Stocking Up

Kitchen-stocking ideas and 31 recipes from the Betty Crocker Kitchens experts make smart dinner planning a breeze.

Pantry Essentials

• Pasta
• Rice
• Canned tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste (Muir Glen®)
• Peanut butter
• Bisquick
• Flour (Gold Medal®)
• Canned vegetables (Green Giant®)
• Cereal (classic Cheerios®)
• Flour tortillas
• Progresso™ Recipe Starters™
• Bread crumbs
• Soup
• Tuna

Refrigerator Essentials

• Cheese
• Milk
• Eggs
• Butter or margarine
• Yogurt
• Packaged salad greens
• Fresh fruits and vegetables

Freezer Essentials

• Ground beef or turkey
• Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Vegetables (Green Giant® Seasoned Steamers™)
• Fruit (Cascadian Farm®)
• Ice cream or frozen yogurt
• Frozen juice concentrate

A month’s worth of dinner and dessert ideas:

1. Mexican Chicken Pizza with Cornmeal Crust

2. Impossibly Easy Mini Chicken Pot Pies

3. Baked Ziti Casserole

4. Impossibly Easy Mini Cheeseburger Pies

5. Baked Reuben Sandwich

6. Roasted Garlic Chicken Penne

7. Broccoli Cheese Chicken and Rice Skillet

8. Mushroom Swiss Burgers

9. Super Quick Salsa Chicken

10. Healthified Bean and Salsa Chicken

11. Easy Taco Bake

12. Country Eggs in Tortilla Cups

13. Cheesy Tortilla Lasagna

14. Turkey Tortilla Cones

15. Bisquick® Pizza

16. Barbecue Chili with Chicken

17. Tilapia Tomato Basil Filets

18. Fiber One® Double Berry Crisp

19. Grilled Chicken and Raspberry Spinach Salad

20. Green Bean and Chicken Casserole

21. Cornbread Cupcakes with Maple Butter Topping

22. Cheesy Vegetable Risotto

23. Southwestern Chicken Pasta Salad

24. Confetti Spaghetti Salad

25. Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

26. Berry French Toast Bake

27. Kid-Pleasing Potato Nugget Casserole

28. Black and White Bean Salad

29. Very Berry Yogurt Pie with Cheerios® Crust

30. Cheerios® and Trix® Treat Bars

31. Cheerios® Tart with Yogurt Berries