Who knew canned potatoes could be so versatile?
I’m excited to share my top 24 canned potato recipes, so get ready to have your mind blown by all the yummy dishes you can create.
1. Southern Fried Potatoes and Sausage
A Southern classic can be made quickly and easily with canned potatoes. The smoky flavors of sausage complement the potatoes in this simple and straightforward meal.
Serve it with a side of scrambled eggs for breakfast or by itself for a hearty dinner. It’s also a great dish to bring along when camping.
2. Easy Creamy Potato Salad
This potato salad will be your new go-to recipe for cookouts, potlucks, and more. Canned potatoes are layered in a creamy sauce of mayo and sour cream.
Throw in some red wine vinegar and dill pickles to balance it out. Don’t forget the dill. Feel free to try other fresh herbs as well like parsley, chives, or cilantro.
3. Gourmet Herbed Canned Potatoes
Surprise everyone by making canned potatoes taste gourmet. While it might sound fancy, it’s something anyone can prepare.
The key is to shake your potatoes in a bag with spices, breadcrumbs, and flour. Then, bake them in the oven with some butter. You can also use an air fryer.
4. Grandma’s Roasted Potatoes
What did Grandma do to make such delicious potatoes?
The secret ingredient is canned potatoes. When I was growing up, my grandma’s potatoes were my ultimate favorite. And this version is surprisingly similar.
Aside from the canned potatoes, all you’ll need is butter, paprika, salt, and pepper. That’s it.
5. 4-Ingredient Potato Soup
Do you ever just want to experience a baked potato as a soup? It’s now possible with canned potatoes. Condensed cream soup and evaporated milk combine to make a creamy potato soup.
It creates the perfect canvas for your baked potato toppings. Load it up with cheddar cheese, bacon, and scallions.
6. Canned New Potatoes
If you haven’t cooked with canned potatoes before, this is the perfect recipe to begin with. It’ll teach you how to nail those spuds every time.
Grab a lemon along with some spices. If you’ve got any on hand, chives are amazing. To top it off, Parmesan is a nice addition, but is not essential.
You will have tender potatoes ready after only 20 minutes and one skillet.
7. Sweet Potato Bread
Are you a weekend baker? Same here.
This weekend, you have to put this bread on your list.
Canned sweet potatoes and chai spices come together to create a delicious treat. This bread is great with a hot cup of coffee. I also enjoy it warm with a little butter.
8. Easy Pan-Fried Potatoes
Is your kitchen starting to look bare? Don’t worry, this recipe has your back.
Pan fry your canned potatoes with onions and pepper to taste. This quick and simple side dish can save you in a pinch. It’s also the foundation for a full meal.
Throw in some frozen spinach, peppers, leftover chicken, or chorizo to complete this dish.
9. Chicken and Potato Bake
Forget calling everyone to the table, because they’ll already be waiting around for this amazing bake. This cozy homestyle meal is the definition of comfort food. Cooked chicken and canned potatoes come together under a creamy mushroom soup blanket and are topped with crunchy Corn Flakes.
If you have leftover chicken in the fridge, that would work perfectly here.
10. Quick Potato Corn Chowder
When cold weather strikes, have this chowder on standby. It’s cozy, comforting, and quick, which makes it the soup you’ll keep making all season long. Chunks of canned potatoes, celery, carrots, and corn come together in a decadent creamy broth.
This recipe is thick and rich just like any good chowder ought to be.
11. Canned Potato Curry
You will never have to get takeout again after trying this Indian curry. Canned potatoes are transformed into a fragrant and flavorful aloo curry in only 25 minutes.
You won’t believe how simple it is to make this dish. Give it a try for yourself and see.
12. Southern Fried Potatoes and Sausage
You can also put together Southern style potatoes using sausage.
This dish is affordable and easy to make using minimal ingredients. For a hearty breakfast, pair it with scrambled eggs, or have it for dinner. It also works great as a camping meal, too.
13. 20-Minute Chicken Stew
Only have 20 minutes? Then you have time for a pot of this hearty chicken stew.
It’s a nourishing bowl of peas, diced chicken, carrots, and canned potatoes. All of this goodness comes together in a slightly decadent, but not too rich, tomato cream broth.
Sprinkle some cheddar cheese on top if you’re feeling indulgent.
14. Cheesy Linguica and Potato Bake
This meal features linguica, which is a type of Portuguese sausage.
This dish is packed with meat, potatoes, cheese, and flavorful aromatics, so it’s definitely comfort food at its best. You should make it tonight if it’s at all cold outside. You definitely won’t regret it after one bite.
15. Golden Potatoes
These buttery and tender potatoes are as close to perfect as they can be, especially when it comes to canned potatoes.
These spuds are perfectly salted and very buttery. They are also topped with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Plus, they are easy to prepare in the oven.
16. Easy Candied Sweet Potatoes
I can’t decide whether to call this dinner or dessert. Like sweet potato casserole, you just know it’s truly a dessert. Still, it somehow tastes amazing with savory proteins, too.
Unlike the casserole, however, it calls for fewer ingredients. With only canned sweet potatoes, cinnamon, sugar, and butter, you can add a scoop of ice cream or have them with fried chicken for an interesting combination.
17. Air Fryer Canned Potatoes
You won’t find a more straightforward and easy way to cook potatoes than this air fryer recipe. With minimal ingredients and about 20 minutes of cooking time, it’s effortless. If that weren’t good enough, you probably have the ingredients already stocked in your pantry.
Does that sound good? I thought so.
18. Easy Au Gratin Potatoes
You can never go wrong with au gratin potatoes. You might even think of them as scalloped potatoes. The only difference is au gratin always has cheese.
So, if you love cheesy potatoes (and who doesn’t), then you need to make them au gratin. You won’t be sorry.
19. Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes
These cheesy potatoes have all the best components that no one can say no to. This recipe features diced potatoes, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and a heaping pile of cheese. This dish is also sometimes called funeral potatoes.
Personally, I like cheesy potatoes better when it’s just for dinner.
20. Canned Sweet Potato Casserole
Are you on the hunt for a sweet potato casserole recipe to make for Thanksgiving? Here’s one with the classic marshmallow topping.
The secret is to use canned sweet potatoes rather than fresh. Using canned sweet potatoes means you can skip the boiling process. That makes it easier to make the filling.
Incorporate all the ingredients well and top with pecans and marshmallows. When those marshmallows turn golden, it’s ready to eat.
21. One-Pot Corned Beef Hash
This dish is perfect for meat and potato lovers. With only a few ingredients, you can turn canned potatoes and corned beef into a flavorful and hearty skillet.
For added flavor, throw in some garlic, Worcestershire sauce, onions, and paprika.
If you’re serving a lot of people, consider cracking a few eggs in there. A runny yolk is the perfect finishing touch.
22. Ham and Potato Soup
When you want to experience the taste of homestyle soup, this is the bowl you need. Potatoes, ham, celery, and onions come together in a simple creamy broth.
The final result is rich, buttery, and oh-so comforting. In fact, this recipe calls for five tablespoons of butter.
23. Oatmeal Sweet Potato Muffins
Be sure to add these muffins to your meal prep list on Sunday. I’m a huge fan of the sweet crumble topping and sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
This recipe makes a dozen and freezes well. That means you can enjoy them for weeks.