Lazy AF Cooking Chapter 2

*Disclaimer: none of these are intended to be presented as "original," just stuff I throw in a pot that takes minimal time, effort, and ingredients and yet is still tasty. Also I promise they will keep you from ever being nominated for Worst Cooks In America by your family and friends.

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Also? Any of the dollar stores has about a million spices for a buck or less. My staples are garlic powder, Italian seasoning, rosemary, thyme, oregano, and my big splurge is an enormous container of Lawry's Seasoned Salt because I use that on almost everything.
I also have olive oil, woozy sauce (worcestershire), balsamic vinegar.
If you feel fancy, grab some red & white wine vinegar. You do you.

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This will get you through like a whole week of different things with the same basic ingreeeeds.

Scrub 2 or 3 largish potatoes and cut them in half.
Scrub some carrots.
Don't worry about peeling them because all the good nutrients are in the skin anyway.
Plus, ain't nobody got time for that.

Put the taters skin side down in the crock pot and then your carrots on top of them.
A little salt & pepper.

NOW YOU ARE READY FOR ANYTHING!
Got a whole chicken? Plop that sucker right on top of the veg and low slow cook 8 hours.
Got a cut up chicken? Same.
Rub a little olive oil or butter on the skin and season with whatever floats your boat. Garlic & Lawry's for me, sometimes a little rosemary and/or thyme.
Got a fresh onion of any color? You can slice that up and toss right on top of your chimken.

Boneless skinless breasts/thighs? SAME. Reduce cooking time to about 6 hours.
Want barbecue? Coat the chicken in bbq sauce & then do it again after about 5 hours.

Want something a little zesty? Marinate the chicken in zesty italian dressing, then dump that chicken and the marinade right on your taters & carrots.

Got some asparagus or mushrooms about to turn? Throw those over top of your chicken for the last couple of hours.

Basically the sky is the limit. The taters will soak up all the yummy juices and whatever seasonings you decide to use.

YOU ARE WELCOME.

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BONUS LEFTOVER DISH:

 Always keep a bag of zoodles/zucchini noodles/veggie spirals in the freezer.
You can steam them in the bag in the microwave but I like to lightly saute them in some olive oil on the stove.
However you heat them, put 'em in a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and any leftover chicken and/or veggies from last night. Add a couple tablespoons (well, to your own taste) of basil pesto that comes in a jar. This all takes like 10 minutes tops and is delicious AND nutritious.
ENJOY.