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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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Want to try the yummy Crockpot Salisbury Steak recipe
Always keep can potatoes on hand.
Made the blueberry french toast, it was delish!!!!!!
I always keep tinned diced tomatoes, tinned sweetcorn (creamed and in water), Cream of Chicken & Cream of Mushroom Condensed Soup, various stocks, tinned mushrooms in a pepper sauce. The recipe I would like to try is CROCK POT CATALINA CHICKEN THIGH
I always have canned tomatoes, cream of onion soup and cream of chicken soup with herbs—-great for soups and casseroles!! I would make the Ctock Pot Spanish Rice!
I have so many different canned foods ranging from green beans, tomatoes, evaporated milk and cream of. .soups, the list goes on and on!
I always keep a variety of canned tomatoes on hand. I am itching to cook the Catalina Chicken Thighs.
I always have cream based canned soups and several types of canned beans in my pantry. I would like to try the Italian pot roast
I would really like to try the Crock Pot Green beans. I think my husband would love them prepared that way. I might even try them in a separate dish within the crock pot, so I could make an entree at the same time.
When it comes to canned goods, I almost always have tuna and green beans on hand. Other things I like to have are soup beans, tomatoes of various types, and enchilada sauce (that can be used to dress up frozen burritos in a pinch).
I am going to try the Spanish Rice recipe. I keep all types of canned tomatoes.
I keep canned pinto beans, mushroom soup and canned corn on hand. I can be very creative with those basic ingredients.
I always have tomatoes, and cream of mushroom, and chicken soup on hand. I will be trying the fiesta Mac and cheese, because who doesn’t love Mac and cheese?
All types of beans. Kidney, navy or northern, pinto and black beans
Same with tomatoes. diced, rotel, stewed and whole peeled tomatoes.
I printed the recipes for the Spanish rice and Party beans!
I always like to keep canned tomatoes on hand—–whole, diced and pureed. I also always keep both chicken broth and beef broth in my pantry. Between these two items, I make chili, stew, soup, pot roast, chicken and rice…..
My favourite recipe from this site is Mississippi Pot Roast. Yum!!
I always keep my pantry stocked with vegetables and tomatoes and my freezer with vegetables i would like the italian pot recipe
The one most important canned good I have are diced tomatos.
I keep chicken noodle soup on hand at all times in case of not feeling good and not wanting to cook. The recipes I’m most interested in are the green beans and the Spanish rice.
I always have canned tuna. And salmon on hand. I want to try Spanish rice dish.
I always have a a can of petite diced tomatoes and cream of mushroom/chicken soup in my pantry. I can use them in a variety of recipes . I am interested in trying the fiesta pork chops recipe . Loto log in and see an email with new recipes everyday ! Thank you
Cream of Soups. I will be making the One Pot Sausage Dinner
I always keep chopped green chilies on hand. One can of those can perk up almost anything.
I keep Baked Beans, Mexican Stewed Tomatoes, Cream of Mushroom Soup and Tuna Fish on hand in my cupboards. I also keep Beef and Chicken Broth on hand.
Thanks for sharing your recipes with us and keep up the great work!
We keep lots of canned potatoes to help speed up dinner prep.
Want to try your crock pot Salisbury Steak
We always keep cream of chicken, cream of mushroom soups, corn and green beans.
I HAVE A WELL STOCKED PANTRY. I KEEP VEGETABLES, PASTAS, SOUPS, FRUIT AND BOX MIXES
Want to try the yummy Crockpot Salisbury Steak recipe
Always keep can potatoes on hand.
Made the blueberry french toast, it was delish!!!!!!
I always keep tinned diced tomatoes, tinned sweetcorn (creamed and in water), Cream of Chicken & Cream of Mushroom Condensed Soup, various stocks, tinned mushrooms in a pepper sauce. The recipe I would like to try is CROCK POT CATALINA CHICKEN THIGH
I always have canned tomatoes, cream of onion soup and cream of chicken soup with herbs—-great for soups and casseroles!! I would make the Ctock Pot Spanish Rice!
I have so many different canned foods ranging from green beans, tomatoes, evaporated milk and cream of. .soups, the list goes on and on!
I always keep a variety of canned tomatoes on hand. I am itching to cook the Catalina Chicken Thighs.
I always have cream based canned soups and several types of canned beans in my pantry. I would like to try the Italian pot roast
I would really like to try the Crock Pot Green beans. I think my husband would love them prepared that way. I might even try them in a separate dish within the crock pot, so I could make an entree at the same time.
When it comes to canned goods, I almost always have tuna and green beans on hand. Other things I like to have are soup beans, tomatoes of various types, and enchilada sauce (that can be used to dress up frozen burritos in a pinch).
I am going to try the Spanish Rice recipe. I keep all types of canned tomatoes.
I keep canned pinto beans, mushroom soup and canned corn on hand. I can be very creative with those basic ingredients.
I always have tomatoes, and cream of mushroom, and chicken soup on hand. I will be trying the fiesta Mac and cheese, because who doesn’t love Mac and cheese?
All types of beans. Kidney, navy or northern, pinto and black beans
Same with tomatoes. diced, rotel, stewed and whole peeled tomatoes.
I printed the recipes for the Spanish rice and Party beans!
I always like to keep canned tomatoes on hand—–whole, diced and pureed. I also always keep both chicken broth and beef broth in my pantry. Between these two items, I make chili, stew, soup, pot roast, chicken and rice…..
My favourite recipe from this site is Mississippi Pot Roast. Yum!!
I always keep my pantry stocked with vegetables and tomatoes and my freezer with vegetables i would like the italian pot recipe
The one most important canned good I have are diced tomatos.
I keep chicken noodle soup on hand at all times in case of not feeling good and not wanting to cook. The recipes I’m most interested in are the green beans and the Spanish rice.
I always have canned tuna. And salmon on hand. I want to try Spanish rice dish.
I always have a a can of petite diced tomatoes and cream of mushroom/chicken soup in my pantry. I can use them in a variety of recipes . I am interested in trying the fiesta pork chops recipe . Loto log in and see an email with new recipes everyday ! Thank you
Cream of Soups. I will be making the One Pot Sausage Dinner
I always keep chopped green chilies on hand. One can of those can perk up almost anything.
I keep Baked Beans, Mexican Stewed Tomatoes, Cream of Mushroom Soup and Tuna Fish on hand in my cupboards. I also keep Beef and Chicken Broth on hand.
Thanks for sharing your recipes with us and keep up the great work!
We keep lots of canned potatoes to help speed up dinner prep.
Want to try your crock pot Salisbury Steak
We always keep cream of chicken, cream of mushroom soups, corn and green beans.
I HAVE A WELL STOCKED PANTRY. I KEEP VEGETABLES, PASTAS, SOUPS, FRUIT AND BOX MIXES