Recipes

Build-a-Meal

Our Build-a-Meal program provides FREE meal kits through our food pantries complete with a recipe and all the ingredients needed. Nutrient-dense, delicious, approachable recipes for the whole family to enjoy.

• Chana Masala (Chickpea Curry)
• Ranch Pasta Salad
• Summer Bean Salad
• Strawberries and Cream Oatmeal
• Confetti Salad
• One-Pot Pasta
• Cabbage Roll Soup
• Turkey Chili
• Turkey Chili (En Español)
• Zucchini Boats
• Curried Chickpeas & Veggies
• Sweet Potato Latkes

Medically Tailored Groceries (MTG)

Nutrient-dense, easy to make recipes you’ll want to make again and again! Our Medically Tailored Groceries program provides FREE groceries, including pre-prepped ingredients, for pick-up or delivery at our Gloucester and Ipswich Community Food Pantries. 

The program also offers one-on-one Nutrition Counseling (in-person or remote), virtual or in-person education, easy recipes, meal kits, and more. 

For an application, call 978-283-6776 ext. 219 or email mtg@foodpantry.org

• Loaded Sweet Potato Recipe
• Minestrone Soup
• Overnight Oats

Mobile Market Recipes

Easy to prepare recipes that use the fresh produce available every week from our Mobile Market Farmer’s Truck.

• Winter Salad (English)
• Winter Salad (Spanish)
• Winter Salad (Portuguese)
• Baked Apples
• Sweet Potato Latkes
• Homemade Applesauce
• Squash Smiles Two Ways
• Acorn Squash Two Ways
• Butternut Squash Recipes
• Roasted Pears and Carrots
• Zucchini Corn Fritters
• Broccoli & Cheese Frittata
• Tangy Cucumber Salad
• Carrot Apple Raisin Salad
• Honey Carrot Coins Recipe
• Celery and Apple Salad
• “Anything Goes” Stir Fry
• Hummus Recipe
• Pasta Salad Recipe
• Roasted Veggies Sheet Pan Dinner