Canning Recipes

Very simple recipe using canned soup, sour cream, chicken, broccoli and crackers

Great on a cold winter evening can be used as a side dish or dessert

Cheap on calories only

Quick and nutritious, this zesty take on pasta salad is a family favorite. Garnish with fresh herbs and black olives.

5 Bean Salad or Dip Style

Great on a cold winter night!

Very tasty version of Shepards Pie

I just throw this together for breakfast or a snack. You could use light canned pears or another canned fruit, sometimes I also use fresh pears. Also you can use fat free cottage cheese, or lower fat cottage cheese.

Very simple and healthy chili recipe to make. Just throw all ingredients together and cook for one hour. You can adjust the amount of jalapenos and chili powder to make it more spicy if you would like.

I'm currently sick and needed a quick and easy soup to make that wasn't canned because the canned soups seem too heavy for me to finish.

This is so easy and delicious. I love it on cold days. It also freezes and re-heats very well.
I garnish with a little fat free sour cream and some of the Light tortilla chips (garnishes not included in nutritional info).

This makes a hearty and filling soup!

Top this soup with toasted tortilla strips and serve with lime wedges and avocado slices.

We've bumped up the nutrition--and kept all the flavor--of this traditional Italian pizza with tomato, sliced mozzarella, basil, and olive oil.

Dried beans really aren't that much more work than canned, and they taste better too.

A unique way to enjoy canned tuna.

A low fat/low sugar alternative to canned cream corn.

This can be made with any ground meat, even with canned tuna

Cooking Light recipe - A hearty vegetarian soup, you can use any type of canned beans you have on hand.

Canned pumpkin makes these muffins super moist. Boxed cake mix keeps the recipe simple--and turns them into a healthier treat!

A zesty chicken and rice casserole with an enchilada flavor. Quick and easy, and very filling! Serve with tortillas on the side for a meal.

Single batch to make 40 cookies - for nutritional count purposes

A kickin' vegetarian pizza! It's extra good because it's made on a whole-wheat crust!

Tired of the same old red sauce from a jar? Try this instead.

Make this chicken the next you have company for dinner, and they'll swear you hired caterers. It tastes like it came from a restaurant, but for much less money and effort.

Chef Meg shares a secret for getting the perfect grilled sandwich!