Pot Roast Dinner

I've been experimenting with canning different foods and making meals with these canned foods. Last week I canned potatoes and carrots. These were not grown in my garden; I just bought them from the store.

Today, I tried to make a meal with the canned potatoes and carrots and a previously canned roast. It was very tasty and super easy to throw together. The canned roast had broth so I was able to make gravy. Adding some green beans and a salad would have made this perfect.

I learned some valuable lessons from this experiment. The potatoes need to be parboiled a couple more minutes before canning, and I need to cut the carrots into much larger pieces. 

All in all, though, I can foresee using this on busy days when I don't have time to cook.