65 dishes using canned Recipes

pie crust (i prefer most incredible no fail ), chicken breasts (cooked and chopped ), frozen mixed vegetables (if using canned , drain first), chopped potato (chop small, if they are too big, they will not cook completely), butter, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, milk or 1 cup half-and-half, cajun seasoning (can vary amount depending on taste ), salt and pepper, egg, beaten

onion, chopped, garlic, minced, butter or 1/4 cup margarine (to make a low fat dish, use liquid buds), whole tomatoes (i like to chop these up some), chicken broth, spaghetti, broken into pieces and uncooked, picante sauce, cumin, cooked white meat chicken or 2 cups turkey, cut into bitesized cubes (you can use leftovers or canned), grated cheddar cheese (use non-fat or low-fat cheese if desired)

mashed potatoes (garlic is wonderful! can use instant to save time), pizza crust (deep dish is best, homemade or storebought, already prepared for pan), broccoli florets, chopped into pieces, part-skim mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese

peel a banana from the bottom and you won tsp have to pick the little stringy things off of it. that s how the primates do it., take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. if you leave them connected at the stem , they ripen faster., store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. it will stay fresh much longer and not mold, peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking., add a tsp of water when frying ground beef. it will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking ., reheat pizza, heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to medium-low and heat till warm. this keeps the crust crispy. no soggy micro pizza., easy deviled eggs, put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. seal , mash till they are all broken up. add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. just throw bag away when done easy clean up., expanding frosting, when buying a canned frosting, remove frosting to a mixing bowl and beat with your electric mixer. the amount will come close to doubling., squirrel away, keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. the cayenne pepper doesn tsp hurt the plant and the squirrels won tsp come near it., flexible vacuum, get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. it can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings., reducing static cling, pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. place pin in seam of slacks and -- at da! -- static is gone., measuring cups, before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. dump out the hot water, but don tsp dry cup. next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out., foggy windshield, hate foggy windshields buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. when the windows fog, rub with the eraser! works better than a cloth, reopening an envelope, if you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. viola! it unseals easily., conditioner, use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. it s a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. it s also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn tsp like when you tried it in your hair..., goodbye fruit flies, get rid of pesky fruit flies , take a small glass fill it 1/2 with apple cider vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. you will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever, get rid of ants, put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. they eat it , take it home, can tsp digest it so it kills them. it may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don tsp have the worry about pets or small children being harmed

ham, diced (if you don tsp have leftover ham, buy a couple slices of baked ham from the grocery deli 3/4-inch thic), linguine, broken up in 4-inch pieces (spaghetti will work fine), cremini mushrooms, thin sliced, scallions, diced, frozen peas , peas to me make the dish (if you are not a pea fan, use broccoli cut in small pieces), onion (cut in half and thin sliced ), white cheddar cheese (shredded ) or 1 cup you could use monterey jack cheese, parmesan cheese, heavy cream, chicken broth, sherry wine (if you don tsp to add sherry, you can add more chicken broth, or you can add white wine, but the sherr), butter, flour, parsley, chopped, nutmeg, salt, ground black pepper

boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed, leftover vegetables (frozen, fresh or canned. if using fresh make sure they are cut small enough to cook in about 30 minu), chicken gravy (can be leftover, canned or make your own.), chicken flavor stuffing mix or 2 cups herb stuffing mix (like stove top), water, butter, melted

tomatoes (i use 2 cans rotel), corn, jalapeno, diced, kidney bean, drained, onion, diced, cumin, chili flakes, salt, pepper, oil

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional

most of my recipes are open to fit your tastes and i usually add some options to make the recipe more to what you like., risotto is a very nice dish than can be use as a complete meal or a side dish. the preparation for risotto requires more simmering than boiling and 1 must be gentle in the cooking process., rice (use what kind you like)( i have made this with several kinds of ), olive oil (and/or butter), chopped onion, rice per person if it is a main dish or 2 oz per person if it is a side dish., canned or homemade chicken broth, white wine ( a good your favorite), saffron ( pinch), parmesan cheese (use your tastes on this ), chopped spinach, chopped porcine mushrooms, chopped asparagus, other vegetables to your taste, i have also used orzo to make a version of this., when buying rice to make a risotto, choose short-grained round or semi-round rice; among the best rices for making risotto are arborio, vialone nano, and carnaroli. other short-grained rices such as originario will also work. long grained rice such as patna won tsp do, because the grains will stay separate. nor should you use minute rice -- it won tsp absorb the condiments, and again the grains will remain separate.

butter, granny smith apples, sliced 1/2-inch thick, macintosh apples, sliced 1/2-inch thick, sugar, light brown sugar , packed, lemon, juiced, all-purpose flour, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, salt, pecan pieces, deep-dish pie crusts (frozen section of grocery)., egg, beaten, wisconsin sharp cheddar, grated, scoops vanilla ice cream, not a baker , so i don tsp make my own crust, but you can certainly do so. you can also use the dough that comes in a roll in the refrigerated section of your grocery and roll out your own.)

chocolate bits (you can add more for a thicker consistency), granulated white sugar, water, eggs separated , be sure not to get any yolk in the whites, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, angel food cake , either store bought, made from a mix or from scratch., equipment - 13 x 9 x 2 inch pyrex dish (you can use a smaller dish with higher sides for a thicker dessert)

butter, softened, eggs, beaten, mashed sweet potatoes; if using canned, drain liquid; if using fresh baked , allow to cool completely before adding to mix, salt, sugar, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie shell

reduced-calorie margarine (i just use olive oil spray), sliced celery, garlic clove, minced, sliced zucchini (i use peppers or what ever i have), canned crushed tomatoes (again i use low sodiam tomato sauce or what i have in the house), low fat mozzarella, italian spices

unsalted butter, chopped yellow onion, chopped yellow bell pepper, grain rice, salt, bay leaf, chicken stock or 2 cups canned low sodium chicken broth, frozen peas, chopped fresh parsley, fontina (we used ) or 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, diced (we used ), minced parsley, garnish, bacon, roughly chopped, boneless skinless chicken breast , cut into strips (or use chicken tenders), original essence, unsalted butter, chopped onion, black pepper, minced garlic, button mushrooms , wiped clean and thinly sliced, fresh thyme, chopped, chicken stock or 1 cup canned low sodium chicken broth, minced green onion

kielbasa (can use smoked sausage), green beans (can use 1 bag frozen ), potatoes, onion, chicken broth, salt, black pepper

cooked or canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), red onion, finely chopped, sun dried tomato halves - preferably non sulphured and unsalted, dried cherries (tart sugar sweetened are my favorite), agave syrup (or honey), apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar (try a raspberry balsamic), oil (i use a gmo free canola because it lacks a strong taste - for a healthier dish use extra virgin olive or flax, sea salt to taste

ground beef, onion (chopped ), garlic cloves (either chopped or use a press), frozen spinach, carrot, shredded, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes (whole foods has an excellent with rosemary, but you can use regular crushed tomatoe), macaroni (barilla plus elbows are best)

pinto beans, cooked, macaroni, cooked, celery, chopped, onions , choppes, mushrooms ( i use a whole small can), canned whole tomatoes, chopped, salt and pepper to taste