I’ve got a 90 second video to share with you. It may not make you laugh as much as Charlie Bit My Finger, but it will still give you some really good ideas for ways you can make a meat and potatoes type of meal almost effortlessly. And cleanup is a non-issue! Gotta love that! Check it out!
And here’s a breakdown of each recipe in case you want to try any of them out!
Super Simple Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes
Ingredients:
- 8 Baking Potatoes*
- Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil
- Toppings of your choice
1. Scrub all of your potatoes so they are nice and clean!
2. Poke each potato 4-6 times with a fork. This helps the steam escape the inside of the potato.
3. Wrap each potato with aluminum foil. This traps that steam that escapes and creates the perfect cooking environment!
4. Set your slow cooker to high for 3 1/2 hours or so. Your potatoes will stay warm inside the aluminum foil for quite a while if they are done before the rest of dinner.
5. Add the toppings of your choice to your perfectly cooked baked potatoes. And enjoy not having to clean your slow cooker.
*I like to make a large batch of baked potatoes at one time to eat throughout the week, but you could also do just enough for one meal.
Crazy Easy Baked Ham
Ingredients:
- 7 Pound Bone-in Ham (cooking time will vary by weight…see instructions)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil
- Meat thermometer
1. Preheat your oven to 325.
2. Line a baking dish with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil.
3. In a medium sized bowl, mix together brown sugar and mustard until a smooth sauce is formed.
4. Add your ham to the baking dish, flat side down.
5. Cover the ham with the brown sugar and mustard sauce.
6. Place another sheet of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil on top, sealing the bottom layer of foil and the top layer of foil together to create a pouch in which the ham will cook.
7. The ham needs to be cooked for roughly 25 minutes per pound. If you have a 7 pound ham that means it will need 3 hours to cook. Ham only needs to reach 145 degrees to be considered fully cooked. A meat thermometer is very helpful here to make sure you have cooked your ham enough, but not too much!
Baked Apples
Ingredients:
- 4 apples (Fuji or Galas are my favorites)
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar*
- 4 large marshmallows
- Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil
1. Preheat the oven to 325.
2. Core each apple, making sure that the bottom of the apple remains intact.
3. Peel one to two rings of the apple skin away from the top of the apple.
4. Add roughly half a tablespoon to the inside of each apple.
5. Next, add one large marshmallow to the inside of each apple.
6. Add the remaining half tablespoon of brown sugar on top of each apple.
7. Wrap each apple in aluminum foil. Place inside a baking dish and bake for 45 minutes.
The apple is yummy on its own, or fantastic served sliced over ice cream!
*As a variation, add a bit of cinnamon to your brown sugar!
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I’m a Reynolds Real Moms finalist. As such I have received complimentary products. This meal was my creation. I hope you enjoyed it!
Colleen says
The worst part about cooking is the clean up, this looks great.
Melinda Dartmann says
I something similar called “Foilies”. I use diced potatoes, a small amount of ground beef (meat is too expensive!) and mixed vegies. I wrap it up and throw it in the oven. Quick, easy, no mess, and inexpensive!
Tiffany Merritt says
Oh yum! That sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing! And yes, great way to stretch some meat. It really is SO expensive. The sale prices now seem to be what the non-sale prices were just a handful of years ago!
_emily_rose says
I don’t know why, but cooking ham has always intimidated me. I’ve done turkeys, and I bake dinners all the time, but never ham. I’ll have to give your recipe a try 🙂
Tiffany Merritt says
Please do! You need to rinse off your ham before you put it on the foil, but other than that, it was every bit as easy as it looked!
Janice says
Sounds easy and sounds yummy, thanks!
Tiffany Merritt says
It really is! I hope you give it a try!
Vickie Couturier says
sounds good ,im going to try this for sure
Tiffany Merritt says
I hope you do!
Deborah Mireles says
Wow im impressed that looked so easy and I never thought of putting a marshmellow in the apple with the brown sugar, this I am going to have to try!
Tiffany Merritt says
Ha ha! It is a little something different! My family all agreed that they liked the final product best over ice cream. 🙂
jamie braun says
that apple sounds delicious! going to have to try it