Get In on the Canned Food Trend With These 10 Budget-Friendly Recipes

Don’t count Spam out as it’s great with a simple fried egg or as the protein in a delicious bowl of fried rice.

Canned tuna becomes these sophisticated patties: a wonderful burger, salad topper or snack. 

This vegan salad, made with canned chickpeas, is so hearty yet light and fresh. It keeps well in the fridge, too.      

If you haven’t gotten on the train for this viral TikTok bowl, do it now. Keep cans of salmon and pouches of pre-cooked rice to heat and eat any day. 

Nachos are a meal with canned corn, tomatoes, beans and jalapenos. Canned chicken and canned olives would be good in this mix, too.

Canned chickpeas, pumpkin puree and coconut milk make the base of this lovely stew. Just add potatoes, onions and some jarred curry paste and you’ve got dinner.

When you have a soup emergency, whip up canned chicken, canned carrots, canned peas, pasta and broth (or bouillon and water). It’s the cure for what ails. 

You need some pantry staples for this one, like onion, red bell pepper, celery and carrots. Now it’s time for the canned goods: tomato, black beans, pinto beans and vegetable broth. Keep all this on hand when you need to whip together a weekend meal in a flash.

This is another recipe that comes together fast with a blend of pantry staples: veggies (carrots, onion, celery and red bell pepper) plus beans and broth. Sautee, simmer and wiz.

Mix cannellini beans with olive oil and spices for a great toast or salad topping.