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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 always leave condensed soups on hand like cream of mushroom or cream of chicken and cream of celery , chicken noodle!! ! And I also have diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato paste, kidney beans, chili beans, black beans, refried beans, spam, black olives, chipotle peppers !! I have all this and more on hand!!
Pork and Beans – cans on hand
Crock pot recipe of most interest – green beans
I always have canned vegetables in the cabinet. I really like beef stews.
Mostly canned soups and tomatoes.
I always have corn, green beans, baked beans, diced tomatoes, creamed soups.
I keep a well stocked pantry you will find every thing in it. I stock up well they have a good sale I can go to it and pick out things for our meals love to make soups and enjoy our crock pots they get used a lot.
Grean beans are what I keep on hand the most. I’m allergic to soy so can not have Sweet and Sour take-out so I’m really hoping the Crock Pot Catalina Chicken Thighs is the next best thing. I’m so excited!
I NEVER allow myself be out of canned tomatoes; which include, but are not limited to: tomato paste, tomato sauce, stewed, Italian, whole, diced, crushed, and tomato juice. ๐
I always keep canned green beans and corn. I normally always have chicken breast and thighs in the freezer. Potatoes, pasta and onions also. I would like to try the Catalina chicken thighs with some green beans and potatoes.
I keep green beans in my pantry and cream of mushroom soup. I plan to try Crock Pot Party Beans soon.
I always have a well stocked pantry. I use a lot of tomatoes & will try the Italian chicken recipe.
I usually have cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup on hand. I made the Creole Pork Chops last night. They were mighty tasty. My picky son even liked them very much. We will definitely be making them again. Love the videos also.
I always keep canned peas and pearl onions as well as cream of mushroom soup and cheddar cheese soup in my pantry. I can’t wait to try the crock pot Italian pot roast recipe tonight.
I always have corn, tomatoes, mushroom soup . Can’t live without my beat-up slow cooker lol. Definitely going to try the slow cooker stuffed pepper soup. Yummy
We keep cans of foods not all family members like for those who want them occasionally.
Kraut, Hominy, Corned Beef Hash for those that like them.
I always have canned mushrooms.
I would like to try Fiesta Pork Chops.
Italian tomatoes are always on hand.
French Onion soup! That is going on my list of must makes.
I always have tomatoes, broths and cream based soups on hand.
I always keep several different kinds of beans (pinto, black, kidney) on hand so I can easily make some kind of chili. Also have tomatoes (diced, crushed and whole) to use in the chili or just make a pasta sauce. The beef stew recipe looked like something I would like to try.
Always have beans. Would love to try the spanish rice recipe.
Southern girls from South Alabama love, love, love Mac & Cheese….at least I do.i would love to try something new and that would be the Fiesta Mac & Cheese! Thanks for entering me in the contest…..I tried earlier in the week and got a reply that I had already entered….I HAD NOT! I did enter several times when you had your last contest but I had not tried on this contest. Hope my entry won’t be rejected today.
I always keep canned carrots on hand. I found they are sweeter and so easy to throw into recipes. I would love to make the sausage, green bean and potatoes. But I would substitute the beans for carrots. I would love to win this crockpot!!
I always have cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup
I always have canned tomatoes on hand. Im interested in dishes I can ew croc casserole.
I always have beans, cream soups, tomatoes and tuna. I’m going to try the Crock Pot green Beans since my family loves green beans!
I always leave condensed soups on hand like cream of mushroom or cream of chicken and cream of celery , chicken noodle!! ! And I also have diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato paste, kidney beans, chili beans, black beans, refried beans, spam, black olives, chipotle peppers !! I have all this and more on hand!!
Pork and Beans – cans on hand
Crock pot recipe of most interest – green beans
I always have canned vegetables in the cabinet. I really like beef stews.
Mostly canned soups and tomatoes.
I always have corn, green beans, baked beans, diced tomatoes, creamed soups.
I keep a well stocked pantry you will find every thing in it. I stock up well they have a good sale I can go to it and pick out things for our meals love to make soups and enjoy our crock pots they get used a lot.
Grean beans are what I keep on hand the most. I’m allergic to soy so can not have Sweet and Sour take-out so I’m really hoping the Crock Pot Catalina Chicken Thighs is the next best thing. I’m so excited!
I NEVER allow myself be out of canned tomatoes; which include, but are not limited to: tomato paste, tomato sauce, stewed, Italian, whole, diced, crushed, and tomato juice. ๐
I always keep canned green beans and corn. I normally always have chicken breast and thighs in the freezer. Potatoes, pasta and onions also. I would like to try the Catalina chicken thighs with some green beans and potatoes.
I keep green beans in my pantry and cream of mushroom soup. I plan to try Crock Pot Party Beans soon.
I always have a well stocked pantry. I use a lot of tomatoes & will try the Italian chicken recipe.
I usually have cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup on hand. I made the Creole Pork Chops last night. They were mighty tasty. My picky son even liked them very much. We will definitely be making them again. Love the videos also.
I always keep canned peas and pearl onions as well as cream of mushroom soup and cheddar cheese soup in my pantry. I can’t wait to try the crock pot Italian pot roast recipe tonight.
I always have corn, tomatoes, mushroom soup . Can’t live without my beat-up slow cooker lol. Definitely going to try the slow cooker stuffed pepper soup. Yummy
We keep cans of foods not all family members like for those who want them occasionally.
Kraut, Hominy, Corned Beef Hash for those that like them.
I always have canned mushrooms.
I would like to try Fiesta Pork Chops.
Italian tomatoes are always on hand.
French Onion soup! That is going on my list of must makes.
I always have tomatoes, broths and cream based soups on hand.
I always keep several different kinds of beans (pinto, black, kidney) on hand so I can easily make some kind of chili. Also have tomatoes (diced, crushed and whole) to use in the chili or just make a pasta sauce. The beef stew recipe looked like something I would like to try.
Always have beans. Would love to try the spanish rice recipe.
Southern girls from South Alabama love, love, love Mac & Cheese….at least I do.i would love to try something new and that would be the Fiesta Mac & Cheese! Thanks for entering me in the contest…..I tried earlier in the week and got a reply that I had already entered….I HAD NOT! I did enter several times when you had your last contest but I had not tried on this contest. Hope my entry won’t be rejected today.
I always keep canned carrots on hand. I found they are sweeter and so easy to throw into recipes. I would love to make the sausage, green bean and potatoes. But I would substitute the beans for carrots. I would love to win this crockpot!!
I always have cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup
I always have canned tomatoes on hand. Im interested in dishes I can ew croc casserole.
I always have beans, cream soups, tomatoes and tuna. I’m going to try the Crock Pot green Beans since my family loves green beans!