Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup. 1-1 1/2 - 2 ounce envelope white sauce mix4 cups water1-14 ounce can vegetable broth1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms1/2 cup chopped onion3 cloves garlic, minced1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper1- 7 or 8 ounce package dried cheese tortellini (about 2 cups)1-12 ounce can evaporated milk6 cups fresh baby spinach leaves or torn spinachGround black pepper (optional)Finely shredded Parmesan cheese (optional) Directions: 1.Place dry white sauce mix in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
Gradually add the water to the white sauce mix, stirring until smooth. Stir in broth, mushrooms, onion, garlic, basil, salt, oregano, and cayenne pepper. 2.Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3 hours. 3.Stir in dried tortellini. Italian Wonderpot. Last weekend I got an email from Robyn with a link to this really cool recipe over at Apron Strings.
I always love cooking pasta and rice in liquids other than water, so this idea for a one pot pasta dish (which is originally from Martha Stewart Living Magazine) was right up my alley! This dish is incredibly easy and super flavorful. The pasta cooks in a mixture of broth, herbs, and aromatics, like onion and garlic, which really ramp up the flavor. The starch that leaches off of the pasta as it cooks helps create a thick sauce right in the pot. It’s magic! I made a few changes, as usual, to fit my needs. I think next time I’ll save adding the frozen spinach until the end so that it will defrost and heat quickly from the pasta’s residual heat. Italian Wonderpot Italian Wonderpot Total Cost: $6.52 Cost Per Serving: $1.09 Serves: 6 Ingredients Instructions Add four cups of vegetable broth to a large pot.
Step by Step Photos Start with four cups of vegetable broth. Then add this to the pot. Mushroom Pasta Sauce Recipe. Steikt Hrísgrjón. Garlic Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta Recipes. 15 Rocking Noodle Dishes From Around the Web. Bacon and Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese. Spaghetti and Meatball Pot Pie. Remember those meatballs I made for a “special idea” on Friday?
Here is that idea, Spaghetti and Meatball Pot Pie. I took the concept and figured if pizza was a good pot pie, then spaghetti and meat balls would be too. This isn't as much a recipe as it is a process. I started by greasing the inside of ramekins (1 cup sized, 3 1/2” in diameter). Then I put in a mix of white and mild cheddar cheese. Next I add in two of the meatballs and sauce. Top that with some vermicelli that had been tossed in the sauce too. Another piece of cheese. For the crust, we made one order of our standard pizza dough and then cut out 3 1/2” circles. I rolled those out a little bigger and then pressed them over the top of the ramekins. Since I wanted the crust to be reminiscent of garlic bread, I made a glaze of butter, roasted garlic, parsley and thyme. I fired up Alexis' Big Green Egg to 450f and set it up in “convection oven” mode with the plate setter legs down.
About 15 minutes in, they started to brown. Easiest baked mac-and-cheese. You know, this really started out far more innocently than it now may seem.
And yes, I know you are snickering, because how on earth can one innocently go about a process than concludes with spooning into a deep casserole dish crusted with cheese and pasta in a two to one ratio? Well, you’re me, that’s how; and you needed to use up some milk. The quart of whole milk had been purchased last Saturday with the intention of using it in aforementioned spinach quiche, which, oops, didn’t require any. It’s sat unopened in the fridge since, leaving me the quandary of finding a recipe that used a large quantity of it, as my inner Yiddishe Mama would not allow me to let it go bad, and god knows I am not earnest enough to actually make my morning lattes at home. My first thought was chocolate pudding. Sadly, finding a good recipe was not this simple, and seriously, when did mac-and-cheese get so gussied up?
She bestows on us several nuggets of gooey wisdom. Yield: 6 to 8 servings. 1.