12 Dump and Go Slow Cooker Meals for Seniors Living Alone No Browning, No Chopping

RULES: Never put frozen RAW meat in a slow cooker; thaw it in the fridge. Raw meat in the pot = frozen veg waits till the last 30 min. Cooked meat (sausage, ham, hock, smoked turkey) frozen veg at the start. CHAPTERS 0:00 Mamaw's hands 1:10 Meet Ritsy Jean 1:30 The rules, the no-chop aisle, the pot 3:40 1. Green beans, potatoes & sausage 5:00 Mamaw's rules, never written down 5:45 2. Smothered cube steak 7:05 3. Corn chowder 8:20 4. White chicken chili 9:35 5. Butter beans & ham hock 10:40 6. Chicken noodle soup 11:55 7. Greens & pot likker 13:05 8. Three-bean chili 14:10 9. Meatballs in gravy 15:15 10. Ham, cabbage & potatoes 16:20 11. Overnight breakfast casserole 17:40 12. Peach cobbler 19:00 The shape of every one RECIPES (2-3 qt cooker; big cooker, same recipe, freeze portions) 1. GREEN BEANS, POTATOES & SAUSAGE 1 ring smoked sausage (cut w/ scissors), 1 lb new potatoes, 1 lb frozen green beans, ½ cup frozen onion, 1 cup broth, pepper. Potatoes in first. LOW 6 hr. No salt. 2. SMOTHERED CUBE STEAK 2 cube steaks, 1 can cream of mushroom, ½ packet onion soup mix, ½ cup water, handful new potatoes. Potatoes under, steak over, sauce on top. LOW 6-7 hr. 3. CORN CHOWDER 3 cups frozen diced hash browns, 1 lb frozen corn, ½ cup frozen onion, bag of real bacon pieces, 3 cups broth. LOW 6 hr. Add ½ block cream cheese whole, 30 min, stir. Splash of milk. 4. WHITE CHICKEN CHILI 1 lb boneless thighs (thawed), 2 cans great northern beans (1 drained), 1 jar salsa verde, 1 tsp cumin, 1 cup broth. LOW 4-5 hr. Shred with forks. Add 1 cup frozen corn + ½ block cream cheese, 30 min. 5. BUTTER BEANS & HAM HOCK 1 lb frozen baby limas, 1 ham hock, ½ cup frozen onion, 3 cups water, pepper. LOW 6-7 hr. Pick meat off hock, stir back in. Butter on top. 6. CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP 2 boneless thighs (thawed), 6 cups broth, 1 cup baby carrots, 1 tsp dried minced onion, ½ tsp celery seed, bay leaf. LOW 4-5 hr. Shred. Add 1½ cups egg noodles, HIGH 20-30 min. 7. GREENS & POT LIKKER 1 lb frozen chopped turnip greens or collards, 1 smoked turkey wing, ½ cup frozen onion, 2 cups water, pinch sugar, red pepper flakes. LOW 6-8 hr. Splash of vinegar at the end. 8. THREE-BEAN CHILI 1 can each kidney, pinto, black beans (rinsed), 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 small can tomato sauce, 1 cup frozen pepper-onion mix, 2 Tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, 1 spoon jar garlic. LOW 6 hr. 9. MEATBALLS IN GRAVY 14 frozen cooked meatballs THAWED overnight, 1 jar beef gravy, ½ cup frozen onion, splash Worcestershire. LOW 4 hr. Over a baked potato or toast. 10. HAM, CABBAGE & POTATOES 1½ cups diced ham, ½ lb new potatoes, 1 cup baby carrots, ½ bag coleslaw mix, 1½ cups broth, pepper. Potatoes and carrots first, cabbage on top. LOW 6 hr. 11. OVERNIGHT BREAKFAST CASSEROLE Grease well. 3 cups shredded hash browns (thawed), 1 cup diced ham, 1 cup cheddar, 6 eggs + ½ cup milk. Layer, pour eggs over. LOW 6-7 hr (check small pots at 5). Done when the middle is set. 12. THREE-THING PEACH COBBLER 2 cans sliced peaches in juice (not drained), ½ box yellow cake mix sprinkled on top, ½ stick butter melted and drizzled over. DON'T STIR. Paper towel under the lid. HIGH 2½-3 hr.