Homemade Pantry Items

Homemade Pantry Items can be a life saver when you can’t get to the store. Additionally, they taste so much better from scratch!

a jar of condensed cream of chicken soup with a pot and a whisk in the background

When you can’t get to the store, or the store doesn’t have exactly what you are looking for, it is so helpful to be able to make pantry items from other things you do have.

Over the years, I’ve been working on creating a good collection of homemade pantry items. These are a selection of my favorites.

Have you made any of these recipes?? I want to hear from you which one is your favorite! Leave me a comment below!

HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING

This is number 1 for a reason. Taco Seasoning is the pantry item I make homemade the most – probably 99.9% of the time.

This recipe has the measurements to make enough to just replace the packet from the store, or enough for a large amount you can have on hand all the time. And if you pick the big batch, I tell you how much to pull out to replace the packet.

bottle of spice jar with homemade taco seasoning

HOMEMADE CONDENSED SOUP

I have the recipe for both Homemade Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup and Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup. Both recipes give you the same amount you would get from the can.

mason jar full of condensed cream of chicken soup on a white counter with a teal pot behind and small bits of parsley off to the right

a mason jar containing condensed cream of mushroom soup with three fresh mushrooms sitting on one side of it and fresh parsley on the other, a cloth napkin in the background

ENCHILADA SAUCE

I promise you that my Homemade Enchilada Sauce is better than the store bought version. You will be so happy you skipped the can this time.

PIZZA SAUCE

With how many people I see looking at and making my homemade pizza dough, I know homemade pizza is a go to recipe right now. Try it with my Homemade Pizza Sauce.

SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Spaghetti makes a great easy dinner. (Pssst, try it with my Grandma’s meatballs.) I have two great sauce recipes to go with it!

overhead view of a white plate with spaghetti and homemade spaghetti meat sauce, two glass of red wine and french bread

Use this easy homemade spaghetti sauce recipe to top your pasta or put in your lasagna!

RANCH DRESSING

Ranch Dressing is very easy to make at home and is a great thing to put out for the kids to dip veggies in at snack time.

BBQ SAUCE

I LOVE my BBQ Sauce recipe and will pick it over store bought any day of the week. Be sure to try it on my Grilled Chicken Legs or my Turkey Meatloaf.

HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Croutons count as a condiment, right? I think so. This is a great recipe and really customizable by adding different spices.

GRANOLA

This Homemade Granola is another recipe that isn’t necessarily a pantry item, but it is easy to make, delicious and perfect to keep on hand for snacks and breakfast.

CAJUN SEASONING

Cajun Seasoning is a great spice mix to add to recipes. It is an ingredient in a lot of my popular recipes. Follow the link to the seasoning recipe and you will see all the great recipes I use it in.