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Stock Up for Family Dinners

You’d be surprised by how many meals come from a relatively short list of ingredients. So use a pantry of staples to make even spur-of-the-moment meal planning easier. Rice, beans and different pasta shapes, for example, are must-haves for good reason: The ingredients you add to them will let you make instant one-dish meals in almost infinite variety.
  • Keep beef, vegetable and chicken stock — and an array of salad dressings — on hand to use as marinades and sauces for grilled foods or to add flavor when you stir-fry.
  • Stock canned or jarred tomatoes in every form: whole, stewed, paste, salsa, pasta sauce, juice, pizza sauce.
  • Think of your freezer as an extension of your pantry. Stock it with boneless chicken breasts, frozen spinach, chopped broccoli, soups, and filled pastas such as tortellini and ravioli.

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