SLOW COOKER MEALS | SIMPLE & EASY MEALS | FAMILY MEAL PLANNING 

I often cook a chicken in the slow cooker also a whole Gammon or any other joint , soo tender . I love your kitchen it’s beautiful . It’s lovely to see a young mum cooking lovely meals for her family .

Looooove slow cooking! Just some ideas if you wanted to make them taste even better/healthier! :) Always seal your meat first, i always remember the phrase "no colour no flavour" don't be afraid to whack it up high with some olive oil, salt & pepper! Clove of garlic in indian and beef stews (any type of slow cooking will add extra flavour, you could also add rosemary to beef dishes, thyme to chicken) Instead of jars of curry sauce if you had the time you could make big batches of your own homemade curry paste and it would keep in a kilner jar for ages! (you can buy big bags of spices and just mix them in a blender with some tomato puree etc) so much healthier! A tastier/healthier alternative to adding cream to indian/thai dishes would be coconut milk or coconut cream, you can save your heavy duty cream for mince pies ;) Passata can be really bitter, so can tomato puree, it always needs cooking out on a high heat and definitely add a spoonful of brown sugar or some worcester sauce to sweeten it a bit. (tinned tomatoes seem to be fresher and less concentrated) hope this helps! xxx

When cooking the meatballs, try to brown them in a pan for a bit then put them in the slow cooker!!! It helps them stay in their shape xx

I love watching people cook for the family . I love cooking for my family it brings me joy xxx

Loving these videos. I chop up carrots, onions , swede and put them in freezer then when i make something in slow cooker i just pop them in save cuting them up everytime. Also handy for soups. Saves so much time xx

I always crunch up some grease proof, soak it in water and squeeze out, wrap nann bread on paper than warm in oven, comes out soft and steamy

Dumplings and pearl barely will make it even more delish x

Absolutely loving your slow cooker recipes. So simple and tasty; exactly what I need. Thank you.

Oh yes I absolutely love spinach. I'll have to definitely try this recipe out soon.

Love these videos Rebecca. I've just bought a slow cooker and had no idea where to start. Thanks.

I am loving these slow cooker recipes thank you for the inspiration x

Just bought myself a slow cooker so I'm loving these videos 😊

Those slow cooker recipes looked delicious. Thanks for the nice fall meal ideas.

Love this! As winter approaches Minnesota, and we’ve been trying to get better at meal prep, videos like this are a godsend!

I always brown my beef and cook the onion first. It adds so much more flavour. But I understand if you don’t have much time it’s easy to skip that part. I do think it’s worth it though, along with some mustard in the beef stick and Worcestershire sauce. 🥴

Interesting video. If using Passata you need to sprinkle in some sugar to counteract the acidity from the tomatoes, that'll help it not taste so bitter. Half a teaspoon for a carton of Passata will be enough

Loved this!! Great content lovely meal ideas, just shared in my school mum's what's app group chat as we always moaning about how busy we are and gets boring what to keep cooking for meals etc so I'm sure this will give us some inspiration ❤

What a great mum wife and housekeeper you are ....young and yet old school home maker . Good girl , I bet you're mum is proud of you .

To make passata sauce taste nicely just add a bit of sugar and salt.

Love the recipes. Could you please say for how long you cooked them and if it was on high or low?

I would try less tomato purée, that’s a lot and normally it needs to be cooked out a bit before adding wet ingredients.

Your an inspiration, so many mums but chips and nuggets in the oven! It’s so easy if you meal plan isn’t it. Great video xx

Quite often those bags that can go in the oven can go in the slow cooker too which saves on the washing up 😁

This video has made me want to use my slow cooker. I literally never use it but these meal ideas are so easy. xx

Real food, real people..

Water in the jar is a legend trick!! Always do that

This is great unfussy cooking. Your husband is a lucky man !

I love my slow cooker especially when lve been on nights and find stews and curries great way to hide vegetables. Love the foil idea

Absolutely love your videos and your food always looks delicious

Put a sprinkle of sugar into the pasta to take the tangy ness away x

Wow, that chicken looked amazing! Thanks for sharing all these great recipe ideas. 😊

Whenever possible replace water with broth, even low sodium broth. This way instead of watering down your seasonings you will be enhancing them with flavor. So even when rinsing jars or cans to get the last bits of whatever is in there, use a small amount of broth instead of water.

So love a slow cooker meal vid and yours looked fabulous!!! 😍😍😍

I’m sorry if you get asked this a lot, but please could you make more slow cooker videos? :) Me and my boyfriend are expecting our first child and struggle to cook, however, your two slow cooker videos has helped us so much and it’s the only recipes we’ve been following. We’re struggling to find anybody else to do it well as you. You make it so simple and easy to understand and there’s no preparation beforehand where as others have to use the oven as part of the cooking routine too. Thank you :)

I’m starving now great ideas thank you for this. When I am making meatballs I use both tomatoes and passata as I think it gives a better texture

Loved this video, Rebecca - really tasty nourishing meals for your family. I am vegetarian, & most of the family are as well, but I found this so relaxing to watch! You are such a lovely young mum!

I make my chicken curry with half a small jar of tesco curry paste and a tin of coconut milk instead of jar sauce

Hi I've just started watching your videos can I ask please how many hours do you leave things in slow cooker for. Your such an inspiration ☺️

Still watching . Might be mid April but I want something comfy 😁

I freeze my meatballs and add them to the slow cooker still frozen that way you can mix them and they don't fall apart.

Brilliant again. I do hope Santa brings you a new slow cooker. You've earned it. ;)

Beautiful beef stew recipe,Thank you so much for the recipe.. hello from Phoenix Arizona 👍😁

Another single guy here so loving the slow cooker ideas.

Just found you and been trying out my slow cooker. Your recipes are very inspiring.thank youx

Thanks for these meal ideas, really easy and useful 😊👍🏻 x

I’m new to your channel and I’m absolutely loving the slow cooker meals. Xx

What yummy meals you have cooked for your family! Defo getting the slow cooker out! Xx

Made me hungry watching. Everything looks so lovely. ❤️

When you do the potato’s like that I always do a sprinkle of Parmesan granules just give then a bit of quick...... found you on RU-vid this morning enjoyed your Crockpot recipes so TFS Cheers 🥂

I find passta quite strong, so I use a tin of chopped tomatoes and a carton of passta x

Don’t you sear your meat first? I cost my beef in flour and seal in a frying pan, it thickens the gravy as it cooks then too.

Was the skin of the chicken crispy? Or was it just browned in colour? Also tip for roasties try using rapeseed oil. It gives a better crisp on the potatoes! X

If I'm using organically-grown potatoes, I usually leave the skins on - however, I don't think it looks very appetizing in mashed potato. You're in good company, though, because I think I remember recently watching Nigella Lawson making mash with the skins still on the spuds ;-)

I know what you mean about the taste of passatta! I always add a tablespoon of sugar with it a bit of Worcestershire sauce too!!

👍🍲 Yay love these. Love using my slow cooker and these are my favourite videos of yours. Your home is so cosy xx

They all look so simple but so delicious I looove your motherhoodie jumper I want one lol

Love these ideas, I had to purchase a new slow cooker at the weekend because ours was too small so invested in a 6.5 litre one from Argos it was a bargain. Xx

No idea you could do that with the chicken in the bag! Looks good 🤩

Love your great idea of coating the chicken and onion with curry powder first it must improve the flavour immensely and I’m definitely going to start adding spinach to it x

These meal idea's are great!!!

Ah! Memories of slow cooking without a lid… We got a slow cooker when I was a kid back in the 70s or very early 80s. Well the lid was plastic, so the heat deteriorated after a while. First a crack, then finally it broke. We really never saw orphaned lids at rummage sales or thrift shops, so Mom just found one of our mix-and-match plates that fit the best and used it for a lid till the crock pot died about a decade or so later. 40 years later, I've done the same with a saucer on a small single-serve crock-pot instead of dirtying the big oval one. And if anything happens to the oval lid, I'll probably look up an oval platter… Thanks for the memories and recipes. I would love to find the bulk Korma powder here in the U.S.

Hi Rebecca ! I enjoyed your slow cooker meals recipes ! I always cook the same way as you do unless roasting.. The food looked so delicious, healthy. Enjoyed your first video today and subscribed as well. Thank you so much ! God bless you and your family !! xx

Really lovely Slow Cooker ideas as always Rebecca, The Chicken curry looks delicious & so few ingredients which is always a winner, Woody really looks like you doesn’t he ? Good to see children enjoying there dinners it really makes me happy when I see my children enjoying their meals X

Thanks for sharing the great meals and lovely family 👍🏻👍🏻💜🤗❤️👵🏼

Hi. I just found your channel and subscribed. My parents bought me a slow cooker for Christmas & was looking to try it out (but not sure what with) as never used/had one before. You've inspired me to try out your recipes and see how I get on. It's just me and my son, so if I make too much I suppose i could freeze the excess for another day.

Do u have to put a drop of water in the slow cooker when cooking the chicken? Or just as it is with the lemon? X

To make your mashed potatoes really pop, add about a 1/4 cup of grated parmesan...really adds some nice flavor.

I use one passata and one chopped tomatoes. I add about 1/4 cup of water as well. :-)

All looked lovely as did your cosy fireplace.

Loved this video and you have given me some great ideas. Thanks. For you meat balls recipe, I use a tin of chopped tomatoes and carton of passata. It makes for the best of worlds as I too prefer chopped tomatoes xxx

If you did a slow cooker recipe book it would be the most used book in my kitchen lol. X

Try crumbling a beef oxo or adding marmite over your potato's before cooking! They are amazing... Thanks for all the ideas, loved this video. x

Thanks for the ideas. You have a lovely home.

I love the look of all these recipes and will be trying them out. Great to have meal inspiration for the week xx

I use fresh pasta too, it has a nicer taste and texture but I just do meatballs on the hob, they are pretty quick to cook, nice easy meal.

Finally bought my slow cooker at weekend! Love you and your videos Rebecca ☺️ can’t wait to try your meals weekend! X

Hi does it thicken up itself....im new to slow cooking

For the meatballs do you use 1 can of chopped tomatoes

Do you heat your rice before you serve it out of the packet?

I liked the recipes but I am Loving your kitchen!!! The stove! The cabinets!! Have you done a video tour?

I know this is an old video but when using passata add a pinch of sugar. It takes the acidity out of the passata and balances it out.

I have never seen anyone use a whisk on mashed potatoes before, that’s amazing. I got some potatoes from Fodder yesterday so don’t you know what I’m doing for tea tonight! 😂

Your husband must be a very lucky man to have you in his life hun

I do this with chicken it’s amazing falls off bones I throw some peri peri in with lemon too taste so yummy xxx

Looks lovely💖 on a lovely cold night ❄, Love u all Xxx

Love 💓 your recipes and your fire looks so cosy.

I don't have a slow cooker, but is always nice to have some ideas for the meals 😊

They all looked very nice meals xxx

Definitely agree with the Passata-I find it a lot richer and thicker than using chopped tomatoes, I prefer the fresher taste that the chopped tomatoes give! Also have you ever done a lamb curry in the slow cooker? I find it so tasty and the lamb always cooks really well! X

😍 So good thanks this will form a lot of my next 2 weeks meal plan x

First time seeing your video's...Absolutely love them!! I hit subscribe and bell notifications on the first video!! 🥰

When you add the grave granules do you just shake them in the stew or mix with water first?

After watching your other slow cooker video I've come across this video loving the chicken korma going to give that a try never tried that in my slow cooker making me hungry now. I have subscribed so I can watch you other slow cooker videos. Thanks you sharing.

How long did you leave your chicken in the slow cooker? I did a whole chicken a little while and unfortunately it came out dry. Any tricks and tips would be greatly appreciated. Definitely got some inspiration for some singers, thank you x

What a fab video hun I will definitely make some of these meals in my slow cooker please make some more slow cooker meal ideas really enjoy watching them 😀😘xxx

I dont like passata either 🤢 but love chopped tomatoes 👍

Going to make the stew today what setting do you use and how long please

Yes! Wash your meat! Great your cooking for your family, thanks for ideas.

Loved the look of all the meals and do look very tasty!

Love all your Dinners ! You have Handsome Boys. Thanks so much for sharing. 😀❤