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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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Jarred or canned pasta sauce, cream of celery soup.
My pantry is always stocked with plenty of cans of cream of mushroom soup, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and dark red kidney beans. I really would like to try the Spanish rice as well as the green beans recipe!
i always keep cream of mushroom, and cream of chicken soup with lots of broth, and vegies on hand. i try to keep my pantry well stocked so I can toss dinner together in a moment if need be.
I am going to try the Italian Chicken for dinner tommorrow.
I try not to use anything canned but I have exceptions. All types of beans that contain only the beans, water and salt; tomatoes, whole, diced and crushed; pineapple chunks; coconut milk without additives; pure coconut water; Kitchen Basics brand chicken, beef and vegetable broth (they come in boxes, not cans).
I always have saurkraut and country style pork ribs on hand. I recently saw a way to cook steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast. When the weather turns cooler I have to check that out! My doctor says it’s the best.
I always have canned tomatoes, and several types of beans.
I always have different types of canned tomatoes and cream soups. I would like to try your crock pot lasagna and the crock pot sausage dinner at some point, along with many others! All of your recipes look fantastic, and I love “Goode ol’ boy’s” videos!
I always have tomatoes and green beans on hand. I want to try the Fiesta Crock Pot Port Chops.
I LIKE TO HAVE CANNED TOMATOES ON HAND
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY ITALIAN CHICKHEN.
MANY THANKS.
Cream Soups
Butter Succotash is good to always have on hand.
I can’t wait to try the Crock pot blueberry french toast.
I use the crockpot liners and it is great. No big clean-up job
I always keep soups in my pantry. You never know when you need something quick to eat. I’m having a cookout this weekend so I am going to try the Beans and Weenies.
I always keep red kidney beans, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, canned tomatoes and chicken noodle soup. The chicken noodle soup is my favorite ‘sick meal’ for when I’m not feeling well. ๐
I try to keep a well stocked pantry of canned goods. The Fiesta Mac & Cheese sounds so good.
I love baked beans and I want to try the slow cooker beans and weenies. They sound and look really good.
Green beans, mushrooms, cream of mushroom soup
Cream of Chicken soup and corn
I always keep chicken/beef broth and canned tomatoes on hand.
I always have canned tomatoes, cream soup, and sweet corn & cream corn in my pantry. I’m going to try the Fiesta Chicken and the Spanish Rice.
I always have Ro-Tel in the house.I never run out!
Beans, beans and beans! All kinds!
Am going to try the green bean recipe. Thanks
Ok my pantry is full so I put shelves in a closet to keep all my can goods . Plus I do a lot of my own canning. Really enjoy this site.
I always have refried beans, chicken broth, tomatoes-crushed, diced, whole, soup-both chicken and mushroom. Also evaporated milk and fruit.
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Jarred or canned pasta sauce, cream of celery soup.
My pantry is always stocked with plenty of cans of cream of mushroom soup, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and dark red kidney beans. I really would like to try the Spanish rice as well as the green beans recipe!
i always keep cream of mushroom, and cream of chicken soup with lots of broth, and vegies on hand. i try to keep my pantry well stocked so I can toss dinner together in a moment if need be.
I am going to try the Italian Chicken for dinner tommorrow.
I try not to use anything canned but I have exceptions. All types of beans that contain only the beans, water and salt; tomatoes, whole, diced and crushed; pineapple chunks; coconut milk without additives; pure coconut water; Kitchen Basics brand chicken, beef and vegetable broth (they come in boxes, not cans).
I always have saurkraut and country style pork ribs on hand. I recently saw a way to cook steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast. When the weather turns cooler I have to check that out! My doctor says it’s the best.
I always have canned tomatoes, and several types of beans.
I always have different types of canned tomatoes and cream soups. I would like to try your crock pot lasagna and the crock pot sausage dinner at some point, along with many others! All of your recipes look fantastic, and I love “Goode ol’ boy’s” videos!
I always have tomatoes and green beans on hand. I want to try the Fiesta Crock Pot Port Chops.
I LIKE TO HAVE CANNED TOMATOES ON HAND
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY ITALIAN CHICKHEN.
MANY THANKS.
Cream Soups
Butter Succotash is good to always have on hand.
I can’t wait to try the Crock pot blueberry french toast.
I use the crockpot liners and it is great. No big clean-up job
I always keep soups in my pantry. You never know when you need something quick to eat. I’m having a cookout this weekend so I am going to try the Beans and Weenies.
I always keep red kidney beans, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, canned tomatoes and chicken noodle soup. The chicken noodle soup is my favorite ‘sick meal’ for when I’m not feeling well. ๐
I try to keep a well stocked pantry of canned goods. The Fiesta Mac & Cheese sounds so good.
I love baked beans and I want to try the slow cooker beans and weenies. They sound and look really good.
Green beans, mushrooms, cream of mushroom soup
Cream of Chicken soup and corn
I always keep chicken/beef broth and canned tomatoes on hand.
I always have canned tomatoes, cream soup, and sweet corn & cream corn in my pantry. I’m going to try the Fiesta Chicken and the Spanish Rice.
I always have Ro-Tel in the house.I never run out!
Beans, beans and beans! All kinds!
Am going to try the green bean recipe. Thanks
Ok my pantry is full so I put shelves in a closet to keep all my can goods . Plus I do a lot of my own canning. Really enjoy this site.
I always have refried beans, chicken broth, tomatoes-crushed, diced, whole, soup-both chicken and mushroom. Also evaporated milk and fruit.
If it’s in a can I have it.