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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 keep beans…black, chili, red, Green, refried and baked beans…and tomatoes of several types..then I can go Mexican, chili, bean dip, beans and weenies and others depending on what else I have on hand. I would like to try the chicken thighs recipe.
I made Fiesta Mac N Cheese for dinner last night.It was very good and i put a can of corn in .
i have sweeten can milk, can chicken.
I always have green beans. It’s the only veggie I can get my 9 year old son to eat.
I am interested in making the Catalina chicken thighs. Yummy.
I always have canned broth, both beef & chicken.
I always have several cans of different beans on hand.
I’d like to try the Crock Pot Party Beans…they look delish!
Beans, beans, beans…pinto, black, garbanzo, kidney, great northern…I use them just about every other day!
I always have corn, green beans, hominy, tomatoes, and both chicken and beef broth in my pantry. I love making soups of all kinds. Raising 2 grandchildren who are 17 and 18 now means they are always on the move and always late for meals so I cook so it can be reheated fast.
Always have chicken broth & cream of mushroom soup in the pantry! Looking forward to making your crockpot roast ๐
Tomatoes
Spanish Rice to make
We always have cans of BEANS (pinto, kidney, black, garbanzo) on hand. Dish I am going to try is the beans and weenies!
I keep a good supply of soups and pie fillings on hand. I will be trying your recipe for French Onion Soup.
I would love to make the crock pot party beans! It is a bit of a twist to my bean recipe.
Always keep stewed tomatoes, green chilies, slice peaches, pear halves, fruit cocktail, cheddar cheese soup, peas and carrots and chili. I want to try side dish of Fiesta mac and cheese.
I always have canned chicken, green beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, asparagus. I sometime use the chicken plus other ingredients in the slow cooker for a quick shredded chicken BBQ dish.
We love anything BBQ. I will make your ribs first!
I always keep tomatoes and diced chilies on hand, and I can’t wait to try the fiesta pork chops! ๐
I always have cream of mushroom soup and tomato soup. I want to try the catalina chicken. Im gonna try it with chicken breasts instead of the thighs
Hi!
I always have on hand: broth, consommรฉ, diced tomatoes,beets, all kind of beans, because they good for health and can be replacing the meat. I could say more …
I always have canned green beans and tomatoes on hand. I really want to try the catalina chicken legs.
I always have chicken & beef broth, tomatoes, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, just to name a few. Being of Italian descent, I would like to try the Crock Pot Italian Chicken.
I keep kidney beans, corn, green beans, soup, and tomato sauce in my closet.
I would like to try the Italian chicken
I have all kinds of tomatoes, corn and green beans. I cant wait to try the Spanish rice I’m always looking for new ways to make rice.
I am definitely going to try the Italian chicken and the fiesta Mac and cheese.
I always have canned tomatoes and vegetables on the shelves.
I always keep beans…black, chili, red, Green, refried and baked beans…and tomatoes of several types..then I can go Mexican, chili, bean dip, beans and weenies and others depending on what else I have on hand. I would like to try the chicken thighs recipe.
I made Fiesta Mac N Cheese for dinner last night.It was very good and i put a can of corn in .
i have sweeten can milk, can chicken.
I always have green beans. It’s the only veggie I can get my 9 year old son to eat.
I am interested in making the Catalina chicken thighs. Yummy.
I always have canned broth, both beef & chicken.
I always have several cans of different beans on hand.
I’d like to try the Crock Pot Party Beans…they look delish!
Beans, beans, beans…pinto, black, garbanzo, kidney, great northern…I use them just about every other day!
I always have corn, green beans, hominy, tomatoes, and both chicken and beef broth in my pantry. I love making soups of all kinds. Raising 2 grandchildren who are 17 and 18 now means they are always on the move and always late for meals so I cook so it can be reheated fast.
Always have chicken broth & cream of mushroom soup in the pantry! Looking forward to making your crockpot roast ๐
Tomatoes
Spanish Rice to make
We always have cans of BEANS (pinto, kidney, black, garbanzo) on hand. Dish I am going to try is the beans and weenies!
I keep a good supply of soups and pie fillings on hand. I will be trying your recipe for French Onion Soup.
I would love to make the crock pot party beans! It is a bit of a twist to my bean recipe.
Always keep stewed tomatoes, green chilies, slice peaches, pear halves, fruit cocktail, cheddar cheese soup, peas and carrots and chili. I want to try side dish of Fiesta mac and cheese.
I always have canned chicken, green beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, asparagus. I sometime use the chicken plus other ingredients in the slow cooker for a quick shredded chicken BBQ dish.
We love anything BBQ. I will make your ribs first!
I always keep tomatoes and diced chilies on hand, and I can’t wait to try the fiesta pork chops! ๐
I always have cream of mushroom soup and tomato soup. I want to try the catalina chicken. Im gonna try it with chicken breasts instead of the thighs
Hi!
I always have on hand: broth, consommรฉ, diced tomatoes,beets, all kind of beans, because they good for health and can be replacing the meat. I could say more …
I always have canned green beans and tomatoes on hand. I really want to try the catalina chicken legs.
I always have chicken & beef broth, tomatoes, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, just to name a few. Being of Italian descent, I would like to try the Crock Pot Italian Chicken.
I keep kidney beans, corn, green beans, soup, and tomato sauce in my closet.
I would like to try the Italian chicken
I have all kinds of tomatoes, corn and green beans. I cant wait to try the Spanish rice I’m always looking for new ways to make rice.
I am definitely going to try the Italian chicken and the fiesta Mac and cheese.
I always have canned tomatoes and vegetables on the shelves.