10 Easy Dinners Made with Canned Goods from the Pantry
The bottom shelf of my pantry is always stacked with a sea of various canned goods. There’s everything from an assortment of beans to canned tomatoes. Keeping these ingredients on hand is just one of my secrets for quick, budget-friendly dinners I can make any night of the week.
From salmon cakes to a rich pasta sauce, canned pantry staples are the star ingredients in these 10 easy recipes.
Easy Dinners Made with Canned Goods from the Pantry
Chickpea Nuggets Chickpea Nuggets
A humble can of chickpeas, partnered with a few other pantry staples, is all it takes to serve up these protein-rich, plant-powered nuggets for dinner.
"Low-Rent" Tuna Poke Bowl "Low-Rent" Tuna Poke Bowl
This is how you turn a can of tuna into a totally tasty meal. Toss it with a tangy orange-ginger dressing and serve it with brown rice, creamy avocado, and cherry tomatoes.
Easy Turkey Chili with Kale Easy Turkey Chili with Kale
With canned beans, diced tomatoes, spices, and frozen veggies, this wholesome chili is easy enough to pull together for a weeknight dinner.
Tomato and Feta White Bean Salad Tomato and Feta White Bean Salad
A light and easy recipe for a no-cook tomato and white bean salad. Make it now before the season's tomatoes disappear!
Spicy Canned Salmon Cakes Spicy Canned Salmon Cakes
These salmon cakes start with canned salmon and use a breading method similar to the best crab cakes for an easy-fancy weeknight dinner.
Roasted Tomato Soup Roasted Tomato Soup
There are few things more comforting on cool fall evenings than a warm bowl of tomato soup. This recipe shows you how to bring even more flavor to this classic by first roasting a couple cans of whole tomatoes in the oven.
Spicy Salmon Black Bean Salad Spicy Salmon Black Bean Salad
A quick and easy gluten-free recipe for black bean salad with hot smoked salmon, tomatoes, and avocado in a cumin-lime dressing.
Sweet Potatoes with Chickpea Tomato Sauce Sweet Potatoes with Chickpea Tomato Sauce
Canned chickpeas and diced tomatoes are the dynamic duo that come together to instantly turn tender, baked sweet potatoes into a simple protein-packed dinner.
Chickpea and Cheddar Quesadillas Chickpea and Cheddar Quesadillas
To make these quesadillas desk-lunch-friendly, we ditched the wedge cut for a technique that keeps the chickpeas and cheese nestled in a closed tortilla.
Marcella Hazan's Amazing 4-Ingredient Tomato Sauce Marcella Hazan's Amazing 4-Ingredient Tomato Sauce
This classic sauce will show you once and for all that homemade tomato sauce can be so simple to make. You only need four ingredients, including a can of whole plum tomatoes, to be rewarded with a rich, velvety sauce that is blissfully delicious.
This article originally published on The Kitchn. See it there: 10 Easy Dinners Made with Canned Goods from the Pantry
