886 con can recipes

Pineapple butterscotch cake doctored from pound cake mix and instant butterscotch pudding, topped with crushed pineapple and butterscotch chips. The shortcut potluck cake that always disappears.

A quick but scrumptious dinner made with vegetables and cream of mushroom soup.

A quick and savory chili that tastes wonderful with a bread bowl or dinner rolls.

Chinese mixed fruit dessert with grass jelly cubes, lychee, and mandarin oranges. Refreshing 3-ingredient cold dessert, perfect for hot summer days.

One-skillet beans and rice with black beans, corn, red pepper, and salsa in tomato sauce. Low-fat vegetarian dinner ready in 30 minutes using instant rice.

Basic Southern Italian tomato sauce with Roma tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and parsley. Ready in 30 minutes, this classic pomodoro base is vegan, naturally gluten-free, and endlessly versatile.

Baked chicken breasts in a sweet-tangy orange juice sauce with brown sugar, basil, and nutmeg, finished with tender peach or apricot halves. Served over white rice for a fruity one-dish dinner.

Slow cooker pork chops simmered with mixed dried fruit, orange marmalade, ginger, and apricot nectar. Sweet-tart braise with a glossy thickened pan sauce. Five-minute prep, hands-off dinner.

Death by chocolate Bundt cake from Dom DeLuise's cookbook. Cake mix doctored with pudding, sour cream, and 12 ounces of chocolate chips for an intensely fudgy result.

Randy Pollak's persimmon salad is a molded gelatin salad with orange Jello, hot grapefruit juice, and strained persimmon pulp. A vintage fruit salad served on lettuce with cottage cheese.

Retro cocktail party appetizers with deviled ham and cream cheese that puff up golden and impressive in the oven, ready to freeze ahead for stress-free entertaining.

Vintage gelatin dessert layered with whipped cream, fresh pineapple, strawberries, and chopped nuts in a light, mousse-like frozen parfait.

Light and fluffy Jello salad blending apricot gelatin with canned apricots, cream cheese, and whipped topping for a retro dessert.

These scrumptious snacks are perfect for a snack at work or after a long jog around the neighborhood.

Creamy ambrosia fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, coconut, mini marshmallows, and sour cream. A no-cook, make-ahead holiday side dish.

A frozen slush punch made with cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and sugar, topped with lemon-lime soda for fizz. Make ahead and scoop out servings as needed. Makes 2 gallons.