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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 canned tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup and black beans on hand, just in case.
I keep lots of cans on hand, but I really like having tomato paste and sauce, chicken broth and tuna. That way I’m always prepared for a sudden desire ;). I would love to try the Crock Pot Pizza and the Creamed Corn.
We always have some sort of canned tomatoes. We are so excited to make the potatoes, green bean, and sausage this week and even more excited to try the Catalina Chicken Thighs!! Love watching you guys and I’m so happy that all your meals are quick and easy for the last minute, night before, oh crap I have no idea what to make tomorrow for dinner!! Thank You!!!
We always keep canned tomatoes on hand. You can use them in almost any crock pot meal. I am going to try the party beans.
Canned tomatoes, corn & all the “cream of soups”. The Spanish Rice sounds really good.
I always have evaporated milk, beans, sauces, potatoes and rice on hand.
I would love to try the fiesta port chops in the slow cooker.
I have cream soups, chicken broth, tomatoes, and tomato sauce in my pantry. My goal is to try all of the recipes over time to find out if if they are as yummy as your other ones!!
I always have homemade pressure canned beef, chicken and veggie stock. I also make yogurt and I keep lots of tomato stuff like paste, sauce, diced, whole in large quantities in my pantry!
Ethnic recipes like middle eastern or Korean recipes are what I’ve been hunting for lately.
Always keep mushroom soup on hand.
Want to try crock pot Spanish Rice Always have cream of mushroom soup in cabinet!
We always have canned green beans on hand because that.pretry much the only veggies my kids will eat! I can’t wait.to try out the Crock Pot Spanish Rice recipe! It sounds delicious!
i have canned tomatoes,, cream of mushroom, cream of chicken
I always have an assortment of stewed and diced tomatoes on hand in my pantry. Along with a medley of beans; kidney, garbanzo, black, cannellini, etc.
I am trying the Crock Pot Sausage Dinner TONIGHT! I have sausage I’m pulling out of freezer now! YUMMMMM ๐
Do you have a recipe for ranch potatoes in the croc pot? I use your recipes at least 2-3 times a week and love the chicken and stuffing!
We always have canned tomatoes. Usually diced, sauce, paste, and stewed. Different creamed soups also. There are several recipes on this page that I am going to prepare. I am most anxious for the Crock Pot Cheeseburgers.
I always have creamed soups diced tomatoes and canned vegetables. Would like to try Spanish rice
I always have to have peas. I put up most other vegetables myself, but I’d rather have the peas I get at the store. They are probably my husband’s favorite vegetable after corn.
I always have all kinds of Campbell soups on hand.ONE POT CROCK POT CHICKEN DINNER
I always keep green beans, chicken broth, and cream of chicken soup in my pantry among other things.
I think I would like to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner it sounds amazing.
ENTER: Just comment below and tell me what canned food you always keep on hand?
I try to keep a stock of ‘whole stewed tomatoes’. I find that they retain more of their natural flavor. If a recipe calls for petite, crushed, etc I can just toss them in my ninja and pulse them.
BONUS ENTRY: Tell me which recipes above you are most interested in trying?
I found your site just last week while searching for a pot roast recipe. After having tried that, I am back here looking at what else y’all have! ๐
I plan on trying your ‘Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops’ next.
I always keep Campbell’s soup in the pantry!! I like to try the Crock Pot Green Beans!!
I always have large cans of stewed tomatoes. They are good for soups, stews, pastas, sauces, etc. The ideas are limitless.
Going to try the Party Beans recipe!
I always, always have Rotel tomatoes on hand!
I always keep canned tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup and black beans on hand, just in case.
I keep lots of cans on hand, but I really like having tomato paste and sauce, chicken broth and tuna. That way I’m always prepared for a sudden desire ;). I would love to try the Crock Pot Pizza and the Creamed Corn.
We always have some sort of canned tomatoes. We are so excited to make the potatoes, green bean, and sausage this week and even more excited to try the Catalina Chicken Thighs!! Love watching you guys and I’m so happy that all your meals are quick and easy for the last minute, night before, oh crap I have no idea what to make tomorrow for dinner!! Thank You!!!
We always keep canned tomatoes on hand. You can use them in almost any crock pot meal. I am going to try the party beans.
Canned tomatoes, corn & all the “cream of soups”. The Spanish Rice sounds really good.
I always have evaporated milk, beans, sauces, potatoes and rice on hand.
I would love to try the fiesta port chops in the slow cooker.
I have cream soups, chicken broth, tomatoes, and tomato sauce in my pantry. My goal is to try all of the recipes over time to find out if if they are as yummy as your other ones!!
I always have homemade pressure canned beef, chicken and veggie stock. I also make yogurt and I keep lots of tomato stuff like paste, sauce, diced, whole in large quantities in my pantry!
Ethnic recipes like middle eastern or Korean recipes are what I’ve been hunting for lately.
Always keep mushroom soup on hand.
Want to try crock pot Spanish Rice Always have cream of mushroom soup in cabinet!
We always have canned green beans on hand because that.pretry much the only veggies my kids will eat! I can’t wait.to try out the Crock Pot Spanish Rice recipe! It sounds delicious!
i have canned tomatoes,, cream of mushroom, cream of chicken
I always have an assortment of stewed and diced tomatoes on hand in my pantry. Along with a medley of beans; kidney, garbanzo, black, cannellini, etc.
I am trying the Crock Pot Sausage Dinner TONIGHT! I have sausage I’m pulling out of freezer now! YUMMMMM ๐
Do you have a recipe for ranch potatoes in the croc pot? I use your recipes at least 2-3 times a week and love the chicken and stuffing!
We always have canned tomatoes. Usually diced, sauce, paste, and stewed. Different creamed soups also. There are several recipes on this page that I am going to prepare. I am most anxious for the Crock Pot Cheeseburgers.
I always have creamed soups diced tomatoes and canned vegetables. Would like to try Spanish rice
I always have to have peas. I put up most other vegetables myself, but I’d rather have the peas I get at the store. They are probably my husband’s favorite vegetable after corn.
I always have all kinds of Campbell soups on hand.ONE POT CROCK POT CHICKEN DINNER
I always keep green beans, chicken broth, and cream of chicken soup in my pantry among other things.
I think I would like to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner it sounds amazing.
ENTER: Just comment below and tell me what canned food you always keep on hand?
I try to keep a stock of ‘whole stewed tomatoes’. I find that they retain more of their natural flavor. If a recipe calls for petite, crushed, etc I can just toss them in my ninja and pulse them.
BONUS ENTRY: Tell me which recipes above you are most interested in trying?
I found your site just last week while searching for a pot roast recipe. After having tried that, I am back here looking at what else y’all have! ๐
I plan on trying your ‘Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops’ next.
I always keep Campbell’s soup in the pantry!! I like to try the Crock Pot Green Beans!!
I always have large cans of stewed tomatoes. They are good for soups, stews, pastas, sauces, etc. The ideas are limitless.