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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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I always have green beans, tomatoes, and pineapple in the pantry and I’m ready to try some potato sides in a crockpot.
I love the idea of cooking in the crock pot and making the house smell so good all day. My crock pot is awful and I need a new one. I would love to win so I could try the pot roast and the onion soup. I keep canned mushrooms in the cabinet all the time and add them to everything I can cause we love them. I use fresh sometimes with other special recipes.
We keep canned carrots on hand.
I always keep cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic, seasoned tomatoes, various stocks and evaporated milk.
I would like the fiesta Mac and cheese. We always have veggies and several cream soups.
I ALWAYS have canned tomatoes on hand! The recipe I am most interested in is the Crockpot Party Beans. However, the Slow Cooker Fiesta Pork Chops sure sound good!
The kind of canned products I always have on hand, Tomatoes! Diced, stewed, crushed, sauce you name it I can pull it out of the pantry! We can’t wait to try the crock-pot green beans.
I try to keep cans of petite diced tomatoes and green beans in my pantry.
I would like to try the Italian Pot Roast and Green Beans recipes!
I keep canned green beans, Black beans and rotel tomatoes
I always have cans of French onion and Mushroom soups on hand to use for cooking.
I also have dreamed based soups on hand and use a lot of green beans. When in season a lot of zucchini and summer squash and fresh green beans. The stuffed pepper soup and the Italian pot roast sound yummy. Going on 40 years of marriage and still working I’ve been trying a lot of crock pot recipes. Saves me time now that it’s just me and my husband.
I always keep corn beans and soups on hand.
I would like to try the Italian Chicken first off.
cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, green beans, peas, corn. brown gravy tomatoes and tomato sauce. Favorite crock pot meals: beef roast, stew, pork roast. spaghetti and red gravy
ps. Love your recipes!
I THINK THIS SOUNDS GOOD. Crock Pot Italian Pot Roast : , I keep a full pantry of at least 50 different canned goods & never less than 2 cans of each item & as much as 3 cases of most used items like mixed veggies, diced tomatoes, whole potatoes, Chili beans, green, pinto, great northern,red, 3 bean salad, baked,re-fried,black, & pork-N-Beans, corn, peas, carrots, a variety of Greens( mustard,spinach,ETC ), pasta sauces, mushroons,tomato sauce & paste, a variety of frostings, a variety of cake & brownie mixes, a variety of canned meats, jams & jellies, BBQ rubs,spices,sauces, asparagus, beets, okra, condensed & evaporated as well as powdered milk, and the list goes on, but, you get the picture. My pantry shelves are 7 Feet tall, 1-1/2 feet deep, & 14 feet long, accompanied by 3 chest freezers, & 3 refrigerators full of fresh & frozen ( SELF BUTCHERED MEATS, & home grown fruits & vegetables, wild game from hunting, & plenty of fish I have caught. ) AND, lots of home canned goodies. WE EAT WELL, & i love my assortment of 20 or more crockpots ranging from 1 Qt. size to 18Qt. size & multi crock crock pots. I do something ALMOST daily with one or more of the crock pots. I would hate to think of living without them.
I always have a variety of canned veggies on hand and cans/cartons of stock.
I have already pinned the Sausage, Green Bean & Potatoes & Potato Soup recipes saved from your Facebook page & from the emails I received.
Note: I purchased the casserole crock based on your recommendation from your website! Love it & looking for more recipes that will work in the casserole crock.
So happy I found your site!
I always have green beans and cream of chicken soup in my pantry. I want to try several of the crock pot recipes but will try the green beans first.
I always have cream of chicken soup on hand and I can’t wait to try the Italian Chicken
I always have creamed soups and broth on hand.
Cream of mushroom soup is always in my pantry.
Crock pot Spanish rice sound like something I would love to try.
Cream of anything soups, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and canned peas or beans.. I can make anything with these, be it meat based, pasta based or even left overs.
Good morning from IOWA
The canned foods I always keep on hand are creamed soups, broths & tomatoes (sauce, paste, chopped, etc)
I’m interested in all the recipes. Here in Iowa, Summers are hot & humid & using my crockpot prevents heating up the kitchen/house. PLUS, there’s nothing better than coming home from work to a wonderful meal & minimal clean-up.
I always have cream of chicken soup on hand, it goes in so many things and I can’t wait to try the Italian pot roast, sounds so good!
I always try to keep a variety of beans and tomatoes on hand. I am on the constant lookout for the ‘perfect’ crockpot mac n cheese recipe. Hopefully this will be ‘the’ one!
I always have a variety of canned beans and tomatoes on hand. I am still looking for the perfect mac n cheese recipe so I hope that the above is ‘the’ one.
I always have green beans, tomatoes, and pineapple in the pantry and I’m ready to try some potato sides in a crockpot.
I love the idea of cooking in the crock pot and making the house smell so good all day. My crock pot is awful and I need a new one. I would love to win so I could try the pot roast and the onion soup. I keep canned mushrooms in the cabinet all the time and add them to everything I can cause we love them. I use fresh sometimes with other special recipes.
We keep canned carrots on hand.
I always keep cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic, seasoned tomatoes, various stocks and evaporated milk.
I would like the fiesta Mac and cheese. We always have veggies and several cream soups.
I ALWAYS have canned tomatoes on hand! The recipe I am most interested in is the Crockpot Party Beans. However, the Slow Cooker Fiesta Pork Chops sure sound good!
The kind of canned products I always have on hand, Tomatoes! Diced, stewed, crushed, sauce you name it I can pull it out of the pantry! We can’t wait to try the crock-pot green beans.
I try to keep cans of petite diced tomatoes and green beans in my pantry.
I would like to try the Italian Pot Roast and Green Beans recipes!
I keep canned green beans, Black beans and rotel tomatoes
I always have cans of French onion and Mushroom soups on hand to use for cooking.
I also have dreamed based soups on hand and use a lot of green beans. When in season a lot of zucchini and summer squash and fresh green beans. The stuffed pepper soup and the Italian pot roast sound yummy. Going on 40 years of marriage and still working I’ve been trying a lot of crock pot recipes. Saves me time now that it’s just me and my husband.
I always keep corn beans and soups on hand.
I would like to try the Italian Chicken first off.
cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, green beans, peas, corn. brown gravy tomatoes and tomato sauce. Favorite crock pot meals: beef roast, stew, pork roast. spaghetti and red gravy
ps. Love your recipes!
I THINK THIS SOUNDS GOOD. Crock Pot Italian Pot Roast : , I keep a full pantry of at least 50 different canned goods & never less than 2 cans of each item & as much as 3 cases of most used items like mixed veggies, diced tomatoes, whole potatoes, Chili beans, green, pinto, great northern,red, 3 bean salad, baked,re-fried,black, & pork-N-Beans, corn, peas, carrots, a variety of Greens( mustard,spinach,ETC ), pasta sauces, mushroons,tomato sauce & paste, a variety of frostings, a variety of cake & brownie mixes, a variety of canned meats, jams & jellies, BBQ rubs,spices,sauces, asparagus, beets, okra, condensed & evaporated as well as powdered milk, and the list goes on, but, you get the picture. My pantry shelves are 7 Feet tall, 1-1/2 feet deep, & 14 feet long, accompanied by 3 chest freezers, & 3 refrigerators full of fresh & frozen ( SELF BUTCHERED MEATS, & home grown fruits & vegetables, wild game from hunting, & plenty of fish I have caught. ) AND, lots of home canned goodies. WE EAT WELL, & i love my assortment of 20 or more crockpots ranging from 1 Qt. size to 18Qt. size & multi crock crock pots. I do something ALMOST daily with one or more of the crock pots. I would hate to think of living without them.
I always have a variety of canned veggies on hand and cans/cartons of stock.
I have already pinned the Sausage, Green Bean & Potatoes & Potato Soup recipes saved from your Facebook page & from the emails I received.
Note: I purchased the casserole crock based on your recommendation from your website! Love it & looking for more recipes that will work in the casserole crock.
So happy I found your site!
I always have green beans and cream of chicken soup in my pantry. I want to try several of the crock pot recipes but will try the green beans first.
I always have cream of chicken soup on hand and I can’t wait to try the Italian Chicken
I always have creamed soups and broth on hand.
Cream of mushroom soup is always in my pantry.
Crock pot Spanish rice sound like something I would love to try.
Cream of anything soups, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and canned peas or beans.. I can make anything with these, be it meat based, pasta based or even left overs.
Good morning from IOWA
The canned foods I always keep on hand are creamed soups, broths & tomatoes (sauce, paste, chopped, etc)
I’m interested in all the recipes. Here in Iowa, Summers are hot & humid & using my crockpot prevents heating up the kitchen/house. PLUS, there’s nothing better than coming home from work to a wonderful meal & minimal clean-up.
I always have cream of chicken soup on hand, it goes in so many things and I can’t wait to try the Italian pot roast, sounds so good!
I always try to keep a variety of beans and tomatoes on hand. I am on the constant lookout for the ‘perfect’ crockpot mac n cheese recipe. Hopefully this will be ‘the’ one!
I always have a variety of canned beans and tomatoes on hand. I am still looking for the perfect mac n cheese recipe so I hope that the above is ‘the’ one.
I’d like to make the Chicken Stuffing Caserole