Sometimes you don’t have the time or patience for a recipe (or you just have some leftover ingredients). This chart shows you a simple formula to put together any slow cooker meal.
Essentially, a good slow cooker meal has five basic ingredients:
Protein (beans, tofu, meat)
Vegetables
Liquid (including beer and wine)
Herbs (dried or fresh)
Flavor boosters like parmesan
The chart lists a few examples for each section, but you can experiment with the formula using what you have in the fridge and improvise. (It claims you can make 3,125 meals, though we only count 25. We’re not sure where Prevention’s math came from.) Update: Thanks for schooling us on how math works.
3,125 Mix-and-Match Slow-Cooker Meals | Prevention