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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 keep chicken broth, canned tomatoes and rotel in the house.
I always keep canned tomatoes, corn and canned chicken on hand. I can’t wait to try the Fiesta Pork chops. I have done similar with chicken, but never though to do with pork chops!! Going past the store on the way home!!
I try to keep a well stocked pantry since I never know when one of our “kids” will need a homemade meal . Items to include beans,veggies,soups,canned meats and of course home canned tomatoes and pickles as well as a variety of dry goods .
Will be trying the green beans and the taco soup …Heck , Ill give them all a go !
I keep all cream canned soups and broths on hand. Always come in handy!
We always have French Fried Onions on hand. They spice op so many dishes.
The can that I keep on hand is soup not only regular but cream soups that I can use in recipes. The recipe I would like to try is the loaded potato. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I always have canned chicken on hand.
I would like to try the Crock pot green Beans.
I keep a wide variety of vegetables such as corn, green beans, black beans, kidney beans, Mexicorn (adds a nice little extra to Mexican style meals) on hand as well as several tomato products such as sauce, paste, crushed, diced, etc. these work well for so many Italian or Mexican meals, sauces and soups. Soups of all favors including Cream of …, and both beef and chicken stock. The Italian beef and Ckicken main meals sound yummy. Will also try the Mac and cheese and Spanish Rice. Always looking for new side dishes!
I always have some varity of canned tomatoes in my pantry.
Love anything Italian so I’d love to try the crockpot Italian chicken.
I always keep corn and green beans on hand. I you hanve these two veggies on hand you can make so may different recipes.
I always have cream of mushroom and cream of celery on hand. I have a really good recipe that my boys christened “Gopp”.
What I always keep on hand: cream of chicken soup
Recipe I want to try: sausage, potatoes and greenbeans
I always keep canned tomatoes on hand – diced, stewed, pureed, crushed! And chicken broth! The Crock Pot Catalina Chicken Thighs is delicious!
I keep canned creamed soups on hand for emergencies. I would like some taco soup.
I keep canned tomatoes, crushed, sauce, diced and beans of all sorts. Also lots of canned soups and baked beans. Love making my own spaghetti sauce and the canned tomatoes are perfect as a starter for that.
I home can ground beef which is my go to item for anything quick in the crock pot from Italian or Mexican dishes or a quick soup. It makes quick, easy chili or spaghetti sauce. I wouldn’t be without it on my pantry shelves.
I always keep canned cream of mushroom soup on hand; diced/stewed tomatoes, canned beef/chicken/pork/turkey gravy.
I always keep any kind of canned tomatoes. I also keep any creamed soup on hand.
canned tomatoes
I always keep pork and beans on hand. Excited to try the green bean recipe
I would like to make your Catalina chicken
I always have canned beans on hand
The Perfect Crock Pot Roast.
All kinds of cream soups; all kinds of beans; all kinds of tomato products.
I always try to keep green beans and cream of mushroom soup on hand. My 14 year old daughter is a very picky eater. However I can never go wrong with crock pot chicken and stuffing.
mushrooms and broccoli and cheese soup!
I always keep chicken broth, canned tomatoes and rotel in the house.
I always keep canned tomatoes, corn and canned chicken on hand. I can’t wait to try the Fiesta Pork chops. I have done similar with chicken, but never though to do with pork chops!! Going past the store on the way home!!
I try to keep a well stocked pantry since I never know when one of our “kids” will need a homemade meal . Items to include beans,veggies,soups,canned meats and of course home canned tomatoes and pickles as well as a variety of dry goods .
Will be trying the green beans and the taco soup …Heck , Ill give them all a go !
I keep all cream canned soups and broths on hand. Always come in handy!
We always have French Fried Onions on hand. They spice op so many dishes.
The can that I keep on hand is soup not only regular but cream soups that I can use in recipes. The recipe I would like to try is the loaded potato. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I always have canned chicken on hand.
I would like to try the Crock pot green Beans.
I keep a wide variety of vegetables such as corn, green beans, black beans, kidney beans, Mexicorn (adds a nice little extra to Mexican style meals) on hand as well as several tomato products such as sauce, paste, crushed, diced, etc. these work well for so many Italian or Mexican meals, sauces and soups. Soups of all favors including Cream of …, and both beef and chicken stock. The Italian beef and Ckicken main meals sound yummy. Will also try the Mac and cheese and Spanish Rice. Always looking for new side dishes!
I always have some varity of canned tomatoes in my pantry.
Love anything Italian so I’d love to try the crockpot Italian chicken.
I always keep corn and green beans on hand. I you hanve these two veggies on hand you can make so may different recipes.
I always have cream of mushroom and cream of celery on hand. I have a really good recipe that my boys christened “Gopp”.
What I always keep on hand: cream of chicken soup
Recipe I want to try: sausage, potatoes and greenbeans
I always keep canned tomatoes on hand – diced, stewed, pureed, crushed! And chicken broth! The Crock Pot Catalina Chicken Thighs is delicious!
I keep canned creamed soups on hand for emergencies. I would like some taco soup.
I keep canned tomatoes, crushed, sauce, diced and beans of all sorts. Also lots of canned soups and baked beans. Love making my own spaghetti sauce and the canned tomatoes are perfect as a starter for that.
I home can ground beef which is my go to item for anything quick in the crock pot from Italian or Mexican dishes or a quick soup. It makes quick, easy chili or spaghetti sauce. I wouldn’t be without it on my pantry shelves.
I always keep canned cream of mushroom soup on hand; diced/stewed tomatoes, canned beef/chicken/pork/turkey gravy.
I always keep any kind of canned tomatoes. I also keep any creamed soup on hand.
canned tomatoes
I always keep pork and beans on hand. Excited to try the green bean recipe
I would like to make your Catalina chicken
I always have canned beans on hand
The Perfect Crock Pot Roast.
All kinds of cream soups; all kinds of beans; all kinds of tomato products.
I always try to keep green beans and cream of mushroom soup on hand. My 14 year old daughter is a very picky eater. However I can never go wrong with crock pot chicken and stuffing.