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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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Oh I would love to try the cheeseburger recipe. Mom always cooked up ground beef before it went bad and would keep in the fridge. For a quick lunch we’d take some meat and velveeta and warm in the microwave then slap it on a bun. Your recipe reminds me of that.
We always have canned beans on hand: black beans, baked beans, refried. Tomato sauce is another staple
I want to try the Slow Cooked Green Bean Recipe and the Pot Roast. I tried the Meatball recipe from last month and it was a great hit!
I always have Cream of Mushroom Soup on hand – it has become a staple in my house for gravies, sauces, etc. It is so versatile!
I always have canned soups, broth an nd cream . I also stock beans Ann nd canned vegetables as well. I make pot beef stew, and soup s in my crockpot I am always looking for new chicken recipes as well as pasta type recipes for the crockpot.
I always have canned vegetables and cream of something soup, i prefer mushroom but hubby likes chicken.
I always have canned diced tomatoes and green chile’s on hand. Can’t wait to try the fiesta pork!
I have all kinds of canned foods and soups
I have canned green beans on hand all the time!
Want to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner.
I am trying your Fiesta Mac and Cheese for tonight’s dinner. Put everything in my Crockpot this morning and set my timer! OMG…super easy and had everything in my pantry! I am looking forward to going home and getting a big bowl of it!
I keep creamed corn, corn niblets, green beans, various types of canned tomatoes and canned beets.
Some of my favorite recipes are;
curried corn chowder, green bean casserole and american chop suey, are a few.
I forgot to tell you what I would like to see more of! I would like to do more baking in my crockpot, breads, desserts, and I even believe you can bake pies in them (never tried yet).
Wow, I have a VERY stocked pantry at all times! But I guess I would have to say tomato sauce. With a simple can of tomato sauce I can make everything from BBQ sauce to pasta dishes. I could not live without my crockpot! I work full time so Crockpot recipes are an valuable thing in my house. I can cook good meals from scratch with very little effort and come home to a home cooked meal and not have to slave over a stove and take hours in my evening to do it. LOVE your recipes and have made many, they always come out tasting awesome and you always have recipes where I don’t have to hunt down the ingredients, most of the time I have them right in my pantry. YOU ROCK!!!
I want to try the Italian Chicken… I always have can goods on hand….I love your Recipes…
I always have lots of canned veggies in my pantry. I make your green bean recipe a lot. I am going to try the Spanish Rice and the Catalina chicken recipes.
i always keep a can of tuna and cream of anything soup and noodles to make tuna casserole. i would like to try the fiesta mac and cheese sounds yummy , love your recipes and the videos are great .
I always have canned beans!! Beans for Chili, pinto for homemade baked beans, refried beans for taco night, garbonzo beans for salads, etc.
I will try your crockpot bean recipe!!
I always have canned tomatoes whether diced, chopped or whole especially San Marzano which are the best for sauces.
Tomatoes
whole white potatoes, mixed veggies, tomatoes with chili, beans
I keep canned tomatoes in the cubbard. I would like to try the spaish rice.
Canned veggies and a variety of beans!
Bonus Entry:
Fiesta Pork Chops
I stock the cream based soups, tomato soup, green beans, corn, and mushrooms.
I plan to try the roast recipes, the French onion soup, and several of the sides. I love crockpot recipes!
Rosarita Refried beans
Beef Pot Roast
Roarita. Refried beans
Beef pot Roast
Oh I would love to try the cheeseburger recipe. Mom always cooked up ground beef before it went bad and would keep in the fridge. For a quick lunch we’d take some meat and velveeta and warm in the microwave then slap it on a bun. Your recipe reminds me of that.
We always have canned beans on hand: black beans, baked beans, refried. Tomato sauce is another staple
I want to try the Slow Cooked Green Bean Recipe and the Pot Roast. I tried the Meatball recipe from last month and it was a great hit!
I always have Cream of Mushroom Soup on hand – it has become a staple in my house for gravies, sauces, etc. It is so versatile!
I always have canned soups, broth an nd cream . I also stock beans Ann nd canned vegetables as well. I make pot beef stew, and soup s in my crockpot I am always looking for new chicken recipes as well as pasta type recipes for the crockpot.
I always have canned vegetables and cream of something soup, i prefer mushroom but hubby likes chicken.
I always have canned diced tomatoes and green chile’s on hand. Can’t wait to try the fiesta pork!
I have all kinds of canned foods and soups
I have canned green beans on hand all the time!
Want to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner.
I am trying your Fiesta Mac and Cheese for tonight’s dinner. Put everything in my Crockpot this morning and set my timer! OMG…super easy and had everything in my pantry! I am looking forward to going home and getting a big bowl of it!
I keep creamed corn, corn niblets, green beans, various types of canned tomatoes and canned beets.
Some of my favorite recipes are;
curried corn chowder, green bean casserole and american chop suey, are a few.
I forgot to tell you what I would like to see more of! I would like to do more baking in my crockpot, breads, desserts, and I even believe you can bake pies in them (never tried yet).
Wow, I have a VERY stocked pantry at all times! But I guess I would have to say tomato sauce. With a simple can of tomato sauce I can make everything from BBQ sauce to pasta dishes. I could not live without my crockpot! I work full time so Crockpot recipes are an valuable thing in my house. I can cook good meals from scratch with very little effort and come home to a home cooked meal and not have to slave over a stove and take hours in my evening to do it. LOVE your recipes and have made many, they always come out tasting awesome and you always have recipes where I don’t have to hunt down the ingredients, most of the time I have them right in my pantry. YOU ROCK!!!
I want to try the Italian Chicken… I always have can goods on hand….I love your Recipes…
I always have lots of canned veggies in my pantry. I make your green bean recipe a lot. I am going to try the Spanish Rice and the Catalina chicken recipes.
i always keep a can of tuna and cream of anything soup and noodles to make tuna casserole. i would like to try the fiesta mac and cheese sounds yummy , love your recipes and the videos are great .
I always have canned beans!! Beans for Chili, pinto for homemade baked beans, refried beans for taco night, garbonzo beans for salads, etc.
I will try your crockpot bean recipe!!
I always have canned tomatoes whether diced, chopped or whole especially San Marzano which are the best for sauces.
Tomatoes
whole white potatoes, mixed veggies, tomatoes with chili, beans
I keep canned tomatoes in the cubbard. I would like to try the spaish rice.
Canned veggies and a variety of beans!
Bonus Entry:
Fiesta Pork Chops
I stock the cream based soups, tomato soup, green beans, corn, and mushrooms.
I plan to try the roast recipes, the French onion soup, and several of the sides. I love crockpot recipes!