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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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The Catalina chicken sounds good. I always have green beans and pork and beans in the pantry.
cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup With either one of those I can make just about anything
I always keep canned soups and dry onion soup on hand. I can’t wait to try the crockpot gree beans.
I always keep canned creamed soups on hand. They’re a great base for many crockpot recipes.
I can’t wait to try the crockpot green beans.
I keep canned fruit and vegetables and beans and canned soups and dry soups and gravy mixes. When I am short on time I just put what ever kind of meat I have and the vegetables and can soups and dried soups in and go.
I can’t wait to make the Catalina Chicken!! I keep all kinds of canned fruits and vegetables on hand. Cream based soups and broths, too!
I always keep canned tomatoes and various soups on hand. I love all your recipes.
I always have canned corn on hand
The sausage dinner recipe looks good to me, but I’ll have to switch the green beans for corn.
always have spam peas and carrots on hand and i’m going to try the french onion soup
I always have diced tomatoes for jambalaya or chili in my Crock Pot. Also beans for chili or salad. I’d like to try the sausage meal you mention and the fiesta rice!
I always have all kinds of beans in my pantry.
I am eager to try the siesta Mac and cheese recipe…we’re always looking for new Mac and cheese opportunities!
Oops, fiesta!
I have atleast 4 cans of every staple veggie in my pantry and also black beans and canneloni beans for my corn salsa.. I also have sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk.cherry,apple blueberry pie fillings for dumps cakes(which cook well in crock pot) and peaches and pineapple for different desserts,
I will be trying the fiesta pork chops soon
I always have canned potaotes on hand! They fry up quick and tasty!! As always all those recipes look tasty ๐
We always have Campbell’s baked bean for emergency meals of hot dogs and beans.
I always have green beans on hand and usually some kind of broth.
I like to have buttered succotash without tomatoes on hand
Made the Swedish meatballs & egg-noodles tonight in the crock.
I think the next thing I will try is the Sausage dinner.
I always have canned beans and tomato sauce on hand, along with canned soup and tuna. When I need something for a recipe there it is.
I have already made the Crock Pot Party Beans and enjoyed the recipe. Will add this one to my favorites.
Thanks for all the good recipes that are easy to follow.
I always keep cans of cream soups, beans, tomatoes, olives, Mexican sauces on hand.
I always have green beans, tomatoes, garbanzo, pinto, black, white and kidney beans, low sodium broths, canned milk and sweetened condensed milk are always in my pantry. U want to try the Fiesta Mac n Cheese
Spam
I always have diced tomatoes on hand
Canned Green Beans is my go to canned item
Chick peas, cannned tomatoes, rice and pasta. You’ll always have a meal at hand.
Green beans! You can do most anything with them!
The Catalina chicken sounds good. I always have green beans and pork and beans in the pantry.
cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup With either one of those I can make just about anything
I always keep canned soups and dry onion soup on hand. I can’t wait to try the crockpot gree beans.
I always keep canned creamed soups on hand. They’re a great base for many crockpot recipes.
I can’t wait to try the crockpot green beans.
I keep canned fruit and vegetables and beans and canned soups and dry soups and gravy mixes. When I am short on time I just put what ever kind of meat I have and the vegetables and can soups and dried soups in and go.
I can’t wait to make the Catalina Chicken!! I keep all kinds of canned fruits and vegetables on hand. Cream based soups and broths, too!
I always keep canned tomatoes and various soups on hand. I love all your recipes.
I always have canned corn on hand
The sausage dinner recipe looks good to me, but I’ll have to switch the green beans for corn.
always have spam peas and carrots on hand and i’m going to try the french onion soup
I always have diced tomatoes for jambalaya or chili in my Crock Pot. Also beans for chili or salad. I’d like to try the sausage meal you mention and the fiesta rice!
I always have all kinds of beans in my pantry.
I am eager to try the siesta Mac and cheese recipe…we’re always looking for new Mac and cheese opportunities!
Oops, fiesta!
I have atleast 4 cans of every staple veggie in my pantry and also black beans and canneloni beans for my corn salsa.. I also have sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk.cherry,apple blueberry pie fillings for dumps cakes(which cook well in crock pot) and peaches and pineapple for different desserts,
I will be trying the fiesta pork chops soon
I always have canned potaotes on hand! They fry up quick and tasty!! As always all those recipes look tasty ๐
We always have Campbell’s baked bean for emergency meals of hot dogs and beans.
I always have green beans on hand and usually some kind of broth.
I like to have buttered succotash without tomatoes on hand
Made the Swedish meatballs & egg-noodles tonight in the crock.
I think the next thing I will try is the Sausage dinner.
I always have canned beans and tomato sauce on hand, along with canned soup and tuna. When I need something for a recipe there it is.
I have already made the Crock Pot Party Beans and enjoyed the recipe. Will add this one to my favorites.
Thanks for all the good recipes that are easy to follow.
I always keep cans of cream soups, beans, tomatoes, olives, Mexican sauces on hand.
I always have green beans, tomatoes, garbanzo, pinto, black, white and kidney beans, low sodium broths, canned milk and sweetened condensed milk are always in my pantry. U want to try the Fiesta Mac n Cheese
Spam
I always have diced tomatoes on hand
Canned Green Beans is my go to canned item
Chick peas, cannned tomatoes, rice and pasta. You’ll always have a meal at hand.