Ideas for recipes to feed a crowd that use canned (donated) goods? Sandy relief organizations need help!
Robicelli's, the incredible Brooklyn-based bakery that has activated itself as an advocate and organizer of relief efforts post-Sandy, is looking for ways to process canned good donations into meals for those who need them.
Does anyone have tips or ideas for large-scale recipes that can be cooked for a crowd from canned goods (using minimal equipment and minimal other ingredients)? We know the Food52 community has a wealth of recipe ideas and an awesome ability to join together for good!
If you're looking for more ways to help Robicelli's, their twitter feed (with informative Sandy relief updates) can be found here: https://twitter.com/robicellis...
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Now I have made this with fresh mushrooms and my own bechamel, and with fresh or frozen green beans...but in a pinch, cans will do! If fresh veggies can be added in, so much the better.
You could do vegetarian with the Indian curry idea as filling, a chicken hand pie with chicken peas, carrots, etc, Fillings using beans and rice and Cuban/Jamaican spices, and some desert hand pies with canned fruits.
Maybe a pot pie could be approximated from canned chicken, gravy, and the usual canned peas, carrots, etc. (plus some rosemary).
Here is a food52 recipe for tuna casserole: http://www.food52.com/recipes/9151_tuna_noodle_casserole_redux which might be an inspiration for canned tuna.
Just last night I made something I called "Mexican Black Bean Chicken." I sautéed onions and peppers, added plain canned black beans and cubes of coked chicken, some jarred salsa and lots of cumin and some oregano. I served it with rice The kids ate it, surprising me.
I have never had corn fritters but they can be made from canned or maybe creamed corn (my mother talks about liking those as a kid).
If I think of anything else I'll add it. I would guess that some inexpensive spices like cumin or basil could go a long way with sprucing up canned goods. I hope everyone gets back to normal, or some kind of normalcy, soon.
Again, it would be helpful to know what kinds of canned goods you are talking about.
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http://www.food52.com/recipes/7550_pumpkin_flan
I don't have a recipe per se but it seems a canned corn chowder would be fairly easy to pull together, and canned clams chowder would work too - you could even sneak canned poatoes into this:
http://www.food52.com/recipes/16339_lil_rhodey_chowdah
Do you have specuific canned goods that you need to use, or are you looking to acquire then cook them??