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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 cans of tomatoes and green chilies on hand. I am looking forward to making the chicken and stuffing!
I am making Crockpot spareribs for dinner. Would love to win! Thanks!
Gotta try the Parmesan rice recipe! Thanks for the giveaway!
Also love having canned tomatoes on hand.
I always have tomato sauce and paste, chicken broth, canned sweet corn, cream of chicken soup, black beans, northern beans , white kidney beans.
My husband would love for me to make the crock pot Spanish rice!
I’m excited to try the Crock Pot Catalina Chicken Thighs. I know they’re great to cook with since they have so much flavor already. I always keep cream of chicken soup on hand. You can use it in so many different dishes.
Crock Pot Spanish rice
I always keep creamed corn on hand. Not only do we love corn but I use on mashed potatoes when I don’t have gravy.
I want to try crock pot spanish rice.
I always have black beans and Rotel on hand.
I make buffalo chicken sliders in the crockpot all the time. My kids love it!
I’m excited to try the crockpot meatballs. We always have canned tomatoes and spaghetti on hand.
I alsway have chicken or beef stock as well as cream of “whatever” soups. I can’t wait to try the Fiesta Pork Chops.
something for Mexican style food. Black beans, rice, salsa, seasoning, etc.
I want to try the Catalina chicken! Sounds so yummy! I have a new pantry and I’m stocking it with all types of canned/jared foods.
I have onions, tomato, black beans, caned chicken and kidney, on my panty
I always keep canned corn.
I always try to keep cream of chicken soup on hand.. I love to make cream chicken sandwiches in the crock pot!!! YUMMM
I keep broth, green beans, corn, and cream of mushroom soup on hand. I am going to try the One pot sausage dinner.
I always have a variety o canned vegies, sauces and SPAM!
One of my pantry staples is canned green beans and this is actually one of the ingredients of the One Pot Crock Pot Sausage Dinner which I’d love to try soon. Everything I need is on hand with the exception of the smoked sausage but that’ll be added to my grocery list.
We always have Campbell’s Pork & Beans on hand to go with an emergency hot dogs and beans dinner.
I always have canned veggies on hand. And the Spanish rice looks good
I always have canned vegetables, fruits, tuna, chicken in my pantry. Green beans, corn, kidney beans, peas, tomatoes, tomato sauce, mixed veggies, etc. It allows me to cook every night without a lot of stress. I’d like to try your Spanish Rice recipe. I haven’t made rice in my slow cooker before.
Cream of Mushroom Soup and Corn
We keep canned gravy in several flavors. So easy to add to a recipe.
Always I have canned black beans, garbanzos and cannellini beans!
I always have cans of tomatoes and green chilies on hand. I am looking forward to making the chicken and stuffing!
I am making Crockpot spareribs for dinner. Would love to win! Thanks!
Gotta try the Parmesan rice recipe! Thanks for the giveaway!
Also love having canned tomatoes on hand.
I always have tomato sauce and paste, chicken broth, canned sweet corn, cream of chicken soup, black beans, northern beans , white kidney beans.
My husband would love for me to make the crock pot Spanish rice!
I’m excited to try the Crock Pot Catalina Chicken Thighs. I know they’re great to cook with since they have so much flavor already. I always keep cream of chicken soup on hand. You can use it in so many different dishes.
Crock Pot Spanish rice
I always keep creamed corn on hand. Not only do we love corn but I use on mashed potatoes when I don’t have gravy.
I want to try crock pot spanish rice.
I always have black beans and Rotel on hand.
I make buffalo chicken sliders in the crockpot all the time. My kids love it!
I’m excited to try the crockpot meatballs. We always have canned tomatoes and spaghetti on hand.
I alsway have chicken or beef stock as well as cream of “whatever” soups. I can’t wait to try the Fiesta Pork Chops.
something for Mexican style food. Black beans, rice, salsa, seasoning, etc.
I want to try the Catalina chicken! Sounds so yummy! I have a new pantry and I’m stocking it with all types of canned/jared foods.
I have onions, tomato, black beans, caned chicken and kidney, on my panty
I always keep canned corn.
I always try to keep cream of chicken soup on hand.. I love to make cream chicken sandwiches in the crock pot!!! YUMMM
I keep broth, green beans, corn, and cream of mushroom soup on hand. I am going to try the One pot sausage dinner.
I always have a variety o canned vegies, sauces and SPAM!
One of my pantry staples is canned green beans and this is actually one of the ingredients of the One Pot Crock Pot Sausage Dinner which I’d love to try soon. Everything I need is on hand with the exception of the smoked sausage but that’ll be added to my grocery list.
We always have Campbell’s Pork & Beans on hand to go with an emergency hot dogs and beans dinner.
I always have canned veggies on hand. And the Spanish rice looks good
I always have canned vegetables, fruits, tuna, chicken in my pantry. Green beans, corn, kidney beans, peas, tomatoes, tomato sauce, mixed veggies, etc. It allows me to cook every night without a lot of stress. I’d like to try your Spanish Rice recipe. I haven’t made rice in my slow cooker before.
Cream of Mushroom Soup and Corn
We keep canned gravy in several flavors. So easy to add to a recipe.
Always I have canned black beans, garbanzos and cannellini beans!