15 More Slow Cooker Dinners Nobody Told Seniors About (Small Batch)

15 more slow cooker suppers nobody told you about, every one sized for a little 2-3 quart pot. Not one repeat from my 20 dinner videos. CHAPTERS 0:00 Ritsy, it's just me 0:47 1. Pork tenderloin, apples & onions 1:56 The rules nobody wrote down 3:02 2. Chicken thighs in tomato gravy 4:02 3. Sausage and white bean stew 4:54 4. Tomato basil soup 5:54 5. Black-eyed pea soup with ham 6:41 6. Chicken and vegetable soup 7:35 7. Chicken and biscuit dumplings for two 8:23 8. Small-pot chili 9:15 9. Mama's freezer vegetable soup 10:17 10. Plain pulled chicken 11:01 11. Taco meat 11:41 12. Shredded pork, sauce on the side 12:23 13. Cinnamon applesauce 13:02 14. Bread pudding 14:01 15. Peach freezer jam ❄️ FREEZER RULES: cool fast in shallow containers; single portions; label name + date; dairy, rice and noodles go in at the bowl, not the pot; thaw overnight in the fridge, heat gently. ⚠️ No frozen raw meat in a slow cooker. Pork 145°F, chicken 165°F, ground beef 160°F. L = low, H = high. Small pot runs hot: check an hour early. DINNER FOR ONE: 1 Pork Tenderloin: 1 lb tenderloin on apple wedges + ½ onion, ½ c apple juice, 1 tsp sage. L 2½-3h, 145°F, rest 5 min. ❄️ Slice, freeze in its juice, 2 mo 2 Chicken in Tomato Gravy: 4 bone-in thighs (skin off) over ½ onion; can diced tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning. L 4-5h. 2 T flour + ¼ c water, H 15 min. ❄️ 3 mo, gravy over the meat 3 Sausage & White Bean Stew: ½ ring smoked sausage, can great northern beans, can tomatoes, baby carrots, ½ onion, 1 c broth, thyme, bay leaf. L 5-6h. Frozen spinach last 20 min. ❄️ 3 mo SOUPS THAT FREEZE 4 Tomato Basil: big can crushed + can diced tomatoes, 2 c broth, ½ onion, garlic, 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp sugar. L 5-6h, blend. Cream at the bowl (dairy-free: coconut milk). ❄️ 3 mo PLAIN 5 Black-Eyed Pea: bag frozen peas (or 2 cans), 1 c diced ham, ½ onion, baby carrots, celery, 4 c broth, bay leaf. L 6-7h. ❄️ 3 mo 6 Chicken & Vegetable: 2 thighs, 5 c broth, carrots, ½ onion, celery, can tomatoes, thyme. L 5-6h. 2 c frozen veg last 30 min. ❄️ 3 mo, NO rice/noodles; add at the bowl THE ONES THEY SAY YOU CAN'T MAKE SMALL 7 Dumplings for Two: 2 thighs, 2½ c broth, carrots, ½ onion, ½ can cream of chicken. L 4h. 4 biscuits quartered, H 45 min. ❄️ Freeze chicken + gravy 2 mo; fresh dumplings at the bowl 8 Small-Pot Chili: ½ lb ground beef broken small, can beans, can tomatoes w/ chiles, ½ onion, ½ pkt chili seasoning, ½ c water. Stir so beef is under liquid. L 6h, 160°F. ❄️ 3 mo 9 Vegetable Soup: can tomatoes, 2 c frozen mixed veg, 1 diced potato, ½ onion, can corn, can green beans, 4 c broth, Italian seasoning, pinch sugar. L 6h. ❄️ 3 mo; freeze the day you make it MEAT YOU PORTION 10 Plain Pulled Chicken: 1½ lb thighs, 1 c broth, ½ onion. L 4-5h. ❄️ ½-cup portions in broth, 3 mo 11 Taco Meat: 1 lb ground beef broken small, pkt taco seasoning, ½ c water, ½ onion, ½ can tomato sauce. L 5h, 160°F, skim grease. ❄️ ½-cup portions, 3 mo 12 Shredded Pork: 2 lb Boston butt, ½ pkt onion soup mix, ½ c water, 1 T vinegar. L 8h. ❄️ PLAIN in its juice, 3 mo; sauce each portion later SWEETS 13 Applesauce: 6 apples in wedges, ¼ c water, 1 tsp cinnamon, squeeze lemon. L 5-6h, mash. ❄️ Muffin-tin pucks, 6 mo 14 Bread Pudding: 4 c stale bread, 3 eggs, 1½ c milk, ⅓ c sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, 2 T butter. Paper towel under lid, corners folded over it. L 2½-3h. ❄️ Wrap squares, 2 mo 15 Peach Freezer Jam: 2 lb peaches, 1 c sugar, juice of 1 lemon, pinch cinnamon. H 3-4h, lid off last hour, mash. ❄️ 1 yr frozen, 3 wk open in fridge. Freezer only, NOT shelf-stable