Cooktop Cove: Got condensed soup lying around? These brilliant slow cooker recipes got you covered
By Jessica Jacobs
Slow cookers are a busy cook's best friend, making it easy to prepare a delicious, home-cooked meal with minimal effort. And when it comes to slow cooker recipes, using condensed soup can be a game-changer. Condensed soup is a versatile ingredient that adds flavor, creaminess, and thickness to dishes, making them perfect for slow cooking. With a wide range of flavors available, from cream of mushroom to tomato soup, there are countless possibilities for creating tasty slow cooker meals using condensed soup.
One of the major benefits of using condensed soup in slow cooker recipes is the convenience it provides. The soup can be used as a base for stews, casseroles, and other dishes, eliminating the need for multiple ingredients and reducing preparation time. Additionally, using condensed soup can make dishes more flavorful and satisfying, without adding extra salt or fat.
Whether you're a busy parent looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a foodie looking for new recipe ideas, using condensed soup in slow cooker recipes is a smart and delicious choice.
Let's check out some of our favorite recipes featuring condensed soup:
1. Creamy chicken pasta
When you sink your teeth into a bite of this cheesy, melt-in-your mouth chicken pasta dish, you’ll instantly be addicted. It’s an easy meal that's the epitome of comfort food. In fact, it’s like a combination of a quick slow-cooker creamy chicken dish and a gooey mac and cheese all in one. Since it's cooked in the slow cooker, you know prep is a breeze.
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2. Chicken rice casserole
Nothing beats a simple, delicious recipe that requires little to no prep work. This chicken rice casserole only calls for a handful of ingredients, none of which you have to season or cook in any way. For those of you who love casseroles and own a slow cooker at home, you ought to give this recipe a try.
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3. Chicken & gravy
Slow-cooker meals are the ultimate lazy dinner strategy, and this slow cooker chicken and gravy is no exception. Most of the ingredients will last a good long while in your pantry, and preparing it in the morning only takes about five minutes. Then, the slow-cooker does the rest of the work, so you can come home to a delicious dinner you barely remember making.
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4. Creamy meatballs
Put your slow cooker to good use tonight when you make this creamy and hearty ground beef and shells dish. Seasoned and browned ground beef is stewed into a cream of mushroom soup base, along with al dente shell pasta, to make a delightfully comforting dish reminiscent of beef stroganoff. It's the ideal meal to make on a cold winter's night or even for a large party where you're serving many people.
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5. Creamy mushroom pork chops
A meal of creamy pork chops smothered in mushrooms is hard to beat. In the recipe below, we make this delicious combination of pork and mushrooms using bone-in pork chops and cream of mushroom soup. It's so easy to make!
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