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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 keep lots of canned items in my pantry at all times. I can never have too many; they are so versatile and handy! I have canned beans, soups, mushrooms, veggies, fruits, gravies; I could go on and on! Can’t wait to try the Crock Pot French Onion soup – a favorite of mine and it looks so incredibly easy!! Love your website, too!
Green beans, corn, soups
I want to try the green beans recipe. Thanks for the chance!
I always have a varitey of can soups on hand, but I also like to keep canned tomatoes and beans as recipe ingredients. I’m going to have to give your fiesta mac and cheese a try. I’m always craving mac and cheese!
I keep lots of canned goods, bought on sale.
I always keep cream of (mushroom, chicken, etc.) on hand
I always have black beans, cream of mushroom soup, and canned corn and green beans on hand. I’m new to black beans as of a year ago and I love them!
always have canned corn on hand
Always canned beans and tomatoes and soups. And that just about covers the basics!!!
I always have cans of green beans in hand… It is hard to get my guy to eat anything else that is green… I am definitely going to try your green bean recipe!
Canned tomatoes. I will try the one pot sausage recipe
Canned venison and I am going to try the roast beef with carrots, onions and potatoes.
I keep the cream of chicken & cream of mushroom & cream of celery soups on hand. Also canned vegetables (green beans, black beans,etc.) I also keep chicken broth & tomato juice & tomato sauce & paste & canned chicken on hand.
cream of mushroom soup, golden mushroom soup, beef consume (sp?), are always on hand….along with chopped green chilies
I’m interested in trying the Spanish rice recipe….could work with some green chilies too, maybe… ๐
I have all kinds of cans in the pantry but canned beans serve me well. I’m not enough of a planner to put beans to soaking the night before so having canned beans comes in real handy. I also keep canned fruit for the nights I don’t get a dessert made. I just snapped some green beans from the garden so I’m trying your crock pot method. Thanks!
I’m trying the Sausage Dinner this weekend! Love you’re new “What’s Crockin” weekly blog!
San Marzano tomatoes, whole, crushed and fire roasted. I’d like to try the Spanish fiesta rice!
Olives for Tamale pie
Pasta sauces, all different kinds, They make great soup bases
Black olives
Love Rotel. add a little to anything and it jazzes it up!! Will have to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese!!
Crockpot Spanish Rice
I keep lots of canned items in my pantry at all times. I can never have too many; they are so versatile and handy! I have canned beans, soups, mushrooms, veggies, fruits, gravies; I could go on and on! Can’t wait to try the Crock Pot French Onion soup – a favorite of mine and it looks so incredibly easy!! Love your website, too!
Green beans, corn, soups
I want to try the green beans recipe. Thanks for the chance!
I always have a varitey of can soups on hand, but I also like to keep canned tomatoes and beans as recipe ingredients. I’m going to have to give your fiesta mac and cheese a try. I’m always craving mac and cheese!
I keep lots of canned goods, bought on sale.
I always keep cream of (mushroom, chicken, etc.) on hand
I always have black beans, cream of mushroom soup, and canned corn and green beans on hand. I’m new to black beans as of a year ago and I love them!
always have canned corn on hand
Always canned beans and tomatoes and soups. And that just about covers the basics!!!
I always have cans of green beans in hand… It is hard to get my guy to eat anything else that is green… I am definitely going to try your green bean recipe!
Canned tomatoes. I will try the one pot sausage recipe
Canned venison and I am going to try the roast beef with carrots, onions and potatoes.
I keep the cream of chicken & cream of mushroom & cream of celery soups on hand. Also canned vegetables (green beans, black beans,etc.) I also keep chicken broth & tomato juice & tomato sauce & paste & canned chicken on hand.
cream of mushroom soup, golden mushroom soup, beef consume (sp?), are always on hand….along with chopped green chilies
I’m interested in trying the Spanish rice recipe….could work with some green chilies too, maybe… ๐
I have all kinds of cans in the pantry but canned beans serve me well. I’m not enough of a planner to put beans to soaking the night before so having canned beans comes in real handy. I also keep canned fruit for the nights I don’t get a dessert made. I just snapped some green beans from the garden so I’m trying your crock pot method. Thanks!
I’m trying the Sausage Dinner this weekend! Love you’re new “What’s Crockin” weekly blog!
San Marzano tomatoes, whole, crushed and fire roasted. I’d like to try the Spanish fiesta rice!
Olives for Tamale pie
Pasta sauces, all different kinds, They make great soup bases
Black olives
Love Rotel. add a little to anything and it jazzes it up!! Will have to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese!!
Cream of mushroom soup
Cream of Chicken soup
Cream of Celery soup
Canned peaches