🍖 Grandma’s Slow Cooker Foil Packets (5 Ingredients)
🧾 Ingredients (Only 5!)
- 1 lb (500g) ground beef or beef chunks 🥩
- 3–4 potatoes, sliced 🥔
- 2 carrots, sliced 🥕
- 1 onion, sliced 🧅
- 1 packet onion soup mix
👉 Optional: salt, pepper, butter (but the 5 above are enough!)
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Prepare Ingredients
- Slice potatoes, carrots, and onions thin
- If using ground beef → form into small patties
- If using beef chunks → keep bite-size pieces
2. Build the Foil Packs
- Cut squares of aluminum foil
- Add:
- Potatoes (bottom layer)
- Carrots
- Onion
- Meat on top
- Sprinkle onion soup mix over everything
👉 Optional: add a small piece of butter for extra flavor
3. Wrap Tightly
- Fold foil into sealed packets
- Make sure no air escapes (this keeps everything juicy)
4. Slow Cook
- Place packets in slow cooker
- Cook on:
- LOW: 6–7 hours
- HIGH: 3–4 hours
5. Serve (Best Part 😍)
Open the foil carefully…
🔥 The steam + smell = pure comfort food magic
😋 What You Get
✔ Super tender meat
✔ Soft, flavorful veggies
✔ Rich gravy from the soup mix
✔ Almost no cleanup!
💡 Grandma’s Secrets
- Layer potatoes at the bottom so they soak up juices
- Seal foil tightly → locks flavor inside
- Don’t open while cooking (keeps moisture in)
- Add garlic or paprika for extra depth
