25 Meal Ideas Made Exclusively From Canned Ingredients

March 17, 2023

25 Meal Ideas Made Exclusively From Canned Ingredients

Making meals from exclusively canned foods can be a cheap, effective and nutritious way to utilise your emergency food supply - whether this is in a crisis or part of your stock-rotation plan.

However, finding suitable recipes can be tricky. Below we have provided 25 meals that can be made entirely out of canned ingredients (but with optional flavour enhancements also suggested):

Meal Description	Canned Ingredients	Flavour Enhancements
1. Tuna pasta salad	Canned tuna Canned sweetcorn Canned peas Canned mixed vegetables Canned pasta	Salt Pepper Dried herbs
2. Chili con carne	Canned ground beef Canned kidney beans Canned diced tomatoes Canned tomato sauce	Salt Pepper Chili powder
3. Vegetable curry	Canned chickpeas Canned coconut milk Canned diced tomatoes Canned mixed vegetables	Curry powder Salt Pepper
4. Chicken and rice casserole	Canned chicken Canned cream of mushroom soup Canned mixed vegetables Canned rice	Salt Pepper Dried herbs
5. Creamy salmon pasta	Canned salmon Canned mushroom soup Canned peas Canned pasta	Salt Pepper Dried dill
6. Minestrone soup	Canned mixed vegetables Canned diced tomatoes Canned cannellini beans Canned pasta	Salt Pepper Dried basil
7. Chicken noodle soup	Canned chicken Canned mixed vegetables Canned chicken broth Canned noodles	Salt Pepper Dried thyme
8. Tuna noodle casserole	Canned tuna Canned cream of mushroom soup Canned peas Canned noodles	Salt Pepper Dried parsley
9. Spanish rice	Canned rice Canned diced tomatoes Canned corn Canned black beans	Salt Pepper Cumin
10. Sardine and tomato pasta	Canned sardines in tomato sauce Canned diced tomatoes Canned pasta	Salt Pepper Dried basil
11. Bean and vegetable stew	Canned mixed beans Canned diced tomatoes Canned mixed vegetables	Salt Pepper Dried herbs
12. Chicken and vegetable stir-fry	Canned chicken Canned mixed vegetables Canned pineapple chunks Canned water chestnuts	Salt Pepper Soy sauce
13. Spaghetti Bolognese	Canned ground beef Canned pasta sauce Canned mushrooms Canned spaghetti	Salt Pepper Dried basil
14. Lentil and vegetable curry	Canned lentils Canned diced tomatoes Canned mixed vegetables Canned coconut milk	Curry powder Salt Pepper
15. Tuna and bean salad	Canned tuna Canned cannellini beans Canned red peppers Canned artichoke hearts	Salt Pepper Dried oregano
16. Chicken pot pie	Canned chicken Canned mixed vegetables Canned cream of chicken soup Canned biscuits	Salt Pepper Dried thyme
17. Creamy tomato soup	Canned tomato soup Canned diced tomatoes Canned coconut milk	Salt Pepper Dried basil
18. Beef and vegetable stir-fry	Canned roast beef Canned mixed vegetables Canned baby corn Canned water chestnuts	Salt Pepper Soy sauce
19. Beans and rice	Canned black beans Canned diced tomatoes Canned corn Canned rice	Salt Pepper Cumin
20. Chicken and white bean chili	Canned chicken Canned white beans Canned green chilies Canned chicken broth	Salt Pepper Dried oregano
21. Pasta e fagioli	Canned cannellini beans Canned diced tomatoes Canned mixed vegetables Canned pasta	Salt Pepper Dried basil
22. Mediterranean chickpea salad	Canned chickpeas Canned artichoke hearts Canned roasted red peppers Canned black olives	Salt Pepper Dried oregano
23. Clam chowder	Canned clams Canned cream of celery soup Canned diced potatoes Canned sweetcorn	Salt Pepper Dried thyme
24. Vegetable and rice stir-fry	Canned mixed vegetables Canned rice Canned pineapple chunks Canned baby corn	Salt Pepper Soy sauce
25. Tuna and potato casserole	Canned tuna Canned diced potatoes Canned cream of mushroom soup Canned peas	Salt Pepper Dried parsley