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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 LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANNED TOMATOES.
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THE GREEN BEANS
Love the itialian chicken I have cream of chicken among others.
I always keep a few cans of cream of chicken soup. Would love to try the Italian pot roast!
I always keep cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soups on hand. I want to try the Mississippi Chicken recipe.
I always have canned broths, beans, tomatoes, vegetables, fruit, cream soups, and dried beans and pasta in my pantry.
I keep canned veggies, diced/ stewed tomatoes, cream of chicken, celery and mushroom soups and a host of different dry pastas or rice mixes on hand. Being a single Dad of three young active children – I need crock pot recipes to keep ahead of the time demands. Love the recipes – keep ’em coming please!
I want to try the caramel pie recipe.
we always keep canned cooking soups on hand.
I usually have Cream of Mushroom Soup on hand, and I would like to try the Catalina Chicken Thighs.
Always have canned green beans, corn and various varieties of canned tomatoes on hand. I would like to try Crock Pot Catalina Chicken Thighs.
I always keep cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups on hand. You can use them in so many recipes. While I enjoy your videos and want to try many of the recipes, I would like to try the Fiesta slow cooker pork chops first.
I have just about anything you can think of canned in my pantry. Fresh from the garden. I am going to try the steak and noodle soup. Thanks for the great recipies
green beans and kidney beans and I want to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner
I keep green beans, stewed tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup and tomato sauce for some of our favorite dishes. I would like to try the Spanish rice and Mac and cheese plus all the desserts.
I always keep cream soups, tomatoes, tomato sauce, veggies and fruit. I tend to forget to pick up broth which makes me mad when I run out! LOL!
Think I will try sloppy joe cheeseburgers and fiesta mac and cheese this weekend.
The one canned item I always have on hand is canned veggies. I love to throw something together in a crock pot in the morning, set it, and come home to a meal! I would love to try crock pot french onion soup!
I always have lots of green beans, corn, and baked beans. I would love to try the green bean recipe!
I stock tomatoes and condensed soups.
I would love to try the Crock Pot Cheeseburger Sandwiches!
Thank you for the opportunity to win.
I want to try Sloppy Joe cheeseburgers. Just printed off the recipe.
Always have canned cream soups on hand. Always.
Tomato paste, garbanzo beans, and canned tuna frequent my pantry.
I’m all over that slow cooker chicken. In the summer, it can get so hot, I’d rather order pizza than spend time slaving over a stove.
I always keep canned green beans in the house. I need to stock up on beans and tomatoes for winter crocking!
I would like to try the green bean recipe…
Chili
I always keep red kidney beans on hand. I would love to try the crock pot caramel pie.
I like to keep canned diced tomatoes on hand, as well as mushroom soup, chicken broth, & corn. I want to try the Spanish rice recipe next!
I ALWAYS HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANNED TOMATOES.
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THE GREEN BEANS
Love the itialian chicken I have cream of chicken among others.
I always keep a few cans of cream of chicken soup. Would love to try the Italian pot roast!
I always keep cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soups on hand. I want to try the Mississippi Chicken recipe.
I always have canned broths, beans, tomatoes, vegetables, fruit, cream soups, and dried beans and pasta in my pantry.
I keep canned veggies, diced/ stewed tomatoes, cream of chicken, celery and mushroom soups and a host of different dry pastas or rice mixes on hand. Being a single Dad of three young active children – I need crock pot recipes to keep ahead of the time demands. Love the recipes – keep ’em coming please!
I want to try the caramel pie recipe.
we always keep canned cooking soups on hand.
I usually have Cream of Mushroom Soup on hand, and I would like to try the Catalina Chicken Thighs.
Always have canned green beans, corn and various varieties of canned tomatoes on hand. I would like to try Crock Pot Catalina Chicken Thighs.
I always keep cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups on hand. You can use them in so many recipes. While I enjoy your videos and want to try many of the recipes, I would like to try the Fiesta slow cooker pork chops first.
I have just about anything you can think of canned in my pantry. Fresh from the garden. I am going to try the steak and noodle soup. Thanks for the great recipies
green beans and kidney beans and I want to try the One Pot Sausage Dinner
I keep green beans, stewed tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup and tomato sauce for some of our favorite dishes. I would like to try the Spanish rice and Mac and cheese plus all the desserts.
I always keep cream soups, tomatoes, tomato sauce, veggies and fruit. I tend to forget to pick up broth which makes me mad when I run out! LOL!
Think I will try sloppy joe cheeseburgers and fiesta mac and cheese this weekend.
The one canned item I always have on hand is canned veggies. I love to throw something together in a crock pot in the morning, set it, and come home to a meal! I would love to try crock pot french onion soup!
I always have lots of green beans, corn, and baked beans. I would love to try the green bean recipe!
I stock tomatoes and condensed soups.
I would love to try the Crock Pot Cheeseburger Sandwiches!
Thank you for the opportunity to win.
I want to try Sloppy Joe cheeseburgers. Just printed off the recipe.
Always have canned cream soups on hand. Always.
Tomato paste, garbanzo beans, and canned tuna frequent my pantry.
I’m all over that slow cooker chicken. In the summer, it can get so hot, I’d rather order pizza than spend time slaving over a stove.
I always keep canned green beans in the house. I need to stock up on beans and tomatoes for winter crocking!
I would like to try the green bean recipe…
Chili
I always keep red kidney beans on hand. I would love to try the crock pot caramel pie.
I like to keep canned diced tomatoes on hand, as well as mushroom soup, chicken broth, & corn. I want to try the Spanish rice recipe next!