622 con con fan recipes

Spicy fat-free chili with chewy wheat berries, pinto beans, green chiles, and jalapeno relish. A fiery vegetarian chili with serious texture and zero added oil.

Retro cranberry mold salad loaded with fresh cranberries, apples, bananas, pineapple, and crunchy nuts set in lemon Jello. A vintage holiday side dish that belongs on every potluck table.

Corn ham chowder, a creamy weeknight chowder of cubed ham, potatoes, canned corn, and milk. Five ingredients beyond pantry staples, ready in 40 minutes, perfect for using up leftover holiday ham.

Quick angel hair pasta tossed with tender broccoli, stewed tomatoes, fresh herbs, and bright lemon juice for a light vegetarian dinner in 40 minutes.

A 5-ingredient dump cake layered with crushed pineapple, cherry pie filling, chocolate cake mix, pecans, and butter. No mixing, no bowls, no excuses not to bake tonight.

A hearty vegetarian lentil chili simmered from red lentils, kidney beans, tomatoes, peppers, and fresh chili. High in protein and fiber, easy to make in one pot, and as fiery as you like.

Easy chili mac with ground chicken, elbow macaroni, and canned chili with beans. Just 5 ingredients and 45 minutes for a filling one-skillet weeknight dinner that serves up to 4.

Spaghetti with red clam sauce: garlic browned in clarified butter, simmered into tomato paste, canned tomatoes, and clam juice, then folded with whole clams over butter-glossed spaghetti.

Olive Garden-style spaghetti sauce with ground round steak, stewed tomatoes, vegetable juice, onion soup mix, and a secret half cup of grape jelly for sweetness and body.

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.

Old-school Italian-American spaghetti sauce simmered for hours with whole plum tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and bay leaf. Drop your meatballs in during the last hour and let Sunday dinner take care of itself.

Hot dogs stuffed with melty American cheese, layered over sweet and tangy baked beans, and topped with crispy bacon. Bake it or slow cook it. This cheesy franks and beans casserole is backyard cookout comfort in a dish.

Fettuccine with red lentil sauce simmered with canned tomatoes, garlic, and a surprising pinch of cinnamon. A high-protein, plant-based pasta dinner ready in under an hour.

Rice with black beans, stewed tomatoes, garlic, and oregano cooked in one pot. An oil-free, plant-based side dish or light meal ready in under 30 minutes.

Hominy chili casserole layered with canned chili, black olives, onion, and sharp cheddar cheese. A five-ingredient Tex-Mex bake using pantry staples.

This is basically my grandmothers recipe with a few of my own ideas.