FAW3
Adventurer
About 2 years ago I wanted to upgrade some of my side dish options. As a general plan my main course is often a portion of grilled or pan seared chicken, steak or seafood and this is where I tend to spend my time and effort for seasoning/preparation. I have no oven or microwave, and my refrigeration space is also limited. As a result, to add a vegetable or similar side dish I often turned to canned goods. I generally found the typical canned offerings pretty plain and uninspiring.
One day I noticed a selection of canned goods from Margaret Holmes & Glory. They offered an interesting variety of offerings that added some nice dimensions and depth to the typical canned beans & corn.
Over time my fav's are several of the many types of "seasoned" beans.
As a quick base for several types of tomato-based dishes, especially with seafood is the canned tomatoes, okra and corn combination.
Example: In a decent sized pot I add some olive oil and cook up some diced onion; then add one of these cans, a can of chicken breast, andouille sausage, and if more than 2 servings needed, I add a can of diced tomato. Add seasonings to taste. I like some red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, garlic. Simmer all this for a bit, then at the end add shrimp seasoned with Old Bay. When the shrimp are done, served with rice.
A rice note: I've tried some of the precooked bagged rice offerings, such as from Uncle Ben's. Pretty darn good!
One day I noticed a selection of canned goods from Margaret Holmes & Glory. They offered an interesting variety of offerings that added some nice dimensions and depth to the typical canned beans & corn.
Over time my fav's are several of the many types of "seasoned" beans.
As a quick base for several types of tomato-based dishes, especially with seafood is the canned tomatoes, okra and corn combination.
Example: In a decent sized pot I add some olive oil and cook up some diced onion; then add one of these cans, a can of chicken breast, andouille sausage, and if more than 2 servings needed, I add a can of diced tomato. Add seasonings to taste. I like some red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, garlic. Simmer all this for a bit, then at the end add shrimp seasoned with Old Bay. When the shrimp are done, served with rice.
A rice note: I've tried some of the precooked bagged rice offerings, such as from Uncle Ben's. Pretty darn good!
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