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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 always have chicken broth and canned tomatoes on hand. I would love to try the Crockpot Beans and Weenies.
I always keep cream soups and corn. Id like to try the one pot sausage dinner
I always have canned vegetables on hand. I really want try the crock pot green beans because the recipe sounds like it might have that good ole southern taste to them.
I have a lot of can goods, but my top picks to keep on hand always are: tomato paste, canned tomatoes, organic pinto beans and organic black beans.
My favorite go to that I have on my shelf is Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup! For new recipes, I have to watch spices, so my go to in crock pot is made with Chicken or different Macaroni & Cheese dishes!
I have cream of mushroom soup, baked beans on hand. I will definitely try the Beans & Weenies, sounds good.
I always keep corn and French cut green beans in the pantry. These are go-to veggies for my kiddos. I’d like to try the Spanish Rice, Fiesta Mac and Cheese, and pretty much everything else. ๐
I always have in my pantry Furmano’s Chunky Crushed Tomatoes (that I buy on sale 10 for $10 in 28 oz. cans), Dark Red Kidney Beans, Campbell’s Tomato Soup and Tomato Sauce (8oz. cans). I will be trying the Crock Pot Party Beans.
I always have chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup and kidney beans on hand.
The Spanish rice is the recipe that I would like to try soon.
Any kind of tomatoes is a must!!
Always have cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup on hand. Probably would like to try the fiesta mac and cheese.
I always have beans and tomato sauce in the pantry.
I always have canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, cream of soups and vegetables on hand.
There are a couple of recipes that I would like to try. Two of them are the italian chicken and the sausage dinner ones.
Canned cream of mushroom soup is a staple in my household. Chicken stock is also bought in bulk as we do a lot of roasts. (While it isn’t canned we also have onion soup mix packets in the pantry at all times.)
I’m still hoping to break out the rumchata banana foster crock pot recipe.
Chicken broth.
I have tried the Italian pot roast and it was wonderful so I would like to try the Italian chicken.
I usually have canned green beans, corn, tomatoes, varous beans, creamed soups, broth, and Rotel.
I always like to have a can or two of black beans in the cupboard. They go so well with all kinds of crockpot recipes.
I usually have kid soup in the pantry. I definitely need to try tthe Spanish rice.
I always have green beans and canned potatoes. It’s great with smoked sausage for a quick dinner.
Always have French Fried Onions
There are always some kind of green beans (French cut or Italian) in the kitchen. The Fiesta Mac and Cheese looks good.
I am most interested in the sausage, potato and green bean dump dish! I adore having dinner completely ready at the end of a long day!
I keep a variety of canned veggies and soups in my pantry because I want to have ingredients on hand instead of making a trip to the grocery.
I enjoy your daily e-mails so very much!
I always have corn, green beans, tomatoes, and black beans in my pantry. I’m looking forward to trying the Italian Pot Roast and the Fiesta Chicken..
I always keep canned soup, canned vegetables and canned fruit. I want to try the mac and cheese. Happy cooking!
I always have canned green beans on hand and I would love to try the crock pot Spanish rice recipe.
I always have chicken broth and canned tomatoes on hand. I would love to try the Crockpot Beans and Weenies.
I always keep cream soups and corn. Id like to try the one pot sausage dinner
I always have canned vegetables on hand. I really want try the crock pot green beans because the recipe sounds like it might have that good ole southern taste to them.
I have a lot of can goods, but my top picks to keep on hand always are: tomato paste, canned tomatoes, organic pinto beans and organic black beans.
My favorite go to that I have on my shelf is Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup! For new recipes, I have to watch spices, so my go to in crock pot is made with Chicken or different Macaroni & Cheese dishes!
I have cream of mushroom soup, baked beans on hand. I will definitely try the Beans & Weenies, sounds good.
I always keep corn and French cut green beans in the pantry. These are go-to veggies for my kiddos. I’d like to try the Spanish Rice, Fiesta Mac and Cheese, and pretty much everything else. ๐
I always have in my pantry Furmano’s Chunky Crushed Tomatoes (that I buy on sale 10 for $10 in 28 oz. cans), Dark Red Kidney Beans, Campbell’s Tomato Soup and Tomato Sauce (8oz. cans). I will be trying the Crock Pot Party Beans.
I always have chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup and kidney beans on hand.
The Spanish rice is the recipe that I would like to try soon.
Any kind of tomatoes is a must!!
Always have cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup on hand. Probably would like to try the fiesta mac and cheese.
I always have beans and tomato sauce in the pantry.
I always have canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, cream of soups and vegetables on hand.
There are a couple of recipes that I would like to try. Two of them are the italian chicken and the sausage dinner ones.
Canned cream of mushroom soup is a staple in my household. Chicken stock is also bought in bulk as we do a lot of roasts. (While it isn’t canned we also have onion soup mix packets in the pantry at all times.)
I’m still hoping to break out the rumchata banana foster crock pot recipe.
Chicken broth.
I have tried the Italian pot roast and it was wonderful so I would like to try the Italian chicken.
I usually have canned green beans, corn, tomatoes, varous beans, creamed soups, broth, and Rotel.
I always like to have a can or two of black beans in the cupboard. They go so well with all kinds of crockpot recipes.
I usually have kid soup in the pantry. I definitely need to try tthe Spanish rice.
I always have green beans and canned potatoes. It’s great with smoked sausage for a quick dinner.
Always have French Fried Onions
There are always some kind of green beans (French cut or Italian) in the kitchen. The Fiesta Mac and Cheese looks good.
I am most interested in the sausage, potato and green bean dump dish! I adore having dinner completely ready at the end of a long day!
I keep a variety of canned veggies and soups in my pantry because I want to have ingredients on hand instead of making a trip to the grocery.
I enjoy your daily e-mails so very much!
I always have corn, green beans, tomatoes, and black beans in my pantry. I’m looking forward to trying the Italian Pot Roast and the Fiesta Chicken..
I always keep canned soup, canned vegetables and canned fruit. I want to try the mac and cheese. Happy cooking!
I always have canned green beans on hand and I would love to try the crock pot Spanish rice recipe.