Each recipe, below, incorporates healthy canned foods that can quickly be combined with other pantry staples to create a healthy meal that cost less than $10.
Semi-Homemade Enchiladas from A Can
This is a company’s-coming-over dish. It’s quick, easy, makes a lot and tastes like you spent all day making it.
Ingredients:
- 2 cans chopped green chilies
- 2 cans chunk chicken breast
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can sliced black olives
- 1 package flour tortillas
Directions:
- Drain and dump canned ingredients into a large bowl and stir well.
- Put two large spoonfuls of mixture into a tortilla and fold.
- Place into greased baking pan.
- Repeat until all mixture is used, layering enchiladas if needed.
- Cover with tin foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for thirty minutes.
- Top with grated cheese.
Chunky Chicken Soup
This soup is really filling and low in calories. Try serving it with heat up sourdough rolls to make it a great meal. (Remember to get the rolls off of the day-old bread rack for extra savings.)
Ingredients:
- 2 cans no salt added mixed vegetables
- 2 cans chicken broth
- 2 cans chunked chicken breast
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- ½ box of noodles of your choice
Directions:
- Put ingredients into a large saucepan.
- Cook on medium heat for thirty minutes or until the noodles are soft.
Amazing Canned Dessert
This one is a healthy dessert that everyone will love and it takes less than five minutes to make.
Instructions:
- 1 can cranberry sauce
- 1 8oz. can of crushed pineapple (drained)
- 1 can fruit cocktail
- 1 tub whipped topping
Directions:
- Dump all of the ingredients into a large bowl.
- Mix until the cranberry sauce is smooth.
- Serve chilled.
Sweet Potato Fluff
This is semi-homemade recipe can be served instead of mashed potatoes as a side. Plus, it’s a whole lot quicker!
Ingredients:
- 2 cans sweet potatoes (Make sure to get the kind without syrup.)
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 tsp. powdered clove
- Pinch of salt
Directions:
- Drain sweet potatoes.
- Heat in the microwave for 3 minutes.
- Add butter, clove and salt.
- Mash, leaving a little lumpy, and serve.
Super Chili
This recipe is a hundred times better than just plain chili out of a can. Try serving it with grated cheese and toasted French bread. Most semi-homemade cooks can get a loaf of fresh French bread for only 98 cents at a local superstore, so, all told, this meal will cost about $6.
Ingredients:
- 2 cans chili (with beans or without)
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can chopped green chili peppers
- 1 can corn
Directions:
- Dump the ingredients into large sauce pan.
- Mix well.
- Cook on medium heat until warm.
Keeping these recipes handy will supply any semi-homemade cook with a quick arsenal of foods that can be made in no time.
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