Casserole
Feeds 4Prep 30 minsCook 2 hoursIngredients 750g stewing beef*, cut into 3 cm cubes 4 tablespoons oil (olive or vegetable) 2 medium to large onions, cut in halfand sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed (optional) 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut intobite-size pieces 400g can...
Shepherd’s Pie
Feeds 4Prep 15 minsCook 40-50 minsIngredients 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters 4 tablespoons butter or margarine (for the potatoes) 2 onions, finely chopped 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 cups vegetables – a mix of choppedcelery, chopped carrots, corn...
Easy Carrot Cake
Prep 10 minsCook 50-55 minsIngredients 2 cups carrot, grated and firmly packed down 1 cup sugar* ¾ cup cooking oil (canola or sunflower) 3 eggs 1½ cups self-raising flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons cinnamon or mixed spice (optional) Butter or margarine for greasing...
Easy Banana Cake
A great snack that’s lovely on its own or spread with butter.
Baked Fruit Crumble
Featuring stewed, seasonal fruit—such as apples, pears, or plums—this fruit crumble will be ready to bake in 10 minutes. Delicious with ice cream or cream.
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