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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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My pantry is always stocked with green beans, creamed soups, tomatoes in many varieties, rice, pasta and bottled dressings for marinade use. I would like to try the Italian pot roast in the crockpot!!!
I always have cream of mushroom soup and canned tomatoes on hand. Also, I would like to try the Catalina chicken thighs. thank you
I always have beans, chicken and beef stock, tomato products of all sorts and then assorted cans of veggies and some canned”just in case” meats. A casual or last minute pot of soup, stew or casserole ingredients are always in the pantry. I am looking forward to trying the mac and cheese classic. That is comfort food at it’s finest and to be able to make a crock pot of hugs and comfort—-ahhhhhh!
I always have green beans in my pantry. I would like to make green beans, potato sand bacon in the crock pot.
I always have canned corn, tomatoes and beans. there are so many recipes that I would love to try but just haven’t had a chance yet. I would love a new updated crock pot to try them in.
I have tomato sauce and tuna
I always keep beef or chicken broth in my pantry.
Canned corn, mushrooms and tomato products, other things also but NEVER without those 3. I really want to try the Italian Pot Roast
I’ve entered the contest several times this week but realized that I have not included canned pineapple in my list of pantry items….can’t do without that item…never know when I might wan t whip up something sweet.
Want to try the Fiesta Mac & Cheese.
Always have cream of mushroom/chicken soup and chicken/beef stock.
Want to try Spanish rice and French onion soup!
I’m going to have to try your mac & cheese in a crock pot. My family loves mac & cheese and I always have it in the cupboard.
Chicken & beef broth! I often use it in place of water in recipes (especially rice) to enhance the floor. I really would like to try the party beans! yum!
I meant flavor not floor! darn auto correct!
I try to keep cream soups on hand. Cream of chicken, celery, mushroom. And chicken & beef broth.
I, too, love mac-n-cheese and am especially interested in your Old Fashioned Crock Pot Mac-n-Cheese.
I always have diced tomatoes and condensed soups on hand. I want to try the Italian Pot Roast
I always have various canned tomato types and green chilies. Can’t wait to try the pork chops.
I will try the sausage in the crockpot ! Someone gave me some sausage and if I win the crockpot I will definitely give it a try! Right now it is in my freezer!
Black Beans and Tomatoes (reg and fire roasted) always in the cupboard. I will definitely try the spanish rice!!!
Peas
Always have canned tomatoes, creamed soups and mushrooms…
I allays keep diced tomatoes & tomato sauce on hand.
I would like to try Parmesan chicken in the crockpot.
I always love keep different pastas and frozen hash browns available for different recipes, and of course chicken, ground beef (the less fat, the better, and ground sausage. Did anybody ever think about buying Perdue’s “short cuts” for chicken recipe that call for cooked chicken, rather than buying a whole rotisserie chicken at the store? Just a thought. I’ve done that a few times. There are so many of your recipes that I want to try, the list is just too long to think which ones I’d like to try the most. They all look so good! I’ve said it before, I love the “Goode ole boy’s” videos. They always make me giggle. He really cracks me up. Thanks, Mikey! I even ordered one of your shirts for my daughter-in-law, because my son got her a great crock pot for Christmas and she’s been loving it ever since. ๐
I always have beans, hot dogs, and Mac & cheese ingredients. My grand girls favorites. I would like to try beans and weenies in the crockpot.
I keep cream soups on hand and Rustic Italian dressing,,,,, Use chicken a lot in my crock pot recipes
I always have canned vegetables, cream soups and salsas on hand for my crock pot cooking.
I can’t wait to try the Fiesta Ma and Cheese! Thanks for these recipes! I have tried many and always look forward to the emails!
My pantry is always stocked with green beans, creamed soups, tomatoes in many varieties, rice, pasta and bottled dressings for marinade use. I would like to try the Italian pot roast in the crockpot!!!
I always have cream of mushroom soup and canned tomatoes on hand. Also, I would like to try the Catalina chicken thighs. thank you
I always have beans, chicken and beef stock, tomato products of all sorts and then assorted cans of veggies and some canned”just in case” meats. A casual or last minute pot of soup, stew or casserole ingredients are always in the pantry. I am looking forward to trying the mac and cheese classic. That is comfort food at it’s finest and to be able to make a crock pot of hugs and comfort—-ahhhhhh!
I always have green beans in my pantry. I would like to make green beans, potato sand bacon in the crock pot.
I always have canned corn, tomatoes and beans. there are so many recipes that I would love to try but just haven’t had a chance yet. I would love a new updated crock pot to try them in.
I have tomato sauce and tuna
I always keep beef or chicken broth in my pantry.
Canned corn, mushrooms and tomato products, other things also but NEVER without those 3. I really want to try the Italian Pot Roast
I’ve entered the contest several times this week but realized that I have not included canned pineapple in my list of pantry items….can’t do without that item…never know when I might wan t whip up something sweet.
Want to try the Fiesta Mac & Cheese.
Always have cream of mushroom/chicken soup and chicken/beef stock.
Want to try Spanish rice and French onion soup!
I’m going to have to try your mac & cheese in a crock pot. My family loves mac & cheese and I always have it in the cupboard.
Chicken & beef broth! I often use it in place of water in recipes (especially rice) to enhance the floor. I really would like to try the party beans! yum!
I meant flavor not floor! darn auto correct!
I try to keep cream soups on hand. Cream of chicken, celery, mushroom. And chicken & beef broth.
I, too, love mac-n-cheese and am especially interested in your Old Fashioned Crock Pot Mac-n-Cheese.
I always have diced tomatoes and condensed soups on hand. I want to try the Italian Pot Roast
I always have various canned tomato types and green chilies. Can’t wait to try the pork chops.
I will try the sausage in the crockpot ! Someone gave me some sausage and if I win the crockpot I will definitely give it a try! Right now it is in my freezer!
Black Beans and Tomatoes (reg and fire roasted) always in the cupboard. I will definitely try the spanish rice!!!
Peas
Always have canned tomatoes, creamed soups and mushrooms…
I allays keep diced tomatoes & tomato sauce on hand.
I would like to try Parmesan chicken in the crockpot.
I always love keep different pastas and frozen hash browns available for different recipes, and of course chicken, ground beef (the less fat, the better, and ground sausage. Did anybody ever think about buying Perdue’s “short cuts” for chicken recipe that call for cooked chicken, rather than buying a whole rotisserie chicken at the store? Just a thought. I’ve done that a few times. There are so many of your recipes that I want to try, the list is just too long to think which ones I’d like to try the most. They all look so good! I’ve said it before, I love the “Goode ole boy’s” videos. They always make me giggle. He really cracks me up. Thanks, Mikey! I even ordered one of your shirts for my daughter-in-law, because my son got her a great crock pot for Christmas and she’s been loving it ever since. ๐
I always have beans, hot dogs, and Mac & cheese ingredients. My grand girls favorites. I would like to try beans and weenies in the crockpot.
I keep cream soups on hand and Rustic Italian dressing,,,,, Use chicken a lot in my crock pot recipes
I always have canned vegetables, cream soups and salsas on hand for my crock pot cooking.
I can’t wait to try the Fiesta Ma and Cheese! Thanks for these recipes! I have tried many and always look forward to the emails!