The fine folks over to Del Monte sent me a welcomed package after just moving to our new house. A big box of canned goods! While I love fresh and frozen vegetables, the convenience of canned vegetables leaves me coming back to them. So, when we had friends over for steak dinner grill night, the canned veggies came in handy. And a great bottle of wine!
When we grill steak, the steak ends up taking up the majority of the steak. Makes having baked potatoes difficult. Makes fitting veggies in hard too. I did a little searching for a new, easy way to combine the potatoes and veggies and settled on a warm green bean potato salad.
While the steaks went on the grill, I added the red potatoes cut into quarters, peeled and smashed a few garlic and covered them with garlic. At the same time I fried up some bacon in a large cast iron skillet. Once the potatoes were soft, I tossed them over in to the skillet with bacon grease to crisp up and then transferred them to a separate serving dish. Once the steaks were ready to be pulled from the grill, I drained two cans of green beans and poured them into the same bacon laden skillet to fry up.
The great thing about canned veggies, they cook quick and are ready just in time. Plus, they are canned at their peak of ripeness. Right before I transferred the beans to the pan the potatoes were in, I squeezed some lemon juice over top.
What makes anything good, great? BACoN!!! Be sure to sprinkle plenty of that bacon over top of the potato salad.
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Marybeth @ AlarmClockWars
I'll be honest, I don't use many canned veggies, but canned tomatoes are definitely a staple in my pantry! And hey, anything with bacon is better!
Robyn
5-can beef stew!
Kathy
Pineapple upside down cake, stewed tomatoes, spaghetti sauce with canned tomatoes, jello with fruits, etc. LOL Yep, I love the variety of fruits and veggies you have and I trust your name for flavor in the can.
Libby
We use canned vegetables or fruits in almost every recipe! One of my favorites would be hamburger casserole. With two ever-hungry college students, I'd love to win the give-away. ๐
Terri
My favorite recipe using canned fruit is Frozen Fruit Cups!
Lisa Boyer
Constantly using canned goods--it's a staple in our house!! Angel lush cake...5 bean salad...love creating new recipes!!
Lori Kline
Taco Soup - cans and cans of yummy goodness!
1lb ground beef - browned
1lg onion chopped
1can Mexican style chili beans
1 can black beans
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can chopped green chilies
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
1 envelope Ranch style dressing mix
1 1/2 cups water
Mix and heat , serve with corn chips, chopped tomatoes, shredded cheddar , sour cream.
Wow that sounds so good I think I will head to the kitchen!
Sunnie
I use canned beans and tomatoes a lot, sometimes veggies in a casserole.
Debbie Caraballo
Like Lori, I love the taco soup, and I always keep the canned tomatoes. They're great for soup and chili!
Chris
I love corn pudding made with cans of corn and creamed corn. YUM!
Ariana McCoy
Taco soup for sure!
Kesha
I like to make cherry cobbler with canned cherries!
LInda
I love del Monte. I have a set of cannisters that were for sale about 24 years ago. They are such bright colors and they decorate my kitchen cabinets still today. (They are probably collector's items today.) I make a quick veggie soup with del Monte canned corn, green beans and green peas for Sunday suppers. So easy and ready in minutes because all the work is done for me
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
Tumbleweed Contessa
Holli Starkey
Fruit salad:
Mandarin oranges, pineapple, peaches, strawberries, bananas, blueberries, grapes, and a box of vanilla instant pudding! Delish...kids LOVE it!!