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Step 1
First, buy a good cook book for crock pot cooking. It’s easy to find one for a dollar or two at the thrift store or a yard sale.
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Step 2
Plan a couple meals every week using your crock pot. Soups, stews and bean dishes like chili and baked beans can be super inexpensive with the right ingredients. Create meals using carrots, onions, beans, and inexpensive proteins and other cheap ingredients.
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Step 3
Buy cuts of meat that are cheaper. Almost any type of beef does well in a crock pot, even the cheapest cuts, because the long slow cooking time makes the meat more tender and flavorful.
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Step 4
Finally, you can save money on with your crock pot when you make larger meals at one time, and freeze some of it for later meals when you have less time for cooking, saving you money by not eating out or bringing home fast food.
