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These easy crock pot recipes can be prepared in 5 minutes or less! Slow cooker recipes like these make busy back to school days so much easier and are a great way to use up your pantry canned food staples. These crock pot main dish and side recipes make it easy to throw together a home cooked meal in a snap for your family to enjoy for dinner after a busy day.
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Crock Pot Recipes Using Canned Goods
Updated 3/16/2020
Cris here. Whether you are stuck at home or find yourself very busy juggling all the things, pantry cooking can help put dinner on the table quick and easy.
Below is a post we did with Cans Get You Cooking a while back when they asked me to share with you a little about how my pantry helps me feed my family on busy school days. I thought it might come in handy for those of us that are trying to cook through things we might already have on hand.
Cans Get You Cooking
I have always been a big fan of the convenience canned food offers me. By maintaining a well stocked pantry, I have a lot of options even when I do not have a lot of time. Aside from convenience, I also love the kind of flavors you can add to a dish straight from the can. Substituting chicken broth for water will almost always take the flavor up a notch in any crock pot recipe. Additionally, there are many canned beans, tomatoes, corn, etc. that have delicious additions like garlic, onion, basil, peppers, chilies and more already added into the can.
I love using these kinds of ingredients to make a nutritious home cooked meal for my family even when our schedules are crazy. But how does the nutritional content of canned foods stack up to their frozen and fresh counterparts? Studies conducted by researchers at Michigan State University, UC Davis and Oregon State University all concluded that canned foods have similar (or better) nutritional profiles as their fresh or frozen equivalents.
Main Dish Recipes Ready to Cook in 5 Minutes or Less
These crock pot main dish recipes are some of our go-to recipes that are super easy to throw together.
This Crock Pot Italian Pot Roast is a fantastic all day slow cooker recipe. It is simple to throw together in the morning and results in a tender fall apart roast with an incredible flavor!
Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops Recipe: One of our favorite quick and easy crock pot recipes. Ready to cook in 5 minutes . Flavorful and tender chops with a fiesta twist!
Truth be told, side dishes are often an afterthought in this house. I LOVE it when my slow cooker can help me not only put together a fantastic main dish but has my back with my side dishes. Here are some great side dishes that we love to crock!
It only takes three simple ingredients to turn a can of green beans into a flavorful side dish that will remind you of your grandma's home grown green beans. You won't believe how easy our Crock Pot Green Beans are to make! These are perfect for a comforting weeknight meal and special enough for your holiday menus.
Are you looking for a great dish to bring to an upcoming party or potluck? These Crock Pot Party Beans make a fantastic dish full of flavor and everyone just loves them!
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I want to try the green bean recipe! I always have them on hand as well as corn, sweetened condensed milk, Bush’s baked beans, and also great northern beans…we love homemade baked beans made from the Great Northern beans and we absolutely love green bean casserole made with green beans, cream of chicken soup and french fried onions!
Fiesta Slow Cooker Porkchops. Always keep green beans and lima beans on hand.
I always have green beans & corn on hand.
I always have tomato sauce and the various “cream of …” soups on hand. I am looking forward to trying out the fiesta mac and cheese.
I always have corn and green beans on hand. I love home grown green beans and would love to try your green bean recipe.
I would like to try the Spanish Rice recipe. There are so many I want to try it’s really hard to choose one.
I always keep canned tomatoes on hand. I love tomato!!! I also keep creamed soups on hand. Thank you for the chance to win this awesome Crock Pot!!!!
I keep chicken broth, mushroom soup and various kinds of tomatos.
Slow Cooker Beans & Weenies will be the next recipe I will try.
i stock up on two vegtables, canned green beans, and potatoes.
I always keep green beans on hand.
Would love to try the fiesta pork chops.
Would like to try the crock pot party beans . Looks yummy !
we keep ro-tel diced tomatoes & green chillies. caned tomatoes, can corn, and can green beans french style with southern flavor .
I would like to try Crock Pot Italian Chicken.
I keep chickpea on hand.
I always have canned beans and tomatoes and broths on hand. I want to try the beanie weenies recipe
I’d love to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese!
I always have canned vegetables and sauces and broth on hand.
Green beans, mushroom soup, corn
I keep green beans and corn in my pantry. Those are the veggies I use most in my cooking.
sweeten condensed milk
corn
fiesta mac and cheese
Green beans
My favorite.have always been green beans.
I always have canned beans and broth.
Always have cream of mushroom soup?
Me too! Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Celery, and Cream of Chicken are always ready to build a great recipe!
I always have cream of mushroom soup on hand. Cream of mushroom is one of the most versatile ingredients I know.
Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops looks really tasty. I want to try that. ๐
I always ave broth and cream of chicken soup on hand.
I always have canned tomatoes on hand. I’d love to try the fiesta pork chops!
It’s always green beans in our house. They can go in or with almost any dish.
I keep my pantry well stocked. I want to try the green beans and pork chops!
Canned food I always have on hand is Spam! Love to make breakfast sandwiches with them. I will try Crock Pot Spanish Rice.
I always have some kind of canned Veg. They are so good for you and your childern.
Italian Chicken were doing tonight and I have a variety of canned vegetables in my pantry.
The canned food i always have on hand is any type of sauce produt
My pantry is well stocked with almost any veg. I am trying the beans and pork chops tomorrow!
Everything but the potatoes. I’m going to try the Sausage dinner tomorrow after I get the potatoes! I make 2 or 3 of your recipes a week!
I always have cream based canned soups and several types of canned beans in my pantry. I would like to try both the Italian pot roast and italian chicken.
I always have can fruits pantry , would be interested in making the Italian chicken recipe. Always need more ways to cook chicken, family loves chicken dishes.
I always have can tomatoes and corn available. I would love to try French onion soup in crock pot
I aways have diced tomatoes in the pantry. They are quick and easy!
I was interested in the fiesta pork chops! Yummy!
I would like to try the green beans. I keep beans on hand and creamed soups.
I keep green beans all the time.
Always have tomatoes,beans n corn.also I like to make roast beef with vegies around it.
I keep dry packets on hand in my pantry. Onion soup, ranch dip mix, spring vegetable soup , Italian salad and taco spice mixes add awesome flavores to any meat in my crock pot !
I ALWAYS have green beans on hand…love them! I am going to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner….looks good! Also, if you have any crock pot cabbage meals I could try I would appreciate it….
I always have can corn and peas and i would make roast beef since that is what my family loves
I always have green beans on hand, and Italian Stewed Tomatoes to mix together. It makes a delicious dish.
I love making soups in the slow cooker.
i always have cream corn on hand so when i make my potato soup i add a can in the end of the recipe to finish my soup.
I or some reason always keep beans in stock you can add them in so many dishes.
I want to try the green bean recipe! I always have them on hand as well as corn, sweetened condensed milk, Bush’s baked beans, and also great northern beans…we love homemade baked beans made from the Great Northern beans and we absolutely love green bean casserole made with green beans, cream of chicken soup and french fried onions!
Fiesta Slow Cooker Porkchops. Always keep green beans and lima beans on hand.
I always have green beans & corn on hand.
I always have tomato sauce and the various “cream of …” soups on hand. I am looking forward to trying out the fiesta mac and cheese.
I always have corn and green beans on hand. I love home grown green beans and would love to try your green bean recipe.
I would like to try the Spanish Rice recipe. There are so many I want to try it’s really hard to choose one.
I always keep canned tomatoes on hand. I love tomato!!! I also keep creamed soups on hand. Thank you for the chance to win this awesome Crock Pot!!!!
I keep chicken broth, mushroom soup and various kinds of tomatos.
Slow Cooker Beans & Weenies will be the next recipe I will try.
i stock up on two vegtables, canned green beans, and potatoes.
I always keep green beans on hand.
Would love to try the fiesta pork chops.
Would like to try the crock pot party beans . Looks yummy !
we keep ro-tel diced tomatoes & green chillies. caned tomatoes, can corn, and can green beans french style with southern flavor .
I would like to try Crock Pot Italian Chicken.
I keep chickpea on hand.
I always have canned beans and tomatoes and broths on hand. I want to try the beanie weenies recipe
I’d love to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese!
I always have canned vegetables and sauces and broth on hand.
Green beans, mushroom soup, corn
I keep green beans and corn in my pantry. Those are the veggies I use most in my cooking.
sweeten condensed milk
corn
fiesta mac and cheese
Green beans
My favorite.have always been green beans.
I always have canned beans and broth.
Always have cream of mushroom soup?
Me too! Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Celery, and Cream of Chicken are always ready to build a great recipe!
I always have cream of mushroom soup on hand. Cream of mushroom is one of the most versatile ingredients I know.
Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops looks really tasty. I want to try that. ๐
I always ave broth and cream of chicken soup on hand.
I always have canned tomatoes on hand. I’d love to try the fiesta pork chops!
It’s always green beans in our house. They can go in or with almost any dish.
I keep my pantry well stocked. I want to try the green beans and pork chops!
Canned food I always have on hand is Spam! Love to make breakfast sandwiches with them. I will try Crock Pot Spanish Rice.
I always have some kind of canned Veg. They are so good for you and your childern.
Italian Chicken were doing tonight and I have a variety of canned vegetables in my pantry.
The canned food i always have on hand is any type of sauce produt
My pantry is well stocked with almost any veg. I am trying the beans and pork chops tomorrow!
Everything but the potatoes. I’m going to try the Sausage dinner tomorrow after I get the potatoes! I make 2 or 3 of your recipes a week!
I always have cream based canned soups and several types of canned beans in my pantry. I would like to try both the Italian pot roast and italian chicken.
I always have can fruits pantry , would be interested in making the Italian chicken recipe. Always need more ways to cook chicken, family loves chicken dishes.
I always have can tomatoes and corn available. I would love to try French onion soup in crock pot
I aways have diced tomatoes in the pantry. They are quick and easy!
I was interested in the fiesta pork chops! Yummy!
I would like to try the green beans. I keep beans on hand and creamed soups.
I keep green beans all the time.
Always have tomatoes,beans n corn.also I like to make roast beef with vegies around it.
I keep dry packets on hand in my pantry. Onion soup, ranch dip mix, spring vegetable soup , Italian salad and taco spice mixes add awesome flavores to any meat in my crock pot !
I ALWAYS have green beans on hand…love them! I am going to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner….looks good! Also, if you have any crock pot cabbage meals I could try I would appreciate it….
I always have can corn and peas and i would make roast beef since that is what my family loves
I always have green beans on hand, and Italian Stewed Tomatoes to mix together. It makes a delicious dish.
I love making soups in the slow cooker.
i always have cream corn on hand so when i make my potato soup i add a can in the end of the recipe to finish my soup.
I or some reason always keep beans in stock you can add them in so many dishes.