How I Made Easy Meals for Two in One Pot, Nothing to Scrub

These are easy meals for two, cooked in one pot a night with nothing else to scrub, and I bet Walt the old roaster I could keep it up for five nights. Whether you're cooking for one or for two, I'll show you how I brown, simmer and freeze it all in the same pot, so the week ends with a full freezer and an empty sink. That big speckled roaster in my basement has had last November's gravy baked onto it for nearly a year, so I made Walt a bet. Five suppers, Monday to Friday, one pot a night and nothing else dirty. If I slip even once, I scrub it. My two biggest buys were a four-pound chicken at about $2.06 a pound and a pound of dried beans at about $1.69. In this video: ✓ How I cook five hot suppers for two with one pot, one spoon, one knife and one board ✓ The line on the back of Mother's recipe card that does half the washing for you ✓ My soak-while-you-eat trick so the pan never fights back ✓ How I cool, portion and label leftovers for the freezer, quickly and safely ✓ How I reheat soup straight from frozen to a safe 165°F ✓ What the chicken and beans really cost, and who ended up scrubbing the roaster A note on safety: get cooked food into the fridge or freezer within two hours (one hour if your kitchen is above 90°F), keep your fridge at 40°F or colder, and reheat leftovers until they read 165°F in the middle. The prices are what I found for my week, and they vary depending on where you live. Chapters 0:00 The rules: one pot a night, nothing to scrub 3:16 Pantry check and a cost check on the staples 6:02 Night one: a cabbage and potato skillet supper 9:16 Night two: Mother's beef and barley soup 12:23 Safe cooling and portioning for the freezer 15:40 Nights three to five: chicken, beans and a Walt mishap 19:31 Reheating from frozen, the safe way 22:28 The result: the real numbers and what I learned Tell me in the comments: what dish did your mother make from leftovers that you still remember, and do you cook it today? I'm Grandma Hazel, and I hope this brought a little home to your table. Nothing wasted, everyone fed. See you in the kitchen. #EasyMeals #GrandmaHazel #BudgetCooking