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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.
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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 cream of chicken soup. Its so easy to make a sauce with.
I always have at least a case of cream of mushroom soup , so great to use in the slow cooker for sauces!!!!
Most interested in trying the Spanish rice!
Always keep canned tomatoes. They go in everything. I think the Italian chicken looks supper. I love the Italian roast, we make it often!
Canned beans for me and my family. Several different kinds.
I keep canned beans on hand most often if you are looking at what I buy from the store. Otherwise, we can a lot of green beans each year so I have a garage full of those.
Green Beans, Corn and Beets!
Canned soup, cranberry sauce, pineapple and coconut milk are staples in my pantry. They seem to come n handy in so many recipes.
I’m definitely going to give the Fiesta Pork Chops a try. Pork chops can often be dry and tough. Can’t wait to try the crock pot version.
I always have tomato sauce and canned corn on hand. Would love to try the fiesta mac and cheese!
I want to try the Beanie Weenies and from today’s post, Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup (WW Style) and Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Casserole. YUM!!
This past weekend I tried the Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole (2nd time), the Extra Cheesy Crock Pot Mac and Cheese, the Old Fashioned Crock Pot Baked Beans and Cheesy Stuffed Sloppy Joe Meatballs. It was a Crock Pot birthday party weekend ๐
I always have cans of green beans, corn and peas on hand.
I keep my pantry stocked with a lot of soups for cooking and of course canned veggies as well as fruits – would love to see some recipes you do with canned fruits. Bonus Entry: the green beans.
My favorite can I o have on hand is cream of mushroom soup. I want to try the crock pot Mac and cheese!
I am getting so hooked on your site! Even at work I am looking at all your videos to get ready for a meal for the next day!
I keep on hand cream of mushrooms, cream of chicken and chicken broth in my pantry all the time.
The next thing I am trying is the One Pot Crock Pot Sausage Dinner! Ha it is on the pot now!
I always keep a wide variety of beans in my pantry- from green beans to chick peas, cannellini beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, black beans, chili beans, and more. Quick source of protein that lends itself to a wide variety of protein rich dishes including meatless. The recipe I would like to try is crockpot party beans!! They all sound good and easy!!
I always have an array of canned beans ready for the crock pot…
Tomato sauce is something I try to have in the cabinet at all times.
Canned vegetables and beans are a staple in my house. I’d love to try the Italian Chicken recipe,
Mushrom and chicken, cream, soup.
I always have a couple cans of Baked Beans in the cupboard. I am going to try the Beans and Weenies next week.
I would love to try your One Pot Crock Pot Sausage Dinner. Sounds so good!!!!! ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
You can ALWAYS find a can of cream of chicken in my pantry!! ๐
I have canned soups and beans, tomatoes on hand.
I always keep baked beans in my cupboard. You can eat those when you have no power at your house. Sometimes I like to eat them right out of the can!
The One Pot Sausage dinner is the next recipe on my to-make list!
I always have cream of chicken soup. Its so easy to make a sauce with.
I always have at least a case of cream of mushroom soup , so great to use in the slow cooker for sauces!!!!
Most interested in trying the Spanish rice!
Always keep canned tomatoes. They go in everything. I think the Italian chicken looks supper. I love the Italian roast, we make it often!
Canned beans for me and my family. Several different kinds.
I keep canned beans on hand most often if you are looking at what I buy from the store. Otherwise, we can a lot of green beans each year so I have a garage full of those.
Green Beans, Corn and Beets!
Canned soup, cranberry sauce, pineapple and coconut milk are staples in my pantry. They seem to come n handy in so many recipes.
I’m definitely going to give the Fiesta Pork Chops a try. Pork chops can often be dry and tough. Can’t wait to try the crock pot version.
I always have tomato sauce and canned corn on hand. Would love to try the fiesta mac and cheese!
I want to try the Beanie Weenies and from today’s post, Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup (WW Style) and Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Casserole. YUM!!
This past weekend I tried the Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole (2nd time), the Extra Cheesy Crock Pot Mac and Cheese, the Old Fashioned Crock Pot Baked Beans and Cheesy Stuffed Sloppy Joe Meatballs. It was a Crock Pot birthday party weekend ๐
I always have cans of green beans, corn and peas on hand.
I keep my pantry stocked with a lot of soups for cooking and of course canned veggies as well as fruits – would love to see some recipes you do with canned fruits. Bonus Entry: the green beans.
My favorite can I o have on hand is cream of mushroom soup. I want to try the crock pot Mac and cheese!
I am getting so hooked on your site! Even at work I am looking at all your videos to get ready for a meal for the next day!
I keep on hand cream of mushrooms, cream of chicken and chicken broth in my pantry all the time.
The next thing I am trying is the One Pot Crock Pot Sausage Dinner! Ha it is on the pot now!
I always keep a wide variety of beans in my pantry- from green beans to chick peas, cannellini beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, black beans, chili beans, and more. Quick source of protein that lends itself to a wide variety of protein rich dishes including meatless. The recipe I would like to try is crockpot party beans!! They all sound good and easy!!
I always have an array of canned beans ready for the crock pot…
Tomato sauce is something I try to have in the cabinet at all times.
Canned vegetables and beans are a staple in my house. I’d love to try the Italian Chicken recipe,
Mushrom and chicken, cream, soup.
I always have a couple cans of Baked Beans in the cupboard. I am going to try the Beans and Weenies next week.
I would love to try your One Pot Crock Pot Sausage Dinner. Sounds so good!!!!! ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
You can ALWAYS find a can of cream of chicken in my pantry!! ๐
I have canned soups and beans, tomatoes on hand.
I always keep baked beans in my cupboard. You can eat those when you have no power at your house. Sometimes I like to eat them right out of the can!
The One Pot Sausage dinner is the next recipe on my to-make list!