To make the soup ahead, omit the pasta and refrigerate or freeze the soup. As the soup reheats over medium heat, cook pasta separately according to package directions, then stir it in shortly before serving. Use leaves from celery stalks as a garnish.
This crock pot recipe is easy to assemble and needs no attention while it cooks. The flavors blend nicely to give it a wholesome earthy flavor that is unbelievably vegetarian. Serve with garlic bread.
There's fiesta night, and then there's FIESTA NIGHT! Carnitas tacos is about as good as it gets at our house. This recipe is mostly hands off because you put it in the slow cooker and forget about it (except that your house smells like delicious pork). Leftovers are great for quesadillas, taco salad, or pulled pork sandwiches.
A tasty chili recipe made in a slow cooker with a mixture of ground beef, onion, garlic, bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, tomato, beans, and jalapeños.