2,950 can king recipes

Beef and peach salad tossed with romaine, avocado, and a sweet BBQ-Italian dressing. A no-cook main dish that uses leftover roast beef and canned peaches.

Chicken puffs amandine are savory pâte à choux bites folded with deviled chicken spread, toasted almonds, and a whisper of almond extract. A retro cocktail party appetizer that bakes up golden and hollow.

Mexican-style corn and shrimp chowder simmers sweet corn, bell pepper, and shrimp into a melted cheddar cheese broth. A 35-minute pantry-friendly Tex-Mex chowder.

Bristol icebox cake: layers of vanilla wafer crumbs and a crushed pineapple-pecan-butter mixture, chilled overnight and topped with whipped cream. Vintage no-bake dessert.

Tropical oatmeal Hawaiian bread with crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, and rolled oats. A moist, no-fat loaf with island flavors and a chewy oat crumb.

Pumpkin bars built on a spice cake mix shortcut: a press-in crust topped with a pumpkin custard layer, finished with chopped pecans. Thirty-two festive holiday bars from one box of mix.

Quick herbed white bean dip with cannellini beans, garlic, lemon, olive oil, cumin, and oregano. The 10-minute Mediterranean appetizer that's lighter than hummus and just as versatile.

Impossible pumpkin pie that creates its own crust as it bakes, made by blending biscuit mix, pumpkin, eggs, and milk into one pie pan. Crustless pumpkin pie in 50 minutes with zero rolling pin required.

Mexican mince from Marguerite Patten combines ground beef with kidney beans, sweetcorn, tomatoes, and chili powder. A British wartime-era spin on chili served over rice or pasta.

Many bean soup with dried mixed beans, smoked ham shank, tomatoes, onion, garlic, and a finishing splash of lemon juice. Classic slow-simmered pantry soup for cold nights.

Lamb chops Creole: shoulder lamb chops braised under a tomato, green pepper, and onion sauce with cayenne and chili powder. Old-school Louisiana home cooking at its best.

King Ranch chicken casserole layered with corn chips, cheddar, cream of mushroom soup, and Rotel tomatoes. A Texan comfort classic that's easy to assemble and feeds a crowd.

Ground beef and bean casserole with chickpeas, pork and beans, tomato paste, and bell pepper. Cook it on the stovetop in 10 minutes or bake it in the oven.

Easy slow cooker Southwestern chicken with corn, black beans, chunky salsa, and melted cheddar. Just 5 ingredients and minimal prep for a hands-off dinner.

Paradise cake layers a yellow box cake with crushed pineapple, sliced bananas, vanilla pudding, chopped pecans, and whipped topping. A tropical no-fuss layered dessert that feeds a crowd from a 9x13 pan.

Pumpkin chiffon praline pie with a buttery brown sugar pecan praline baked into the crust, plus a light gelatin-set pumpkin chiffon filling lifted with whipped meringue.