Surprisingly good things in tins...

[BobbyBiscuits]

Hey everyone,

Just thinking about how happy I was to discover tinned 'greek' gigantes beans.
They're delicious and go with loads of stuff, and don't need heating. From the corner shop too so v convenient.

I'd love to know anyone else's favourite foods in tins that require minimum prep. Preferably stuff that's a bit beyond baked beans, tuna, sweetcorn, soup... Ideally available in the UK!

Thank you and looking forward to some ideas x

What do people do with a tin of chickpeas? I know they're so good for you but I never know what to actually do with them.

Heinz Lentil and Bacon Soup is lovely. Good protein source and filling.

Oh yes the lovely vegetarian pate from H&B and health food stores. Lived on those sandwiches when I had flu a while back and couldn't bear the thought of meals.

Ratatouille isn't bad in a tin and Tescos own brand 'Plant Chef' soups are rather nice and only half the price of branded soups.

I make channa masala ( chickpea curry)
Chaat ( savoury street food)
Tray bakes

Or put some in a stirfry.

Chickpea chaat - even better with the black chickpeas-
boil a potato and dice it
finely chop a red onion
put both in a bowl with your drained chickpeas
bit of lemon juice and tamarind
chaat masala (find in a box in the world foods aisle or in an Indian or Pakistani food store)
coriander
pomegranate seeds
Food of the gods. Dollop yoghurt on a serving and top with Bombay mix.

Or make hoummus

When i first bought my flat and the interest rate was 15%, i used to live on m&s chilli con carne in a tin mixed with 2 tins of beans....that on baked potato did me for a week, no wonder i was a size 10....

Rice pudding.
Custard

Tinned fruit. I absolutely love it. Mixed grapefruit segments are amazing. Corned beef, use it to make hash when we are running out if money at the end of the month. Anchovies to put on pizza and any brand of five beans. Rice pudding too.

Chickpea curry of various sorts, soups, homemade hummus you can eat in big dollops or in a sandwich.
I've never tried spicing and baking them, keep meaning to try that.

Anchovies very surprisingly good on nice fresh toasted sourdough and a generous slather of butter on the toast. You’re welcome.

Cauliflower and chickpea curry is delicious. The Bored of Lunch guy has a nice recipe on his Instagram page.

I also use them to make hummus or just add them to salads. They’re also nice roasted.

Tinned alphonso mango pulp - world foods section of supermarket

Makes for lovely mango lassi
Mango martini
Mango margarita
Mango mojito
And so on…

I absolutely love those from Lidl!

Potatoes. I put them in a sausage casserole.

Turn your anchovies into gentleman’s relish. I make it by taste but similar to this:

Ingredients
8 ounces (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
8 ounces (4 tins) flat anchovies, drained
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Dash of fresh grated nutmeg
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste

it’s the best!

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A savory snack made from colocasia leaves wrapped around a spicy gram flour paste. It's a Gujarati specialty that can be eaten hot or lightly fried.

you can buy the tinned version, I slice this, get some oil fry some mustard seeds and curry leaves, coconut.

We do curries mainly. Spinach and chickpea, chana masala, potato, chickpea and aubergine balti etc. There's also a Spanish spinach and chickpea dish we do. Oh and tagines/Moroccan stews. You can also roast or fry them in spices for a crispy snack.

Waitrose have a lovely recipe for a butternut squash, sweet potato and chickpea soup we also use tinned chickpeas for.

Anchovies, essential for Salade Niçoise, also great added to a rare roast beef sandwich.

Puy lentils, make an easy salad with spring onions/crushed garlic, chopped tomatoes, peppers (from a jar) stirred through. Or good warmed with some fried onions and bacon cubes as an accompaniment to lamb or pork.

Petits pois, I often drain them, then stir through some mayonnaise or Caesar dressing or vinaigrette as a side to go with cold salmon or chicken.

Smoked oysters or mussels (Tesco sell the oysters, Sainsbo sell both). I often have a tin of these for breakfast - absolutely love them and if they weren't so expensive I'd have them more than once a day.

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Also easy to slide down if you’re having trouble eating, such as in anxiety.

@Hah786 Omg. Dp and I love patra but the restaurant we used to be able to get it from closed down. I must try to get hold of some of the frozen one.

M&S Vegetable curry in a tin. Chuck in slow cooker with diced chicken, added onion and peppers, really decent curry.

I would be tempted to put those in a seafood salad with cooked prawns and squid

What a great thread!

Just recently discovered these and so handy to add to a stir fry.

I have also recently discovered tinned button mushrooms - ideal to add to curries; stroganoffs and other slow cooked/one pot dinners.