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5 Really Fabulous Canned Chicken Recipes to Try NOW!

I know you’re looking for a way to use up that canned chicken in your pantry! Or maybe you just need a quick meal on the table without cooking up a protein. Either way, these canned chicken recipes are for you!

Weather you’re a huge quesadilla fan like my husband or you’d like a hearty chicken and corn chowder, you’ll love the list below. Now is the time to make these 5 absolute best canned chicken recipes!

Chicken and Corn Chowder

this canned chicken recipe is chicken and corn soup in a white crock topped with bacon and scallions, you can see the chicken and potatoes peaking through.

For me, this chicken and corn soup recipe is a budget friendly must make! I enjoy this year round. In the summer I make it along side a shrimp salad roll and in the winter it’s great with some crusty bread on the side! Get the full recipe here!

Chicken Flautas

chicken flautas

In my opinion canned chicken is best served in a tortilla or a soup! These chicken flautas are the perfect way to use canned chicken that tastes absolutely delicious! Get the full recipe here!

Chicken Roll Ups With Avocado

Chicken Roll ups

These chicken roll ups are super easy to put together, relatively healthy, and absolutely delicious! These chicken roll ups are great for a snack, appetizer, lunch, or dinner! I love to bring them to parties because they travel really well. They are served cold so they don’t require any heating up. Get the full recipe here!

Mini Quesadillas

mini quesadilla

These mini quesadillas are absolutely adorable! They are great for lunch, dinner, a snack or appetizer. There is a secret way to get these to stay together that is absolutely genius! Give these a try, check out the full recipe here!

BBQ Chicken Crescent Bites

I love grabbing a tube of crescent rolls and making them in to something awesome! These BBQ Chicken bites end up being super pantry friendly too, using canned chicken and refried beans! Doesn’t get much better! Get the entire recipe here!

More of the Cheap and Easy Recipes!

To see me make all these canned chicken recipes and provide some extra cooking tips, go ahead and watch my Youtube Video here! And now that you have a great start cooking for less this summer check out some fast food copycat recipes here. And, if you’re really just short on time and money, it’s ok because I’ve made a list of 15 recipes that can be made for just $5 in less than 10 minutes!

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