Canning 16 Meals for the Pantry Shelf | Meal In A Jar Canning Recipes | Pressure Canning Recipes

Hi Friends. Today we are pressure canning 2 meal in a jar recipes for a total of 16 shelf stable meals.These recipes make for quick and easy healthy meals for busy nights. They turned out wonderful and are sure to be a pantry staple. Both recipes are from Ball and are linked below.

Neither recipe includes any sort of thickening agent. Flour and starch are not considered safe to can with. We thicken while heating by adding 2 tablespoons of arrowroot starch. I reserve about a 1/4 cup of the cold broth to make a slurry with the starch before adding it to the pot with the contents of the jar. You could also use flour or corn starch.

Chicken and Gravy Recipe:

I used 1/4 tsp each of oregano, thyme, and rosemary per jar in place of the poultry seasoning.

Pot Roast In A Jar Recipe:

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[terraranch]

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[gittebringsjord]

Thank you so much for your calm and organized way of teaching how to can. I am from Denmark. It is not common to pressure can in my country. I have just received my pressure canner from the US, ( you also cannot buy a canner in Europe) I haven't startet to can yet, but your video shows me how to get started as it is a bit "frightening" to start up when you have never used a canner before or seen anyone use it.

[tinac]

Excellent video, from an experienced canner! Love the very minimal use of music in your video, and it's very quiet when used. ❤ Thank you, Abbey! You have a great channel; I look forward to more videos.

[donnaweeks]

Simple recipes. Never thought about adding the wine. Definitely have to try.
My only tip would be not to tilt your jars coming out… less chance of compromising your jar seal. The water on top will evaporate on its own.
Great video… Thanks for sharing.

[kathymc]

Last week I made a pot of Navy Bean soup from a dry 1 lb pack of beans. Added a frozen ham bone from Christmas and a pack of scraps from the same ham. Best soup ever. We ate 3 meals and canned 4 pint jars of soup. That would be a great episode. Looks of people want to know what to do with their dry beans. Use a ham steak instead. This episode was a great show. I always love new ways to can beef and chicken.

[urbanhomesteadingchannel]

I used your chicken and gravy recipe for inspiration. I didn't follow the recipe exactly because I don't care for poultry seasoning or any Italian seasonings. So I used Greek seasoning!! Also prefer to have meat and potatoes cooked before canning so I did that. Hubs came in from doing chores and went gaga over the "soup". I said it's for canning. He actually pouted lol so I'm thinking I'll thicken it up and he can have it for lunch. I'll make more when he isn't home lol. Thank you for the inspiration 💚

[dumpableaccount]

Starting canning I had issues with seal failure, one of the suggestions that helped me was to make sure that I lifted the jars vertically and not tilt them going in so that I didn’t contaminate the seal area.

[roadtriplover.]

Im a doofus and find I have to ask a question. I mean I think I know the answer, but … do I? My question is: Are these meals now fully cooked in the jar, or will you need to complete the cooking when you open the respective jar?

[MissChievousRN]

Quickly becoming a fave canning channel!!!
I ❤LOVE❤ that you add ingredients to each jar before adding the cooked portions. This makes it consistent AND allows for on the fly adjustments and variations (or science experiments😉) It also helps this new canner to wrap my head around proportions and seasonings etc.
My husband really wants a FULL pantry of ready meals to help with childcare and my working 12hr shifts, as well as emergency prepping and future off grid plans.
THANK

[silver_threads]

I love your style of explaining the process. I have recently given myself a goal of having 50+ meals on my shelves, so we could have one per week. Then I could keep us stocked by trying to create new meals approximately once every month or so. These two meals look very tasty, and they will definitely be finding their place in my pantry! Thanks!

[kburke]

First time viewer. Love your calm, no unnecessary chatter approach. I’ve subscribed, looking forward to more videos.

[Onyxblue]

I made the Chicken & Gravy today. Thank you for providing such clear and concise instructions. It was my VERY FIRST TIME CANNING EVER. I toughed it out and finished although it took me all day. In the end I decided I would not store them in my pantry because I made so many mistakes. I put them in storage containers in the freezer. One win is that all of my jars sealed. I can't wait to try it again!

[barbgardiner]

Thank you ! I Love making “Pop A Top” Meals and having them for when I’m not up to cooking

[graphicsfxcgy]

Looks great! One thing I noticed is you tip your jars to get the excess water off the lids as you remove the jars from the canner. I've always been told not to tip the jars while they are still hot coming out of the canner. Maybe more experienced canners can comment on this. I've always just followed the advice even though the water on top is annoying. LOL

[xannay]

Great inspiration, thank you!
I am not really new to canning and only a few months ago I thought to myself I should can meals as well. What a relief with small kids and it tastes better than from the freezer. :) This really saves some more time and cookware. Just love it.

[learningliving]

I like your no nonsense style, and your recipes. What a refreshing no B.S video!

[leighway]

Glad to see you taking such care with wiping the rims! I see so many videos where it's more like a quick wisk and a prayer. I really like your channel and am glad to see these canning videos. I really like the recipes you've featured and look forward to watching your channel grow. Nice job!

[terrymabrey]

Im teaching my 12 year old grandaughter how to start cooking and canning. We will be doing this one nect week. We both look forward to canning. My grandmother showed me so many way to be self suportive as she lived on a farm. O how I wish she were still here with us. But she lives on when im in the garden or kitchen.

[deborahparks]

I am just fixing to start canning for my first time ever (65yrs) and I think these are the first two I am going to try. Such great instructions. Thank you for sharing with us.

[staceya.]

Your videos are so calm, organized and the recipes look fantastic and simple enough. I appreciate your use of safe canning practices and the fact that you aren’t trying to sell a thousand products. LOL.
I do love your jar lifter. It looks way sturdier than mine. Where did you get it?
Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more videos.