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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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Anxious to try caramel pie.
will be sure to keep more sweetened condensed milk on hand.
I always have canned tomatoes and some sort of veggie. Want to try one pot sausage dinner
I always keep all sort of beans on hand and tomatoes.
I always keep creamed corn on hand. I want to try the spanish rice.
I always have canned refried beans and some type of soup!
I always keep veggies, and canned pineapple.
I try all the recipies that contain chicken, I eat LOTS of chicken.
rotel tomato use them in a lot of my recipes that call for tomato’s
Hi! What I really like to keep in my pantry is any kind of beans, pumpkin puree, corn, and diced tomatoes. Also canned coconut milk is a must in my kitchen.
I would like to try the Spanish Rice and the green beans!!
Chicken Broth
I always have a variety of vegetables, tomatoes, canned chicken and tuna. Your recipes sound delicious and plan to try them soon !!
I always make sure i have enough vegetables and beans and canned soups and broth i would love to try the ITALIAN Chicken
I have diced Tomatoes and canned soups in stock all the time I will be cooking the Italian Pork Chops tomorrow I used your recipes all the time and just love the videos they do make me laugh and they are very good. Keep them coming.
I always keep diced tomatoes and mushrooms in stock. And oh my where do I begin with the recipes….I want to try the Crockpot French Onion Soup, Stuffed Pepper Soup, and more!!! Wondering if you could can these in a pressure canner.
Canned tomatoes…petite diced, stewed and crushed are my pantry go to item.
I’m going to try the crockpot creamy Italian tonight. Sounds yummy!
I always keep chicken and beef broth in my pantry as well cream of mushroom soup.
Great tips here! I always keep all kinds of canned veggies on hand. I do prefer our home-canned tomatoes, though, because the commercial kind remind me of small red tennis balls. We like stew in the winter, and the home grown and canned tomatoes add a special flavor that we can’t seem to attain any other way. One of our grandsons left this month for another state in order to begin grad school, and we sent him off with a new crock pot and some of our canned tomatoes. (Plus some great recipes!)
always canned corn because its my daughters favorite!!
Always have canned corn , green peas and mushrooms on hand ,really want to try the Spanish rice , and too many of the deserts to name lol
I HAVE CANNED SPAGHETTO’S I WILL MAKE MY MOTHER-IN LAWS SLOPPY JOE’S
We have a large walk in pantry full of canned goods and also a large emergency storage of canned goods in the basement.
I always keep a variety of canned beans. I would love to try the Crock Pot Party Beans!!!
I always have green beans and cream of something soup.
Soup
Anxious to try caramel pie.
will be sure to keep more sweetened condensed milk on hand.
I always have canned tomatoes and some sort of veggie. Want to try one pot sausage dinner
I always keep all sort of beans on hand and tomatoes.
I always keep creamed corn on hand. I want to try the spanish rice.
I always have canned refried beans and some type of soup!
I always keep veggies, and canned pineapple.
I try all the recipies that contain chicken, I eat LOTS of chicken.
rotel tomato use them in a lot of my recipes that call for tomato’s
Hi! What I really like to keep in my pantry is any kind of beans, pumpkin puree, corn, and diced tomatoes. Also canned coconut milk is a must in my kitchen.
I would like to try the Spanish Rice and the green beans!!
Chicken Broth
I always have a variety of vegetables, tomatoes, canned chicken and tuna. Your recipes sound delicious and plan to try them soon !!
I always make sure i have enough vegetables and beans and canned soups and broth i would love to try the ITALIAN Chicken
I have diced Tomatoes and canned soups in stock all the time I will be cooking the Italian Pork Chops tomorrow I used your recipes all the time and just love the videos they do make me laugh and they are very good. Keep them coming.
I always keep diced tomatoes and mushrooms in stock. And oh my where do I begin with the recipes….I want to try the Crockpot French Onion Soup, Stuffed Pepper Soup, and more!!! Wondering if you could can these in a pressure canner.
Canned tomatoes…petite diced, stewed and crushed are my pantry go to item.
I’m going to try the crockpot creamy Italian tonight. Sounds yummy!
I always keep chicken and beef broth in my pantry as well cream of mushroom soup.
Great tips here! I always keep all kinds of canned veggies on hand. I do prefer our home-canned tomatoes, though, because the commercial kind remind me of small red tennis balls. We like stew in the winter, and the home grown and canned tomatoes add a special flavor that we can’t seem to attain any other way. One of our grandsons left this month for another state in order to begin grad school, and we sent him off with a new crock pot and some of our canned tomatoes. (Plus some great recipes!)
always canned corn because its my daughters favorite!!
Always have canned corn , green peas and mushrooms on hand ,really want to try the Spanish rice , and too many of the deserts to name lol
I HAVE CANNED SPAGHETTO’S I WILL MAKE MY MOTHER-IN LAWS SLOPPY JOE’S
We have a large walk in pantry full of canned goods and also a large emergency storage of canned goods in the basement.
I always keep a variety of canned beans. I would love to try the Crock Pot Party Beans!!!
I always have green beans and cream of something soup.
Send me the Crockpot. ๐