Weekly meal planner: Dinner in the can – recipes using tinned ingredients

Weekly meal planner: Dinner in the can – recipes using tinned ingredients

Cheap, versatile and always on hand, canned ingredients are our kitchen superheroes. Stock up on tins of tomatoes, chickpeas, beans and fish and you'll always have a meal at the ready.

Benjamin Cooper's turmeric spiced butter beans

Jill Dupleix's minestrone soup with pesto (bottom right).

EASY

A can of chopped tomatoes and a tin of beans makes the base of this versatile minestrone soup

1-2 hours

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Neil Perry's bean quesadillas with corn salsa

EASY

Canned beans and corn bulk up these quesadillas

30 mins - 1 hour

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Tortillas with cheesy, speedy smashed beans.

EASY

...or go for tortillas with refried beans and salsa salad

< 30 mins

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Vary this go-to pasta dish by adding some cherry tomatoes or even a sprinkling of toasted breadcrumbs.

EASY

Neil Perry's spicy tuna linguine is the ultimate pantry pasta

< 30 mins

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Chickpea and tuna fritters.

EASY

...or use a can of chickpeas and tuna in these patties

< 30 mins

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Lentils

EASY

Canned lentils and tomatoes make this tamarind stew ready in 30 minutes

30 mins - 1 hour

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Budget-friendly beans on toast, pictured with pan-fried kale (optional).

EASY

Benajmin Cooper's turmeric spiced butter beans are cheap and cheerful

30 mins - 1 hour

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Shakshuka surprises every time with its rich complex flavours.

EASY

Start the weekend with shakshuka (baked eggs) in a tinned tomato sauce

30 mins - 1 hour

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Andrew McConnell's anchovy, onion and olive tart.

MEDIUM

Top this pissaladiere with tinned anchovies

2 hours +

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Falafels and vegies with hummus.

EASY

Make falafel with a can of chickpeas...

< 30 mins

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Hummus

MEDIUM

...and serve them with homemade hummus

< 30 mins

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Choc-dipped chocolate ripple meringues.

EASY

Use the leftover chickpea can water to make chocolate ripple aquafaba meringues (yes, really!)

2 hours +

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Pancakes with dulce de leche caramel.

MEDIUM

A can of condensed milk can be turned into dulce de leche – perfect on pancakes

30 mins - 1 hour

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Chunky, hearty chilli con carne.

MEDIUM

Jill Dupleix's chilli con carne uses canned beans, tomatoes and chillies in adobo sauce

2 hours +

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Peach cobbler.

EASY

Swap in a tin of your favourite stone fruit in Neil Perry's peach cobbler

30 mins - 1 hour

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