140 Home Canning Recipes! - The Organic Goat Lady (2024)

Are you looking for the best home canning recipes? This is the ultimate list of canning recipes and resources! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced canner, this list is for you!

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Whether you are canning for convenience, for health, for self sufficiency, or to use up the mounds of produce that you have grown in your garden, this post is the ultimate canning recipe list!

There are recipes here for everyone!

This list contains fruit recipes to can, vegetable canning recipes, jam and jelly canning recipes, meat canning recipes, soups and stews to can, and so much more!

Food Preservation

Growing and preserving your own food is something that everyone should learn how to do. It is not only a great way to stock your pantry with healthy foods, but a great way to be prepared for hard times.

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Canning

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Canning Recipes

Now that we have discussed the importance of canning, and now that we have the best resource to help us do it, let’s check out some amazing canning recipes!

Canning Tomatoes

We’re going to start with a canning favorite, tomatoes! There are so many different things you can do with tomatoes! Here are some of the best recipes for canning tomatoes.

Canned Tomato Salsa

Easy Canned Tomatoes

Canning Tomatoes With Garlic and Onions

Tomato Jam

Canning Tomatoes – Raw Pack Method

Canning Stewed Tomatoes

Pickled Green Tomatoes

Seasoned Tomatoes

Russian Grandma’s Pickled Tomatoes

Canned Homemade Ketchup

Canning Pickles

Pickles are also a very popular canning item, so I think it deserves it’s own category:) Cucumbers are excellent canned and can be made into so many delicious recipes!

Refrigerator Pickles

Dill Pickles

Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles

Sweet Pickle Recipe

Jalapeno and Dill Refrigerator Pickles

Pickled Cucumbers In Vinegar

Turmeric & Mustard Seed Cucumber Pickles

Crunchy Dill Pickles

Russian Dill Pickles

Dill Pickle Recipe For Canning

Homemade Dill Pickles

Sweet Dill Pickle Relish

Bread & Butter Chips

Canning Vegetables

Do you like to grow veggies in your garden? Here are some great recipes to help you preserve your harvest! Enjoy veggies from your garden year around!

Jalapeno Pickles

Sweet Potatoes

Mustard Pickled Vegetables

Pressure Can Potatoes

How To Can Carrots

Pickled Beets With Honey

Zucchini Relish

Pickled Asparagus

Canned Carrots

Canning Corn

Canning Zucchini

Pickled Garlic Scapes

Canning Pickled Peppers

Pickled Fiddleheads

Canned Potatoes

Canning Beets

Canning Greens

Canning Peppers

Canning Carrots

Corn Relish

Canning Lamb’s Quarters

Pressure Canning Pumpkin

Canning Beans

Beans are another great item to can! This is a great staple to have on hand for self sufficiency. Here are some great canning beans recipes! Try each of them to see which one you like best!

Pressure Canning Pinto Beans

Canning Dried Beans

Canning Green Beans

Pressure Canning Green Beans

Canning Green Beans – Raw Pack Method

Pickled Dilly Beans

Pressure Canner Green Beans

Home Canned Green Beans

Canning Salsa

Salsa is a great snack to have on hand! Can your own for delicious homemade salsa whenever the mood strikes:)

Tomatillo Sauce (Salsa Verde) For Canning

Canning Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Canning Meat

Did you know that you can can meat?! You can! Canning meat is a great way to preserve meat for self sufficiency. Having canned meat on hand will help you to be prepared for anything!

Canned Venison

Home Canned Chicken

Canning Ground Venison

Canning Venison – Hot Pack Method

Canning Venison – Raw Pack

Canning Chicken

Canning Fish

Canning Spaghetti Sauce

Canning spaghetti sauce is definitely something that I want to do! How convenient on a busy night to pull out a big jar full of ready made spaghetti sauce to eat for dinner!

Canning Spaghetti Sauce – With Meat

Canning Spaghetti Sauce – With No Meat

Canning Soup Recipes

Make your own canned soup! These canning soup recipes are great to have on hand for a quick and easy dinner! Just pull a jar out of the pantry and dinner is served:)

Split Pea and Ham Soup

Chicken Soup

Canned Beef Stew

Chili Con Carne

Canning Stew

Canned Cabbage Beef Soup

Pressure Canning Bone Broth

Home Canned Tomato Soup

Canning Stew Meat

Canning Applesauce

Who doesn’t love homemade applesauce?

My kids LOVE applesauce, so this is definitely an item that I like to have on hand.

I definitely want to try all of these amazing canning applesauce recipes!

Farmhouse Applesauce

No Peel Whole Applesauce

Chunky Applesauce

No Sugar Added Canned Applesauce

Canning Fruit

Try these amazing canning fruit recipes for a great dessert! Make your own pie filling, ice cream toppings, or can fruit for a tasty snack!

Apples For Baking

Cherries For Pie

Honey Peach Pie Filling

Pickled Blueberries

Canning Peaches

Pickled Green Strawberries

Canning Blueberries

Cranberry Sauce

Canning Apricots

Canning Berries

Canning Cherries

Canning Guava Fruit

Canning Peaches

Canning Peach Pie Filling

Canning Pears

Canning Sweet Cherries

Canning Asian Pears

Rhubarb Juice Concentrate Canning Recipe

Canning Pineapple

Blueberry Pie Filling

Canning Jam and Canning Jelly

Jams and jellies are a great homemade canning item! Talk about yum! And they are so pretty! I love the way brightly colored jellies look lined up in a pantry!

Strawberry Jam

Red Plum Jam

Crockpot Apple Butter

Summer Plum Jam

Instant Pot Apple Butter

1 Pint Blueberry Jam

Quick and Easy Strawberry Jam

Mixed Berry Lavender Jam

No Sugar Maple Peach Jam

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

Raspberry Rhubarb Jam

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Corn Cob Jelly

Honeysuckle Jelly

Small Batch Strawberry Jam

Crab Apple Butter

Wild Grape Jelly

Rhubarb Chutney With Strawberries & Ginger

Canning Apricot Jam

Cherry Jam

Dandelion Jelly

Grape Jam

Orange Marmalade

Orange Rhubarb Jam

Peach Nectarine Plum Jam

Spiced Peach Jam

Pear Butter

Honey & Rosemary Blackberry Jam

Currant Almond Jelly

Elderberry Jelly

Lilac Jelly

Queen Anne’s Lace Jelly With Curants

Striped Jelly

Violet Jelly

Hot Pepper Jelly

Strawberry Rose Jam

Wildflower Jelly

Rose Petal Jelly

Canning Simple Strawberry Syrup

Strawberry Mint Jam

Canning Apple Cider

Would you like to make your own apple cider? Would you like to have your own apple cider on hand? Then try these canning apple cider recipes!

Apple Cider Syrup

Canning Apple Cider

Canning

To make healthier canning recipes also be sure to readHow To Can Without Added Sugar!

And that is 140 home canning recipes! Do you make any of these recipes?

What are some of your favorite things to can?

Leave me a comment below!

If you would like to find more recipes for preserving food then be sure to check out 47 Food Dehydrator Recipes, 7 Instant Pot Canning Recipes, 75 Fermented Foods Recipes, 11 Ways to Preserve Tomatoes, 15 Must Try Jam Recipes, 21 Pickled Foods Recipes, and 13 Foods You Can Freeze!

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140 Home Canning Recipes! - The Organic Goat Lady (2024)

FAQs

How should home canned vegetables be cooked? ›

Boil all home-canned foods before serving. First, bring the food to a rapid boil. This brings out any telltale botulism odors. Some botulism bacteria produce gas you can smell; some don't.

Can botulism be killed by boiling food? ›

Occasionally, commercially prepared foods are involved. Though spores of C. botulinum are heat-resistant, the toxin produced by bacteria growing out of the spores under anaerobic conditions is destroyed by boiling (for example, at internal temperature greater than 85 °C for 5 minutes or longer).

How long should vegetables canned at home be boiled before they are eaten? ›

All home-canned vegetables should be boiled for at least 10 minutes after they are removed from the jar or can for serving. This destroys any toxin that may be present. Never open a canned vegetable and taste it; boil for at least 10 minutes and then taste.

What foods Cannot be home canned? ›

Fats / Dairy

Also any recipe that use one or more of these ingredients, such as mayonnaise, caramel, pudding, cream soups, cream vegetables, refried beans, nut butter (all kinds), pesto, chocolate (all kinds) etc. WHY: These will go rancid if not refrigerated, developing harmful bacteria.

What is the best canning method for beginners? ›

Water bath canning uses very little equipment. You only need a large stock pot with a lid. You can easily learn how to water bath can with just a few simple tips and tricks. Water bath canning only works for high-acid foods like fruits, pickles, tomatoes (with a little acid added), jams and jellies.

How long can homemade canned food last? ›

Can linings might discolor or corrode when metal reacts with high-acid foods such as tomatoes or pineapple. As long as the can is in good shape, the contents should be safe to eat, although the taste, texture and nutritional value of the food can diminish over time. Home canned foods should be used within 1 year.

Should you rinse canned vegetables before cooking? ›

Chef Smith agrees: "Rinsing the vegetables helps to reduce the sodium and makes it easier to balance the salt in a dish." Indeed, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that draining and rinsing canned vegetables can reduce the sodium content by 5 to 10 percent.

Do canned vegetables need to be cooked? ›

While canned food is safe to eat, it is best to prepare it safely. Ideally, you should consume canned food immediately after opening without cooking it or reheating it. However, if you want to eat warm canned food, you can empty the contents into a pan to cook or heat.

Do you drain canned vegetables before cooking? ›

The only way to ensure you're not eating any more sodium than needed is to make sure you give all your canned veggies a thorough rinse under water in a strainer before cooking.

Why is it recommended that home canned food be boiled for 10 minutes before eating to prevent botulism poisoning? ›

Botulism poison is destroyed by high heat. Boiling fermented food for 10 minutes can destroy the botulism poison. It might change the taste from what you are used to, but it is one way to protect you and your family from botulism.

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