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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 Rotel and stewed tomatoes on hand! I want to try breakfast recipes as I need to have something hearty on the table for my kiddos.
Can chicken comes in handy.
Right now I am cooking the crockpot sausage dinner.
I want to make the apple cinnamon bread. I just got a can of apple pie filling.
I keep canned corn beef hash . on hand love the stuff. I am dieing to try the crock pot sloppy joe cheese burgers .
I’ve started stocking in some new things to try like,blk eyed peas,3 bean salad, hominy just to add some interest. I’d like to try the pork supper recipe next. I smile every time I see that raspberry colored crock pot.What a happy addition.With all the time us girls put in our kitchen we should have some happy color choices!
Corn
Fiesta Mac and cheese
I always have cream of chicken and cream of mushroom and vegetables and broth.
Always have chicken broth and cream of mushroom soup. Hoping to try mac ‘n cheese soon!
I keep veggies, ie , tomatoes beans, mushooms, corn etc and beef and veggie stock. I also keep various kinds of soup on hand. I also keep canned meats, such as spam Vienna sausage, canned chicken and corned beef.,
I always have canned veggies, soups, and meats. trying Italian chicken
I ALWAYS HAVE RO-TEL AND ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF
TOMATOES ON HAND, YOU CAN CREATE MANY DIFFERENT
DISHES WITH THEM.
WOULD LOVE TO TRY THE SAUSAGE CASSEROLE
stock in a box – beef, chicken and vegetable
I’m sure applesauce is in the cupboard for the apple cinnamon bread.
I’m going to try the apple cinnamon bread. It sounds yummy.
Always have a can of Salmon to make Sandwiches
I always have cream of mushroom soup on hand and use it for sauces, and to flavour most of my meals.
I would love to try the Crock Pot Italian Chicken, since chicken is the main meal servied in my house – next to fish.
I always have corn, green beans, peaches, pears, and soups on hand.
I would love to try the Italian roast and crock pot green beans.
I have a good variety of canned goods ( Vegetables, Fruits and Sauce) The Italian Pot Roast sounds great.
I keep canned soups (mostly Cream of …)
Always tomatoes!
I loved the Crock Pot Party Beans! I definitely will be making them many more times!
The Italian Pot Roast!
We always keep green beans & kidney beans on hand……
So the above recipe I would try is the one that included both canned items. Thx !
I keep black beans, pintos, garbonzos in the pantry. Tomatoes and those go to soups too!
I made your Fiesta slow cooker pork chops for a potluck recently. Everyone was asking “Where did you get this recipe?”
I told them, “From Recipes that Crock”, of course!
You are my favorite !!
Green beans, peas, corn & carrots, as well as cream of onion & cream of mushroom soup.
I always have Rotel and stewed tomatoes on hand! I want to try breakfast recipes as I need to have something hearty on the table for my kiddos.
Can chicken comes in handy.
Right now I am cooking the crockpot sausage dinner.
I want to make the apple cinnamon bread. I just got a can of apple pie filling.
I keep canned corn beef hash . on hand love the stuff. I am dieing to try the crock pot sloppy joe cheese burgers .
I’ve started stocking in some new things to try like,blk eyed peas,3 bean salad, hominy just to add some interest. I’d like to try the pork supper recipe next. I smile every time I see that raspberry colored crock pot.What a happy addition.With all the time us girls put in our kitchen we should have some happy color choices!
Corn
Fiesta Mac and cheese
I always have cream of chicken and cream of mushroom and vegetables and broth.
Always have chicken broth and cream of mushroom soup. Hoping to try mac ‘n cheese soon!
I keep veggies, ie , tomatoes beans, mushooms, corn etc and beef and veggie stock. I also keep various kinds of soup on hand. I also keep canned meats, such as spam Vienna sausage, canned chicken and corned beef.,
I always have canned veggies, soups, and meats. trying Italian chicken
I ALWAYS HAVE RO-TEL AND ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF
TOMATOES ON HAND, YOU CAN CREATE MANY DIFFERENT
DISHES WITH THEM.
WOULD LOVE TO TRY THE SAUSAGE CASSEROLE
stock in a box – beef, chicken and vegetable
I’m sure applesauce is in the cupboard for the apple cinnamon bread.
I’m going to try the apple cinnamon bread. It sounds yummy.
Always have a can of Salmon to make Sandwiches
I always have cream of mushroom soup on hand and use it for sauces, and to flavour most of my meals.
I would love to try the Crock Pot Italian Chicken, since chicken is the main meal servied in my house – next to fish.
I always have corn, green beans, peaches, pears, and soups on hand.
I would love to try the Italian roast and crock pot green beans.
I have a good variety of canned goods ( Vegetables, Fruits and Sauce) The Italian Pot Roast sounds great.
I keep canned soups (mostly Cream of …)
Always tomatoes!
I loved the Crock Pot Party Beans! I definitely will be making them many more times!
The Italian Pot Roast!
We always keep green beans & kidney beans on hand……
So the above recipe I would try is the one that included both canned items. Thx !
I keep black beans, pintos, garbonzos in the pantry. Tomatoes and those go to soups too!
I made your Fiesta slow cooker pork chops for a potluck recently. Everyone was asking “Where did you get this recipe?”
I told them, “From Recipes that Crock”, of course!
You are my favorite !!
Green beans, peas, corn & carrots, as well as cream of onion & cream of mushroom soup.