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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 canned stewed tomatoes…also beans and mixed vegs. I want to try the Catalina Chicken Thighs. I make Russian chicken and this seems similar but I suppose you could substitute ANY dressing you wish as long as it goes with pineapple; how about using peaches instead of pineapple?
I always have on hand Rotel-original
I am most interested in trying the recipe for crock pot Italian pot roast.
ooopps didnt know it when out the two different times before i realized the email was wrong lets try again lol
can corn, rotel tomatoes
will be trying the party beans
I’m a prepper so if I eat it, I have it in storage.
A recipe for mac and cheese is always good.
canned corn,rotel tomatoes
will be trying party beans
can corn, rotel tomatoes
will be trying the party beans
corn rotel tomatoes
I’m still using a dial crock pot and would like to put a digital to test. Everyone seems to like theirs.
oops forgot to post canned tomatoes and cans of chicken are always in my pantry along with a “kagillion “cans of beans
I always have a variety of beans and black olives
I always keep diced tomatoes and green chilies on hand. Can’t wait to try the Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops!
always have canned diced tomatoes and canned whole tomatoes, they are so good to us in so many things. Good to have broth on hand too.
I always keep cream of mushroom and tomato soup on hand. Also green beans and corn. I want to try the one pot sausage soup.
I always have some type of diced tomatoes with green chile’s and canned beans. I can’t wait to try the Spanish rice recipe.
I keep canned tomatoes on hand and want to try the Crock Pot Party Beans.
I always keep some type of beans like kidney or cannelloni beans, as well as cream of mushroom soup. I would like to try the spanish rice.
mushrooms of course ๐
I always have green beans on hand. I am anxious to try the one pot sausage dinner!
I always have cream of mushroom and diced tomatoes!
Love these recipes. We have canned soup and green beans stored for quick meals.
Hi! I always have cream soup of a variety of flavors on hand as well as green beans. Fruit like pineapple too!
Im researching recipes now for a missions trip we’ll be taking and I’m in charge of meals. I think with limited cooking options and time that crock pot recipes will be our best friend! Hoping my name gets drawn as we could use a programmable pot! Thanks!
The one can I all ways have on hand is,Pork with juices.It can be used in many different dishes.The recipe I am going to try is the sausage dinner,all though they all look very good.
I keep mushrooms , cream of mushroom soup, Vegetartian Beans Black beans,,chili beans, great northern beans, and speghetti sauce.
I always keep beans and vegetables, for those, it is a short week. I can’t wait to try One Pot Sausage Dinner.
I always have chicken broth on hand . Also diced tomatoes.
Cream of chicken is my cupboard staple. I would like to try the Italian chicken next.
I always have canned stewed tomatoes…also beans and mixed vegs. I want to try the Catalina Chicken Thighs. I make Russian chicken and this seems similar but I suppose you could substitute ANY dressing you wish as long as it goes with pineapple; how about using peaches instead of pineapple?
I always have on hand Rotel-original
I am most interested in trying the recipe for crock pot Italian pot roast.
ooopps didnt know it when out the two different times before i realized the email was wrong lets try again lol
can corn, rotel tomatoes
will be trying the party beans
I’m a prepper so if I eat it, I have it in storage.
A recipe for mac and cheese is always good.
canned corn,rotel tomatoes
will be trying party beans
can corn, rotel tomatoes
will be trying the party beans
corn rotel tomatoes
I’m still using a dial crock pot and would like to put a digital to test. Everyone seems to like theirs.
oops forgot to post canned tomatoes and cans of chicken are always in my pantry along with a “kagillion “cans of beans
I always have a variety of beans and black olives
I always keep diced tomatoes and green chilies on hand. Can’t wait to try the Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops!
always have canned diced tomatoes and canned whole tomatoes, they are so good to us in so many things. Good to have broth on hand too.
I always keep cream of mushroom and tomato soup on hand. Also green beans and corn. I want to try the one pot sausage soup.
I always have some type of diced tomatoes with green chile’s and canned beans. I can’t wait to try the Spanish rice recipe.
I keep canned tomatoes on hand and want to try the Crock Pot Party Beans.
I always keep some type of beans like kidney or cannelloni beans, as well as cream of mushroom soup. I would like to try the spanish rice.
mushrooms of course ๐
I always have green beans on hand. I am anxious to try the one pot sausage dinner!
I always have cream of mushroom and diced tomatoes!
Love these recipes. We have canned soup and green beans stored for quick meals.
Hi! I always have cream soup of a variety of flavors on hand as well as green beans. Fruit like pineapple too!
Im researching recipes now for a missions trip we’ll be taking and I’m in charge of meals. I think with limited cooking options and time that crock pot recipes will be our best friend! Hoping my name gets drawn as we could use a programmable pot! Thanks!
The one can I all ways have on hand is,Pork with juices.It can be used in many different dishes.The recipe I am going to try is the sausage dinner,all though they all look very good.
I keep mushrooms , cream of mushroom soup, Vegetartian Beans Black beans,,chili beans, great northern beans, and speghetti sauce.
I always keep beans and vegetables, for those, it is a short week. I can’t wait to try One Pot Sausage Dinner.
I always have chicken broth on hand . Also diced tomatoes.
Cream of chicken is my cupboard staple. I would like to try the Italian chicken next.