
Dust off those cans of beans sitting in your pantry. Believe it or not, you can make incredible soup with just a few pantry ingredients. A dash of spice, a bit of dried pasta, chicken broth, and some canned tomatoes can be the base of a tasty, comforting soup.
Wondering how to make soup with those leftover canned ingredients? Here are a few quick tricks that make it easy to use up those pantry essentials, stat:
Cook dried beans in the Crock Pot: If you’ve got unused bags of inexpensive dried beans, it’s easy to look them over. Instead, rinse them off, cover them with water, and cook them overnight in a slow cooker.
Boost the flavor with a few basics like garlic salt, onion powder, and pepper, then drain and store cooked beans in freezer-safe plastic bag. That way, your pantry beans will be ready to cook at a moment’s notice. Just pull your baggie from the freezer, thaw, and enjoy!
Get creative with your cooking: Have two or three cans of crazy ingredients? If it’s been nearly a year since you purchased that creamed corn, canned asparagus, or tin of yams, it’s time to make a dinner that matches your oddball pantry ingredients. Search online for soup recipes that use the stuff you’ve got, and try something new. You might find a new favorite dish!
Follow this simple formula: You don’t need a recipe to make delicious soup! Use this basic formula and customize your own pots with whatever you’ve got in the pantry:
- 5 cups liquid (water, broth, tomato sauce, or store-bought soup)
- 2 cups veggies (carrots, celery, tomatoes, peas, green beans, corn, etc.)
- 1 cup cooked meat or beans (ground beef, shredded chicken, black beans, or white beans)
- 1/2 cup uncooked pasta (any shape or style)
- 1 Tablespoon spices (garlic or onion powder, Italian seasoning, etc.)
To cook: Toss everything in a pot and boil until pasta is tender. Serve and enjoy, top with cheese if desired.
Though simple pantry soups don’t require a recipe, sometimes it helps to have some inspiration. So hit that pantry, pull out a few cans of stuff you need to cook, then try some of these easy favorites. From canned artichoke hearts to dried lentils, these seven soup recipe ideas are a great way to get inexpensive, easy dinner on the table…fast!
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