If there’s any upside to being at home, it’s slow cooking. Rich soups, tender roasts, flavourful curries and even moist desserts can be made in the slow cooker. Just a few dollars and minimal effort are required to create comforting meals that quick-and-easy recipes just can’t match. But there’s another bonus to cooking in your crockpot: you’ll save money.
That’s right. Slow cooking is usually a great way to batch cook or make meals that can double up as leftovers. If you have a family of 4 or more and a big crockpot, choose slow cooker recipes to feed them. The pot fits quite a lot inside and helps keep grocery costs down.
Simple, humble meals with minimal ingredients often need to be cooked ‘low and slow’ so the flavours enhance and the meal can be easily digested. If you need to bulk up the meal a bit more, a pot of rice never goes astray.
How to slow cook on the cheap
Start a meal in the morning by placing all the ingredients into the crockpot and switching it on low. This pumpkin soup is a good option for winter because of the warming and flavoursome spices. Plus, at just $1.04 a serve, it’s great for your wallet!
If you’re after a meatier meal, try this slow cooker massaman curry. You won’t need to fork out much because it’s only $2.87 a serve.
Once you’ve added the ingredients to the slow cooker, get on with your day. You’ll be comforted knowing you have a nourishing – and often easily digestible – dinner already on the boil.
Check on your dish when you stop for a cuppa or halfway through the day and give it a little stir. When dinner time rolls around, set the table, gather the family and voila! A warming, nourishing meal is ready to tuck into.
Dessert lovers, we haven’t forgotten about you. This slow-cooked banana cake takes 4 hours in the crockpot and is just 65c a serve!
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