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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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I keep green beans, Yellow beans, canned potatoes, spinach, red beans, pinto beans, bush beans, broth both beef and chicken, fruit ect.
I always keep a can of whole kernel sweet corn. I would like to try the crock pot green beans and Fiesta Mac and cheese
Always have cans of tuna, and cream soups on hand. I will try the Spanish Rice recipe. Sounds so good!
always have a can of spam on hand.
I will be trying the spanish rice.
Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Cream Mushrooms and Green Peas
Cream of celery and would like to try Spanish rice
Cream Mushrooms and green peas
I always have tomatoes and 4-5 different kinds of beans. I want to try the Perfect Crock Pot Roast and Chicken Stuffing Casserole.
I usually always have a cream of something soup on hand. Weather it be celery, mushroom or chicken soup I can always use it for something.
I would like to try the Italian Pot Roast, sounds yummy.
Good luck to everyone!!
Would like to try Crockpot Spanish Rice. I always keep diced tomatoes on hand.
I always have canned Salmon on hand! Boneless and Skinless of course;)
I’m so excited to Try those Catalina Chicken Thighs! Look mouth watering!!
I always have diced tomatoes and mushroom soup on hand. I an excited to try the Spanish Rice!
I always have healthy cream of mushroom and cream of chicken. I also stock up on diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and all kind of beans. Preparing meals for my 90 year old mother in law using my crock pot is healthy and easy for a. much softer texture for her to enjoy.
I always have canned tomatoes on hand….with it getting closer and closer to football season, I am always looking for different chili recipes!
I always have to have chicken broth on hand. I use it in everything including just soup
I always have different flavor so of canned tomatoes on hand.
I am looking forward to trying the Spanish Rice recipe.
I ALWAYS have canned tomatoes – diced, crushed, whole, with green chilies, without salt, etc, etc, etc. Can always come up with a meal using tomatoes. The recipe I am most interested in is the Spanish Rice. I have never been able to make really good Spanish Rice. Looking forward to trying this one.
I wish I could say I make everything from scratch, but I’d be fibbing! I always keep cream soups and chicken broth on hand, as well as a variety of beans.
I always have on hand cream of *whatever soups and tomato soup. Tuna is also a big favorite too.
I’m interesting in trying the fiesta mac and cheese, mmmmm.
I always have canned corn and every kind of beans imaginable in my pantry and would most definitely like to make the slow cooker beans and wienies!
I usually have cans of green beans the French Style ones. I plan to make the Sausage, green bean and potatoes recipe. Plan to use the French Style ones, instead of the regular cut green beans. Will this work?
cream soups like Mushroom and Chicken and green beans & mixed veg.
I always have on hand green beans, corn, kidney beans, pinto beans, canellini beans. I love crock pot party beans ๐
Always have cream of mushroom, cream of chicken soup and chicken broth on hand!
Cream of mushroom soup!
I keep green beans, Yellow beans, canned potatoes, spinach, red beans, pinto beans, bush beans, broth both beef and chicken, fruit ect.
I always keep a can of whole kernel sweet corn. I would like to try the crock pot green beans and Fiesta Mac and cheese
Always have cans of tuna, and cream soups on hand. I will try the Spanish Rice recipe. Sounds so good!
always have a can of spam on hand.
I will be trying the spanish rice.
Fiesta Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Cream Mushrooms and Green Peas
Cream of celery and would like to try Spanish rice
Cream Mushrooms and green peas
I always have tomatoes and 4-5 different kinds of beans. I want to try the Perfect Crock Pot Roast and Chicken Stuffing Casserole.
I usually always have a cream of something soup on hand. Weather it be celery, mushroom or chicken soup I can always use it for something.
I would like to try the Italian Pot Roast, sounds yummy.
Good luck to everyone!!
Would like to try Crockpot Spanish Rice. I always keep diced tomatoes on hand.
I always have canned Salmon on hand! Boneless and Skinless of course;)
I’m so excited to Try those Catalina Chicken Thighs! Look mouth watering!!
I always have diced tomatoes and mushroom soup on hand. I an excited to try the Spanish Rice!
I always have healthy cream of mushroom and cream of chicken. I also stock up on diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and all kind of beans. Preparing meals for my 90 year old mother in law using my crock pot is healthy and easy for a. much softer texture for her to enjoy.
I always have canned tomatoes on hand….with it getting closer and closer to football season, I am always looking for different chili recipes!
I always have to have chicken broth on hand. I use it in everything including just soup
I always have different flavor so of canned tomatoes on hand.
I am looking forward to trying the Spanish Rice recipe.
I ALWAYS have canned tomatoes – diced, crushed, whole, with green chilies, without salt, etc, etc, etc. Can always come up with a meal using tomatoes. The recipe I am most interested in is the Spanish Rice. I have never been able to make really good Spanish Rice. Looking forward to trying this one.
I wish I could say I make everything from scratch, but I’d be fibbing! I always keep cream soups and chicken broth on hand, as well as a variety of beans.
I always have on hand cream of *whatever soups and tomato soup. Tuna is also a big favorite too.
I’m interesting in trying the fiesta mac and cheese, mmmmm.
I always have canned corn and every kind of beans imaginable in my pantry and would most definitely like to make the slow cooker beans and wienies!
I usually have cans of green beans the French Style ones. I plan to make the Sausage, green bean and potatoes recipe. Plan to use the French Style ones, instead of the regular cut green beans. Will this work?
cream soups like Mushroom and Chicken and green beans & mixed veg.
I always have on hand green beans, corn, kidney beans, pinto beans, canellini beans. I love crock pot party beans ๐
Always have cream of mushroom, cream of chicken soup and chicken broth on hand!