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Use What You Have Recipes

These flexible recipes are easy to adapt to the ingredients that you have on hand. Whether swapping out vegetables, changing up pasta, or completely remaking the recipe with different fillings, you can adapt these recipes easily with excellent results.

  • Serving of Orzo Alfredo with peas on a wooden spoon above the pot.
    Orzo Alfredo
  • Cheesy Tuna Casserole
  • Plate of Mexican Spaghetti topped with shredded cheese.
    Mexican Spaghetti
  • Frozen Burrito Casserole.
    Easy Frozen Burrito Casserole (5 ingredients)
  • Skillet of cheesy elbow macaroni and ground beef in seasoned tomatoes garnished with cilantro with a wooden spoon.
    Taco Macaroni (30 Minutes & One Pot)
  • Two bowls of Cheeseburger Soup with Velveeta.
    Cheeseburger Soup with Velveeta
  • Veggie rice salad with chicken served on lettuce leaves
    Rice Salad with Vegetables and Chicken
  • A bowl of chicken enchilada soup garnished with shredded cheddar cheese, cilantro, and tortilla strips.
    Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup (15 Minute Meal)
  • Plate of tomato Spinach Pasta garnished with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil strips.
    One Pot Tomato Spinach Pasta
  • Ladleful of Tomato Zucchini Soup with tortellini over a pot.
    Tortellini Zucchini Soup
  • Vegetable Stromboli on a cutting board.
    Vegetable Stromboli
  • Rotini Pasta Bake in a baking dish with a spoonful scooped out on a wooden spoon.
    Alfredo Rotini Pasta Bake
  • Bowl of Southwest Chicken Corn Chowder garnished with cilantro on a saucer with a spoon.
    Southwest Chicken Corn Chowder
  • Spiral pasta bake with cheese and ground beef served in white bowls.
    Cheesy Spiral Pasta
  • Lentils, carrots, artichokes, and almonds in a bowl topped with dressing and shredded parmesan cheese, garnished with parsley
    Mediterranean Salad
  • Brown and white soup bowl with vegetable beef soup and a spoon, next to a loaf of bread.
    Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup
  • Balsamic grilled vegetables
    Grilled Vegetables
  • Tacos with shredded lettuce, grated cheese, and chopped tomatoes
    Taco Bar
  • Cooked spaghetti on a blue plate with a fork. The plate is garnished with two lemon slices and a sprig of parsley.
    Pasta with Parmesan and Lemon Sauce
  • Clear glass casserole dish with beans topped with melted cheese and garnished with a sprig of cilantro. In the background is a red bowl of sliced black olives, a clear bowl of jalepeno slices, a clear bowl of diced green onions, a white bowl of diced tomatoes, and a basket of tortilla chips.
    Nacho Bar
  • White plate with slice of cheeseburger pie and sprig of parsley
    Easy Cheeseburger Pie
  • Cast iron skillet with cooked ravioli mixed with salsa, herbs, and tomato sauce and topped with cheese, black olives, and cilantro.
    Mexican Ravioli
  • Crustless broccoli and cheese quiche
    Crustless Vegetable Quiche
  • Baked potato topped with chili, shredded cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, sour cream, and diced green onions, with shredded cheese and diced tomatoes are on the counter around the potato.
    Loaded Baked Potatoes
  • Cast iron skillet with Pasta e Fagioli, a soup made with pasta,tomatoes, chopped celery and onion, cannellini beans, and tomato sauce.
    Pasta e Fagioli
  • White bowl with rotini pasta, broccoli, and shredded cheddar cheese, next to lemons and a bowl of shredded cheese
    Cheddary Spirals with Broccoli
  • Kidney beans, ground beef, and egg noodles topped with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, and chopped green onions, in a skillet.
    Southwestern Hamburger Skillet
  • Chicken Fried Rice on a white plate
    Chicken Fried Rice
  • White bowl filled with soup of beans, tomatoes, and beef, topped with shredded cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, and sour cream, garnished with cilantro.
    Quick & Easy Mexican Style Soup
  • Hard-shell tacos with beef, lettuce, olives, salsa, and sour cream
    Oven-Baked Beef Tacos (30 Minute Recipe)
  • Two Tex Mex Chicken Roll Ups topped with salsa
    Baked Tex-Mex Chicken Roll Ups

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I'm Mary Ann, and I live with my husband and two dogs in coastal NC. I love finding shortcuts to help me put dinner on the table in less time and with less fuss. In my free time, I enjoy volunteering with sea turtle conservation, researching genealogy, and crafting. Learn more

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