Mumsnet Talk

Mine would be dried spaghetti or linguine, tin of crab meat, clove of garlic and a pinch of chilli flakes

also

Fray Bentos steak pie + tin of marrowfat peas.

Any other suggestions? Needs to be reasonably quick and effort free - meals for those late-ish nights where Beans On Toast will not do and I could cheerfully eat the wallpaper

Bacon and pea risotto. Quick, uses store cupboard ingredients, and is yummy. Recipe here

Thank you MLM

couscous ,tin beans(tuna if you eat it) and any veg laying around/in tin,bit herbs and 5mins to prep it

not especially cupboard cooking, but uses things you should have or easy to get hold of:

chuck a whole, unpeeled bulb of garlic per person (seems loads but bear with me it works!) in a roasting tin and pour olive oil over and scatter with salt and fresh thymne from the garden. Roast for 30 mins at about 180C

Cook some pasta and drain.

Meanwhile squish the garlic from its papery shells-should be like butter (esp fun if you like pus porn as it reminds me of squeezing spots!) put in a pan and mash with a spoon then pour a small carton of cream over and warm through with plenty of thymne and black pepper.

Stir into the pasta and serve with a green salad and glass of wine...sumptious!

Couscous, veg (carrots glazed in butter honey and mustard is lovely), tinned fish (crab or tuna) and chilli sauce

Tin of kidney beans, carton of passata, some veg stock, garlic and chilli, whiz with a hand blender, lovely rich soup.

Linguine (or any pasta) olive oil, black pepper and lots of grated cheese. Easy, quick and tasty.

These all sound fab - thank you

Gnocchi baked with green olives, tuna, sweetcorn and cream, topped with grated cheese.

Macaroni peas, macaroni, peas, parmesan, butter and garlic.

Sponkle that sounds amazing. DP loves roasting his bulbs of garlic so I'm sure he would love it.

You could also try frying some onions and garlic, add tomatoes - fresh are better, but tinned will do. Add a splash of balsamic vinegar and serve with pasta.