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 Updated: August 4, 2026

Fresh Bites: Recipes of the Month

Seasonal produce meets pantry staples – easy, budget-friendly meals for every table.

Each month, we feature simple, flavorful recipes that highlight what’s in season and what you might already have from your pantry or food box.

Whether you're cooking with meat, going meatless, or craving something sweet, there's something here for everyone.

🍗 Meat-Based Recipes

Hearty meals featuring lean proteins paired with seasonal produce and pantry staples.

  • Apple Tuna Sandwich:

    • This tuna salad sandwich uses canned tuna, yogurt, and apples for a sweet and nutritious tuna salad. Prepare the tuna salad at the beginning of the week to make sandwiches all week long!

  • Microwave Chicken Enchiladas:

    • This enchilada recipe is a quick and nutritious recipe combining pantry staples like canned chicken and black beans! The chicken and black beans in this recipe provides our bodies with protein, which helps to keep us feeling fuller for longer and keeps our muscles healthy.

🥕 Meat-Free Recipes

Delicious, filling recipes perfect for vegetarians or anyone looking to stretch their grocery dollars.

  • Ranch Style Ramen:

    • This recipe combines beans and Ramen noodles for a filling, nutritious meal.  Adding beans to your meals provides fiber and protein, which can help you feeling fuller for longer between meals!

  • Stuffed Sweet Potatoes:

    • This recipe combines sweet potatoes, black beans, and corn for a quick and nutritious meal! Sweet potatoes provide us with vitamin A, which can help with eye health and support your immune system.

🍌 Dessert Recipes

Simple sweet treats using in-season fruits and common pantry ingredients.

  • Microwave Apple Pie Yogurt Parfait:

    • This quick dessert recipe combines fresh apples, yogurt, and cinnamon for a sweet treat! The apples provide us with vitamin C, which can help to support your immune system and prevent you from getting sick.

  • Strawberries with Banana Cream:

    • This recipe combines fresh bananas, strawberries, yogurt, and orange juice for a sweet and refreshing treat! The bananas provide potassium, which can help to support a healthy blood pressure and muscle function.

 

Recipes from Our Nutrition Classes

Each month, our Nutrition Education team shares recipes in our classes that are easy, affordable, and made with ingredients you might already have in your pantry.

🍴Here’s what we’ve been cooking together this month:

  • Strawberry Salsa:

    • This strawberry salsa combines strawberries, jalapeno, cilantro, and red onion for a sweet and savory dip. Try serving this dip with corn tortilla chips or your favorite whole wheat cracker for extra fiber! 

  • Blueberry Banana Smoothie:

    • This blueberry banana smoothie is a tasty and refreshing way to get your fruit in for the day! This recipe combines blueberries, banana, vanilla yogurt, and milk for a sweet and nutritious smoothie.

  • Pan Fried Lentil Nuggets:

    • This lentil nugget recipe is a tasty way to use lentils. Lentils are a cost-efficient pantry staple that provides protein and fiber, which can help you to feel fuller for longer. Serve these nuggets with your favorite dipping sauce!

  • Tzatziki Sauce:

    • This tzatziki sauce combines Greek yogurt, cucumber, lemon juice, and fresh herbs for a refreshing dipping sauce. Try eating this recipe with your favorite vegetables, lentil nuggets, or chicken nuggets for a tasty dip!

Interested in hosting a nutrition education class? Please reach out to Kathryn Clanton at kathrync@bvfb.org.

 

Recipe Collections

Each recipe collection below highlights a common pantry ingredient and shows how it can be used in several simple, healthy, and affordable recipes. These collections are designed to give practical ideas for everyday meals using ingredients often found in food pantries.

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