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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 have canned tomatoes, cream of chicken soup, vegetable broth, and green beans in my pantry. I would love to try the crockpot catalina chicken thighs.
Hi:
I always keep kidney beans, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushroom soup, tomatoe soup, chick peas, mushrooms and black beans. Seems you can always make something with these.
i always keep canned, crushed tomatoes on hand.
Always have canned sardines, anchovies, tuna, pineapple, mandarin oranges and coconut milk!
Would like to try the Fiesta Mac & Cheese!
I always have green beans on hand. Not only does my husband and I like them but so do my dogs. I want to try the meat loaf recipe.
Thank you would sharing such great recipes!
I always have tomato sauce, corn, green beans, and refried beans. I love “one pot” meals.
It’s not a canned food, but I always keep Jiffy Cornbread mix on hand. Along with green beans or baked beans – wonderful!
The fiesta mac and cheese looks pretty good. I usually have cream soup and broth in my pantry
I always have a slew of canned veggies and various forms of canned tomatoes. I am really excited to try the Spanish rice recipe!
I always keep at least a couple of cans of turkey chili on hand. The Spanish Rice recipe has my interest.
I ALWAYS keep cream of chicken soup on hand! My fiance has got me cooking with it ALL THE TIME!
I would also love to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese! Sounds absolutely delicious and gives the regular mac and cheese a bit of an upgrade (even though I LOVE regular mac and cheese!).
I like to keep cans of El Pato on hand to spice up a recipe.
The crock pot green beans sounds interesting…. will try
I always keep black beans and northern beans on hand! Love to make soups and casseroles with them! Love crock pot cooking.
I keep a variety of canned veggies in my pantry at all times! I also keep rice and pasta in stock! Canned beef and chicken broth too as well as lipton onion soup! All of these recipes look and sound easy and delicious! I would love a programmable crock pot to try them out in! Thank-You for this opportunity to receive one!
I always keep canned tomatoes for all kinds of recipes
I always have canned cream of mushroom soup. I will be trying the Italian chicken
I always have garbanzo beans on hand. Love to make a garbanzo salad with them, hummus, even just toss a few in a green salad. I also keep canned chicken on hand. Nice for a quick chicken salad, or just a few bites of chicken right out of the can..fast food! And canned tomatoes which are so versatile. I use them for so many things. i even eat them right out of the can with some pepper on them. I would like to try making a cake or cobbler in the crock pot. I’ve never made a desert in it before.
Like most of the other, can veggies, and tomatoes and cream of mushroom soup. My son lives just across the road, he calls my pantry (Wal-Mart on the hill).
Mandrine oranges I use them in everything for added flavor. Great in roasts, chicken or salads…yumm
I always have lots of ream/stock soup on hand to add for flavoring & graveys. Own a farm market so always have m I st veggies on hand but do buy french style green beans for casseroles .
I always have refried beans in the cupboard! And I need to try the Italian chicken recipe!
We keep an assortment of canned goods because we have two meat-eaters, three vegetarians , and one began in our household! Makes for interesting meal times! #1 canned lriducts are any type of beans. Kidney beans are the favorite.
I’d love to try any of the dishes that would fulfill all three diets, so I’d have to substitute things, like the Beans and Frank’s, I’d have to use vegan hot dogs. ?โค๏ธ
I always have cream of mushroom soup on hand. I would like to try the ONE POT CROCK POT SAUSAGE DINNER recipe!
We keep canned mushrooms as they can be added to almost any recipe.
I want to try your Crock Pot Wonderful Meatloaf.
I always have canned tomatoes, cream of chicken soup, vegetable broth, and green beans in my pantry. I would love to try the crockpot catalina chicken thighs.
Hi:
I always keep kidney beans, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushroom soup, tomatoe soup, chick peas, mushrooms and black beans. Seems you can always make something with these.
i always keep canned, crushed tomatoes on hand.
Always have canned sardines, anchovies, tuna, pineapple, mandarin oranges and coconut milk!
Would like to try the Fiesta Mac & Cheese!
I always have green beans on hand. Not only does my husband and I like them but so do my dogs. I want to try the meat loaf recipe.
Thank you would sharing such great recipes!
I always have tomato sauce, corn, green beans, and refried beans. I love “one pot” meals.
It’s not a canned food, but I always keep Jiffy Cornbread mix on hand. Along with green beans or baked beans – wonderful!
The fiesta mac and cheese looks pretty good. I usually have cream soup and broth in my pantry
I always have a slew of canned veggies and various forms of canned tomatoes. I am really excited to try the Spanish rice recipe!
I always keep at least a couple of cans of turkey chili on hand. The Spanish Rice recipe has my interest.
I ALWAYS keep cream of chicken soup on hand! My fiance has got me cooking with it ALL THE TIME!
I would also love to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese! Sounds absolutely delicious and gives the regular mac and cheese a bit of an upgrade (even though I LOVE regular mac and cheese!).
I like to keep cans of El Pato on hand to spice up a recipe.
The crock pot green beans sounds interesting…. will try
I always keep black beans and northern beans on hand! Love to make soups and casseroles with them! Love crock pot cooking.
I keep a variety of canned veggies in my pantry at all times! I also keep rice and pasta in stock! Canned beef and chicken broth too as well as lipton onion soup! All of these recipes look and sound easy and delicious! I would love a programmable crock pot to try them out in! Thank-You for this opportunity to receive one!
I always keep canned tomatoes for all kinds of recipes
I always have canned cream of mushroom soup. I will be trying the Italian chicken
I always have garbanzo beans on hand. Love to make a garbanzo salad with them, hummus, even just toss a few in a green salad. I also keep canned chicken on hand. Nice for a quick chicken salad, or just a few bites of chicken right out of the can..fast food! And canned tomatoes which are so versatile. I use them for so many things. i even eat them right out of the can with some pepper on them. I would like to try making a cake or cobbler in the crock pot. I’ve never made a desert in it before.
Like most of the other, can veggies, and tomatoes and cream of mushroom soup. My son lives just across the road, he calls my pantry (Wal-Mart on the hill).
Mandrine oranges I use them in everything for added flavor. Great in roasts, chicken or salads…yumm
I always have lots of ream/stock soup on hand to add for flavoring & graveys. Own a farm market so always have m I st veggies on hand but do buy french style green beans for casseroles .
I always have refried beans in the cupboard! And I need to try the Italian chicken recipe!
We keep an assortment of canned goods because we have two meat-eaters, three vegetarians , and one began in our household! Makes for interesting meal times! #1 canned lriducts are any type of beans. Kidney beans are the favorite.
I’d love to try any of the dishes that would fulfill all three diets, so I’d have to substitute things, like the Beans and Frank’s, I’d have to use vegan hot dogs. ?โค๏ธ
I always have cream of mushroom soup on hand. I would like to try the ONE POT CROCK POT SAUSAGE DINNER recipe!
We keep canned mushrooms as they can be added to almost any recipe.