Meals in minutes: Easy pantry suppers

We raided our cupboards and fridge to create a week's worth of full-flavoured healthy dinners - minimal grocery shopping required

By Carolyn Lim Chua; Photographs by James Tse

Updated November 2, 2012

Recipes

• Herbed pasta with spinach

• Pan-fried steak with fresh tomatoes

• Fast roast-chicken dinner

• Rainbow trout with garlic-dill sauce

• Beat-the-clock chili

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