Chopped tomatoes
Grab a couple of tins next time you’re at the supermarket. They can be used in loads of recipes, including this sausage casserole or this spicy chicken curry.
Stock Cubes
Quickly adds flavour to meals. Keep a packet of these in your cupboard to throw into sauces or soups.
Onions
Used as the base for loads of different recipes. If you hate chopping onions, you could use spring onions in many recipes instead since they’re much easier (and quicker) to chop.
Pasta
It’s cheap, tasty and filling. Keep some pasta in the cupboard and use it to make this pasta bake or this roasted tomato and courgette pasta.
Baked Beans
Great for super quick meals. There’s a reason they’re a stereotypical student food.
Cooking Oil
You’re going to need this for making a lot of different meals. Get a big bottle to keep in the cupboard.
Rice
Cook a portion of rice to go with a curry dish like this spinach and chickpea curry.
Hot Sauce
Use this to spice up plain food quickly. If you like spicy food, you’re going to want to keep a bottle on hand.
