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Easy 30-minute vegetarian sloppy joes with pinto beans, brown rice, and smoky barbecue sauce piled on whole grain buns. Messy, filling, and completely meatless.

No-bake mocha peanut butter balls rolled from instant coffee, cocoa, oatmeal, and crunchy peanut butter. A sugar-free, no-cook snack you can make in 10 minutes flat.

Easy vegetarian red beans and rice with sautéed onion, celery, and garlic, canned kidney beans, and cooked rice. Quick weeknight Cajun-style one-pot dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Santa Maria salsa is the no-cook California barbecue staple: chopped canned tomatoes, celery, onion, and green pepper sharpened with horseradish, vinegar, and Worcestershire. Pour, chill, serve.

Quinoa and butter beans simmered with sweet potato, butternut squash, and dried cranberries in orange juice and warm spices. A colorful vegetarian main packed with fall harvest flavors.

Freezer pickles preserve cucumbers, celery, bell peppers, cauliflower, and carrots in a sweet vinegar brine. No-cook, no-can pickling method that yields ready-to-eat sweet pickled vegetables. Makes 8 quarts.

Cherry oat dessert squares layer cinnamon-spiced cherry pie filling between a buttery oat-walnut crust and crumb topping. A potluck classic that slices into 16 squares.

Brussels sprout and carrot salad marinated in lemon vinaigrette for hours, served chilled. Diabetic-friendly, vegan, high-fiber side dish that gets better as it sits.

Texas white chicken chili with navy beans, jalapeños, cumin, and hot chiles, ladled into tortilla-lined bowls with Monterey Jack and salsa. A spicy white-bean chili with edible bowl bonus.

Scrumptious cabbage rolls that are made with this basic recipe that will find its place in your cookbook.

If you like "frijoles con chili con carne," add a small can of pureed tomatoes to pot and dish up over cooked kidney beans. Only a peasant would mix beans into a chili pot.

Salmon patty sandwiches on English muffins with hollandaise sauce. Canned salmon patties coated in crushed cheese crackers, sauteed, then slow-cooked in a Crock-Pot for tender results.

Ten-minute clam pasta using canned New England clam chowder as the sauce. Toss with cooked spaghetti, parsley, and garlic powder for a creamy weeknight shortcut dinner.

Cheesy turkey vegetable tetrazzini casserole with leftover turkey, cheddar, peas, carrots, and a buttery breadcrumb-parmesan topping. The classic Thanksgiving leftover transformer.

Fat-free fiesta pasta salad tosses rotelle with red onion, corn, green chiles, jalapeño, and cilantro in a chili-cumin Italian dressing. A potluck-ready Tex-Mex side that gets better as it sits.

Waking up to pumpkin cinnamon rolls on chilly fall mornings is heavenly. Wake and bake in the morning instructions included.