Pair them with a side of cornbread or creamy mashed potatoes to soak up ... rinse them under cool water. In the slow cooker, add the trimmed green beans, sausage chunks, pork hock, bacon pieces ...

Serve with some green veg if you like – broccoli, cabbage, green beans or frozen peas ... add the carrots, potatoes and chopped tomatoes to the slow cooker. Mix the hot stock with the tomato ...

simply swap the sweet potatoes and edamame beans for two extra chicken thighs. Turn the slow cooker to the High setting to heat up. Add the chicken pieces and stir in the Thai green curry paste.