Dinner can literally not get any easier than:
Step 1 - take bag out of freezer
Step 2 - pour in crock pot
Step 3 - hit "start"
Ok, maybe "pick up phone and dial Pizza hut" is one step shorter, but you have to order, wait, tip the delivery guy, their customer service is outsourced to Pittsburgh... it's way healthier my way. In my humble opinion.
Maybe this is partially inspired by these things you see on Pinterest all the time about a salad in a mason jar. Which is a great idea, and someday I'll try it. But anyhow, with bits and pieces from other meals, I just accumulated veggies in a bag and one day after I'd made chicken and had leftover bones and grease, I used that to create a simple soup.
Ingredients:
Chicken bones, skin, fat from 4 drumsticks
1 tomato, diced
1 potato, diced
3 whole carrots, sliced
1/2 white onion, diced
2 tbsp chicken flavoring
Dash garlic salt and Italian seasonings
That bag can be tossed in the freezer to be pulled out whenever you want a quick meal hot and ready for you that night.
Step 1: Put bag of 'stuff' into crock pot. Add seasonings if you want, or extra chicken meat if you want.
Step 2: Add water until crock pot is about half full. Set on low all day.
This is easily customizable to whatever veggies or meat you like. You can also add a grain like noodles, rice, or barley. If you're full vegan, don't use chicken leftovers as a base, you can make your own veggie stock. Labels: carrots, cheap, chicken, comfort food, creative, crock pot, easy, fast, frozen vegetables, get creative, healthy, onion, potatoes, slow cooker, soup, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian, versatile
