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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 keep chicken and mushroom soup, pasta, green beans, corn, peaches, pears, bisquck, instant potatoes
I always have green beans,corn, kidney beans and all others to many to name, canned tomatoes. I will try the cinnamon rolls in the crock pot.
My Crock pot is my best friend so I always have plenty of basics – cream soups, salmon/tuna, evap.milk, tomatoes of all types, Beans: black,pinto,great.northern are some, pie fillings and fruit. Always ready to try a new recipe so would choose the green beans. Thank you for always providing new recipes for me to explore.!!
Living in the country, my pantry is well stocked, but always make sure I have a good supply of beans, especially pintos! I’m anxious to try the fiesta Mac and cheese.
We always have mushroom soup, corn and green beans.
I would really like to make the Italian Chicken next.
Please pick me. I have such an OLD crockpot and it doesn’t cook evenly and runs hot…I want to bake in my crockpot so badly but it just doesn’t work for that.
I always have Cream of Chicken soup on hand..I’m interested in trying the Italian Pot Roast recipe..I love cooking in the crock pot..I do it 2 or 3 times a week..Sometimes more..
canned chicken
I keep canned tomatoes on hand, black beans, & different kinds of veggies.
I’m making Catalina Chicken right now. Yum!
I am going to try the Italian Pot Roast. It looks delicious!
This was soooooooooooooo good!
I keep a variety of canned veggies on hand, as well as cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, evaporated milk, chicken broth, chicken, and salmon.
I keep canned tomatoes & chicken on hand, as well as potatoes & green beans.
I’m making Catalina Chicken right now, sure smells good!
I keep black beans on hand. I have a black bean soup recipe. They are so good in chili and taco soup too! The One Pot Sausage Dinner looks like a good one!
I always have canned tomatoes, mushrooms, chicken, creamed soups, green beans, corn, potatoes.
I’m making Catalina Chicken right now & it smells wonderful!!
Always have a variety of cream soups.
wanting to make one of the dump cakes.
I always keep cans of mushroom/chicken soup in my closet and I want to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner
Macaroni and Cheese is always a winner and I love having a variety of canned veggies on hand for quick vegetable soup!
I always have canned beans in the pantry.
Can’t wait to try the Crockpot Party Beans
chicken stock I use it in a lot recipes.
Always have cream of tomato soup on hand. Love that soup to cook with.
i have corn, tuna, caned chicken in my pantry
I always have baked beans on hand!
I try to keep canned corn in the cupboard but my son keeps using as fish bait!
Cream of Everything Soup. I keep saying I”m going to make some homemade mix to replace this since it’s laden with artificial colors and salt – but you know what…nothing tastes as good as Campbells Cream of Something in something!
I keep a variety of vegetables but mostly tomato products and beans. I can make a quick chili in about half an hour.
We always have cans of chicken stock and beef stock around. Those Crock Pot Green Beans sound terrific! I love really well -seasoned and well-cooked vegetables, esp. green beans!!
I keep chicken and mushroom soup, pasta, green beans, corn, peaches, pears, bisquck, instant potatoes
I always have green beans,corn, kidney beans and all others to many to name, canned tomatoes. I will try the cinnamon rolls in the crock pot.
My Crock pot is my best friend so I always have plenty of basics – cream soups, salmon/tuna, evap.milk, tomatoes of all types, Beans: black,pinto,great.northern are some, pie fillings and fruit. Always ready to try a new recipe so would choose the green beans. Thank you for always providing new recipes for me to explore.!!
Living in the country, my pantry is well stocked, but always make sure I have a good supply of beans, especially pintos! I’m anxious to try the fiesta Mac and cheese.
We always have mushroom soup, corn and green beans.
I would really like to make the Italian Chicken next.
Please pick me. I have such an OLD crockpot and it doesn’t cook evenly and runs hot…I want to bake in my crockpot so badly but it just doesn’t work for that.
I always have Cream of Chicken soup on hand..I’m interested in trying the Italian Pot Roast recipe..I love cooking in the crock pot..I do it 2 or 3 times a week..Sometimes more..
canned chicken
I keep canned tomatoes on hand, black beans, & different kinds of veggies.
I’m making Catalina Chicken right now. Yum!
I am going to try the Italian Pot Roast. It looks delicious!
This was soooooooooooooo good!
I keep a variety of canned veggies on hand, as well as cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, evaporated milk, chicken broth, chicken, and salmon.
I keep canned tomatoes & chicken on hand, as well as potatoes & green beans.
I’m making Catalina Chicken right now, sure smells good!
I keep black beans on hand. I have a black bean soup recipe. They are so good in chili and taco soup too! The One Pot Sausage Dinner looks like a good one!
I always have canned tomatoes, mushrooms, chicken, creamed soups, green beans, corn, potatoes.
I’m making Catalina Chicken right now & it smells wonderful!!
Always have a variety of cream soups.
wanting to make one of the dump cakes.
I always keep cans of mushroom/chicken soup in my closet and I want to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner
Macaroni and Cheese is always a winner and I love having a variety of canned veggies on hand for quick vegetable soup!
I always have canned beans in the pantry.
Can’t wait to try the Crockpot Party Beans
chicken stock I use it in a lot recipes.
Always have cream of tomato soup on hand. Love that soup to cook with.
i have corn, tuna, caned chicken in my pantry
I always have baked beans on hand!
I try to keep canned corn in the cupboard but my son keeps using as fish bait!
Cream of Everything Soup. I keep saying I”m going to make some homemade mix to replace this since it’s laden with artificial colors and salt – but you know what…nothing tastes as good as Campbells Cream of Something in something!
I keep a variety of vegetables but mostly tomato products and beans. I can make a quick chili in about half an hour.
We always have cans of chicken stock and beef stock around. Those Crock Pot Green Beans sound terrific! I love really well -seasoned and well-cooked vegetables, esp. green beans!!