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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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I always have a lot of can veg. on hand corn, all kinds of beans, soups, pie filling.
I always have canned carrots in the pantry. I use them in everything from shepherd’s pie and chicken and dumplings to a simple side dish with a little butter. I’m most excited to try the Spanish rice recipe. Thanks for all the great recipes and keep them coming.
I have cream of mushroom soup on hand. The party beans look good.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Crock Pot cooking for my very busy life. I have a stash of different varieties of canned beans. They go into so many different dishes from salads to sides and main dish recipes in my Crock Pots. It also makes meats go a little further. P.S. I love my “Cassie”, too . The casserole style has made so many casserole recipes Crock Pot friendly.
I always have a can or two of pie filling for those ” oops, I forgot the pitching” fruit crisps! The Catalina Chicken is already in the crock for dinner this evening!
I always have a can or two of pie filling, for those, “oops, I forgot the pitch in” fruit crisp! The Catalina Chicken is already in the crock for dinner tonight!
I want to try crockpot Spanish rice.
I always have canned tuna on hand.
Will be trying the crock pot green beans.
We keep cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup and tomato sauce.
Green beans are always on hand, plus mushrooms and cream soups. I am going to try the crock pot Spanish rice, one of my favorites.
I keep canned vegetables and canned cream soups in my pantry they always come in handy for casseroles The recipe I’m going to try next is the crockpot catilina chicken thighs sounds delicious!!!
Canned Soups, like cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, French Onion. I would like to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese
I always have some variety of “cream of” soup. Usually chicken or mushroom, but celery is great for a change and really adds a lot of flavor to recipes. I would love to try the lava cake. I tried a different recipe a couple of years ago that did not turn out well at all:( I have flashbacks to that disaster to this day… lol
I always have cans of cream chicken on hand. I’d like to try the Fiesta Pork Chop recipe ? ??HUGS
cream of mushroom soup
I always have green beans and corn. I will be making beans and weenies this weekend.
Sweet potatoes
French onion soup…… Italian chicken!!
I always have canned tomatoes on hand–they go in so many dishes
I keep a variety of cans goods, but am never without beans, tuna or veggies & cream of something, thank you for all your crockpot ideas.
I always have canned tomatoes and onion soup. They are good to use in so many recipes. Am going to make the one pot sausage dinner.
I always have creamed soups and diced tomatoes on hand. I would love to try the One pot sausage meal. Looks yummy. Also the Mac and cheese. Oh my! <3
I always have cream of mushroom soup on hand!
Also I would love to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese. I love all your recipes so far, thanks for sharing – love it!
Corn, green beans, carrots, peas, canned potatoes, different kinds of canned beans, cream of mushroom soup, and cream of chicken soup are some of the cans that I keep at all times.
I am going to have to make the Italian Chicken.
Cream of Mushroom soup is always on my shelf along with tomatoes, corn and all kinds of beans. Plan to try the Italian chicken today although with breasts…..Hubby is not a lover of dark meat.
I always keep canned diced tomatoes and canned soup on hand. I make a lot of dishes that call for canned tomatoes and soup is always good for a quick meal.
I always have a lot of can veg. on hand corn, all kinds of beans, soups, pie filling.
I always have canned carrots in the pantry. I use them in everything from shepherd’s pie and chicken and dumplings to a simple side dish with a little butter. I’m most excited to try the Spanish rice recipe. Thanks for all the great recipes and keep them coming.
I have cream of mushroom soup on hand. The party beans look good.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Crock Pot cooking for my very busy life. I have a stash of different varieties of canned beans. They go into so many different dishes from salads to sides and main dish recipes in my Crock Pots. It also makes meats go a little further. P.S. I love my “Cassie”, too . The casserole style has made so many casserole recipes Crock Pot friendly.
I always have a can or two of pie filling for those ” oops, I forgot the pitching” fruit crisps! The Catalina Chicken is already in the crock for dinner this evening!
I always have a can or two of pie filling, for those, “oops, I forgot the pitch in” fruit crisp! The Catalina Chicken is already in the crock for dinner tonight!
I want to try crockpot Spanish rice.
I always have canned tuna on hand.
Will be trying the crock pot green beans.
We keep cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup and tomato sauce.
Green beans are always on hand, plus mushrooms and cream soups. I am going to try the crock pot Spanish rice, one of my favorites.
I keep canned vegetables and canned cream soups in my pantry they always come in handy for casseroles The recipe I’m going to try next is the crockpot catilina chicken thighs sounds delicious!!!
Canned Soups, like cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, French Onion. I would like to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese
I always have some variety of “cream of” soup. Usually chicken or mushroom, but celery is great for a change and really adds a lot of flavor to recipes. I would love to try the lava cake. I tried a different recipe a couple of years ago that did not turn out well at all:( I have flashbacks to that disaster to this day… lol
I always have cans of cream chicken on hand. I’d like to try the Fiesta Pork Chop recipe ? ??HUGS
cream of mushroom soup
I always have green beans and corn. I will be making beans and weenies this weekend.
Sweet potatoes
French onion soup…… Italian chicken!!
I always have canned tomatoes on hand–they go in so many dishes
I keep a variety of cans goods, but am never without beans, tuna or veggies & cream of something, thank you for all your crockpot ideas.
I always have canned tomatoes and onion soup. They are good to use in so many recipes. Am going to make the one pot sausage dinner.
I always have creamed soups and diced tomatoes on hand. I would love to try the One pot sausage meal. Looks yummy. Also the Mac and cheese. Oh my! <3
I always have cream of mushroom soup on hand!
Also I would love to try the Fiesta Mac and Cheese. I love all your recipes so far, thanks for sharing – love it!
Corn, green beans, carrots, peas, canned potatoes, different kinds of canned beans, cream of mushroom soup, and cream of chicken soup are some of the cans that I keep at all times.
I am going to have to make the Italian Chicken.
Cream of Mushroom soup is always on my shelf along with tomatoes, corn and all kinds of beans. Plan to try the Italian chicken today although with breasts…..Hubby is not a lover of dark meat.
I always keep canned diced tomatoes and canned soup on hand. I make a lot of dishes that call for canned tomatoes and soup is always good for a quick meal.