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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.
Big thanks to Cans Get You Cooking for sponsoring this post.
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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Dark Red Kidney beans to cook Chili in our Crock Pot. I also put them on salads.
Then for a Southern touch, I love to keep Boiled Green Peanuts on hand. The canned version is close to what we used to make when we found raw peanuts.
FIESTA SLOW COOKER PORK CHOPS is the recipe I am intrigued with and hope to try in the near future.
The One Pot Sausage Dinner is the next one I want to try.
I always have whole kernel corn & broths on hand. I would love to win the crock pot. I cook for my elderly mother quite a bit & this would help a lot.
I always keep cream of chicken and green beans on hand. Can’t wait to try the fiesta Mac and cheese
How do you register for the crockpot? It keeps taking you to another page to Enter to Win. I have tried 4 times already.
I always have cans of cream based soups and beans on hand. There are so many recipes I want to try:)
I always have canned corn on hand. It goes with pretty much everything…from soup to stews to casseroles…really anything. I love the turkey recipe. Whenever I get a hankering for a turkey dinner, I throw one in the crock pot and it’s ready when I get home.
I always have tomatoes and cream soups. I’m going to try the Fiesta Pork Chops . The Sausage Dinner sounds good too.
I always have cream soups, broths and diced tomatoes on hand. I’m going to try your pot roast recipes and Catalina chicken first and then go through the rest. I love your easy recipes.
cream soups, chicken broth, and beans
I always keep canned veggies stocked for adding to crockpot recipes. Will definitely try the Italian Chicken recipe. Always looking for recipes my grandchildren will like too.
Allrecipes has given me some of the best recipes – grandkids think I’m the Best Cook and request their favorites all the time!
Canned green beans. Interested in Italian Chicken recipe.
All ways have can soups on hand and chicken breast.
In my pantry you will always find canned tomatoes, all flavors, black beans & canned corn. If I’m out of any of those, there’s something wrong and you should check if I’ve been body snatched!! The recipe I’m most excited to try is the Crockpot Spanish Rice side dish, it looks super delicious and easy, which are my two favorite things ๐
I would love to try the Italian Pot Roast!
I always have a variety of things well stocked but I would have to say cream soups and veggies.
I would like to try out the party beans
Canned green beans. Most interested in Crock Pot Italian Chicken recipe.
I keep several cans of tomatoes, crushed and diced, for spaghetti sauce, soups and casseroles.
I always have canned tomatoes – all varieties. Looking forward to making your chicken tenders and stuffing this weekend – yum.
Once or twice a month, we have a house full of friends show up on our door step and we play games. But just about the first thing they all do, is head for the fridge to see what new recipe I have down loaded from you all. I think they are happier to read my fridge door then to talk to me. So this weekend I am feeding all these very hungry men, “Slow Cooker Beans and Weenies.” It just sounded so good and easy. Let you know next week what they all thought.
Oh yeah, in my pantry…Any kind of veggie and believe me there are allot of them. Lately I have been trying to get more canned meats in there, but hubby isn’t big on them. Lots of soups and sauces to make stuff stretch farther.
I would also like to make Fiesta Mac and Cheese
I like to keep tomato soup on hand. Always good in casserole but always great with a grilled cheese sandwich.
Would like to try the Slow Cooker Beans and Weenies for a quick week night meal.
Good luck to everyone!
Hi Cris! I always have canned tomatoes…all types! Whole, diced, stewed, Italian, tomato paste, tomato sauce, etc. Gotta keep tomato products on hand for oh-so-many recipes! ๐
Bonus: I’d like to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner
The one pot sausage dinner and the fiesta slow cooker pork chops sound really good! I really like the recipes you post. Thank you!
I always have all types of canned tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, green beans, pinto beans, green chilies, enchilada sauce and salsa, carrots, sweet potatoes, cream soups, gravies and chicken, beef, and vegetable broths, tuna, salmon, and most likely some I forgot to mention.
I love using a slow cooker for easy, ready when you are and delicious meals!
the pot roast will be my first choice to make. I can’t eat tomatoes, so I’m always looking for meals without tomatoes. It is a medical reason. Not a personal preference thing with tomatoes. I like slow cooker recipes with as few ingredients as possible. Or else the cost of ingredients is not wise for us. I forgot the other question!! I know it was some thing about can goods. I always have green beans in the pantry. I also have some canned soup, but try to avoid the high sodium most of the time. I do a lot with all flavor of low sodium broths. It’s always exciting to do something yummy with a cheap cut of meat in a slow cooker. I just ‘found’ your blog a couple days ago so I’m excited to see what I can glean from it. My slow cooker is about 30 years old so this contest is fun too!! Thanks for all the work you obviously put in to this blog.
Dark Red Kidney beans to cook Chili in our Crock Pot. I also put them on salads.
Then for a Southern touch, I love to keep Boiled Green Peanuts on hand. The canned version is close to what we used to make when we found raw peanuts.
FIESTA SLOW COOKER PORK CHOPS is the recipe I am intrigued with and hope to try in the near future.
The One Pot Sausage Dinner is the next one I want to try.
I always have whole kernel corn & broths on hand. I would love to win the crock pot. I cook for my elderly mother quite a bit & this would help a lot.
I always keep cream of chicken and green beans on hand. Can’t wait to try the fiesta Mac and cheese
How do you register for the crockpot? It keeps taking you to another page to Enter to Win. I have tried 4 times already.
I always have cans of cream based soups and beans on hand. There are so many recipes I want to try:)
I always have canned corn on hand. It goes with pretty much everything…from soup to stews to casseroles…really anything. I love the turkey recipe. Whenever I get a hankering for a turkey dinner, I throw one in the crock pot and it’s ready when I get home.
I always have tomatoes and cream soups. I’m going to try the Fiesta Pork Chops . The Sausage Dinner sounds good too.
I always have cream soups, broths and diced tomatoes on hand. I’m going to try your pot roast recipes and Catalina chicken first and then go through the rest. I love your easy recipes.
cream soups, chicken broth, and beans
I always keep canned veggies stocked for adding to crockpot recipes. Will definitely try the Italian Chicken recipe. Always looking for recipes my grandchildren will like too.
Allrecipes has given me some of the best recipes – grandkids think I’m the Best Cook and request their favorites all the time!
Canned green beans. Interested in Italian Chicken recipe.
All ways have can soups on hand and chicken breast.
In my pantry you will always find canned tomatoes, all flavors, black beans & canned corn. If I’m out of any of those, there’s something wrong and you should check if I’ve been body snatched!! The recipe I’m most excited to try is the Crockpot Spanish Rice side dish, it looks super delicious and easy, which are my two favorite things ๐
I would love to try the Italian Pot Roast!
I always have a variety of things well stocked but I would have to say cream soups and veggies.
I would like to try out the party beans
Canned green beans. Most interested in Crock Pot Italian Chicken recipe.
I keep several cans of tomatoes, crushed and diced, for spaghetti sauce, soups and casseroles.
I always have canned tomatoes – all varieties. Looking forward to making your chicken tenders and stuffing this weekend – yum.
Once or twice a month, we have a house full of friends show up on our door step and we play games. But just about the first thing they all do, is head for the fridge to see what new recipe I have down loaded from you all. I think they are happier to read my fridge door then to talk to me. So this weekend I am feeding all these very hungry men, “Slow Cooker Beans and Weenies.” It just sounded so good and easy. Let you know next week what they all thought.
Oh yeah, in my pantry…Any kind of veggie and believe me there are allot of them. Lately I have been trying to get more canned meats in there, but hubby isn’t big on them. Lots of soups and sauces to make stuff stretch farther.
I would also like to make Fiesta Mac and Cheese
I like to keep tomato soup on hand. Always good in casserole but always great with a grilled cheese sandwich.
Would like to try the Slow Cooker Beans and Weenies for a quick week night meal.
Good luck to everyone!
Hi Cris! I always have canned tomatoes…all types! Whole, diced, stewed, Italian, tomato paste, tomato sauce, etc. Gotta keep tomato products on hand for oh-so-many recipes! ๐
Bonus: I’d like to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner
The one pot sausage dinner and the fiesta slow cooker pork chops sound really good! I really like the recipes you post. Thank you!
I always have all types of canned tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, green beans, pinto beans, green chilies, enchilada sauce and salsa, carrots, sweet potatoes, cream soups, gravies and chicken, beef, and vegetable broths, tuna, salmon, and most likely some I forgot to mention.
I love using a slow cooker for easy, ready when you are and delicious meals!
the pot roast will be my first choice to make. I can’t eat tomatoes, so I’m always looking for meals without tomatoes. It is a medical reason. Not a personal preference thing with tomatoes. I like slow cooker recipes with as few ingredients as possible. Or else the cost of ingredients is not wise for us. I forgot the other question!! I know it was some thing about can goods. I always have green beans in the pantry. I also have some canned soup, but try to avoid the high sodium most of the time. I do a lot with all flavor of low sodium broths. It’s always exciting to do something yummy with a cheap cut of meat in a slow cooker. I just ‘found’ your blog a couple days ago so I’m excited to see what I can glean from it. My slow cooker is about 30 years old so this contest is fun too!! Thanks for all the work you obviously put in to this blog.