Pasta dishes are a great way to have a filling meal, and also an excellent way to feed a family. It's easy to make a big pot of pasta and split it up among a few people. However, it could be even easier. Standing over a pot of boiling water watching your pasta cook can be time consuming. You have to keep a careful eye on it, especially if you don't want a bunch of boiling water spilling out onto your stove and floor.
That's where a slow cooker comes in handy. Now, you can make delicious pasta dishes with less time, energy, and attention. You can put your pasta in the slow cooker and go about your business. When you return, you'll have tender pasta ready to eat. Plus, you can cook the rest of the ingredients in the dish at the same time. So pull out your slow cooker and get to work on these tasty, but easy, meals.
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Slow cooker Southwestern cheesy chicken pasta
When you think "pasta" you probably think "Italian." Now, you'll think "Tex-Mex." A cheesy pasta dish is always satisfying, and this recipe includes classic Tex-Mex flavors like chili powder and cumin. That'll give your pasta a real kick of flavor. Get the recipe here.
When you think "pasta" you probably think "Italian." Now, you'll think "Tex-Mex." A cheesy pasta dish is always satisfying, and this recipe includes classic Tex-Mex flavors like chili powder and cumin. That'll give your pasta a real kick of flavor. Get the recipe here.
Taco Bake [resized 500kb/s]
Want to get the taste of tacos, but don't want to have actual tacos? Maybe you're just not in the tortilla mood that night? This taco bake will give you all the flavor of tacos, but in a baked pasta dish. Yes, tacos are easy to make, but this may be even easier, and definitely a lot more original. Get the recipe here.
Want to get the taste of tacos, but don't want to have actual tacos? Maybe you're just not in the tortilla mood that night? This taco bake will give you all the flavor of tacos, but in a baked pasta dish. Yes, tacos are easy to make, but this may be even easier, and definitely a lot more original. Get the recipe here.
Cajun Pasta
If you're worried about getting a Cajun flavor into your dish, don't be, as pre-packaged Cajun seasoning is available in many stores across the country. It will leave you with a chicken and pasta dish brimming with spice and flavor, but not an overpowering heat. You just get the perfect kiss of that Cajun essence. Get the tutorial here.
If you're worried about getting a Cajun flavor into your dish, don't be, as pre-packaged Cajun seasoning is available in many stores across the country. It will leave you with a chicken and pasta dish brimming with spice and flavor, but not an overpowering heat. You just get the perfect kiss of that Cajun essence. Get the tutorial here.
Pasta and Meatballs
When you think of accompaniments for pasta, the first thing you think of is probably "meatballs." Normally, it's spaghetti that gets paired with meatballs, but this recipe calls for rigatoni. You can swap pastas if you so choose, but rigatoni's ridges lets sauce stick to it with ease, which is never a bad thing. Get the recipe here.
When you think of accompaniments for pasta, the first thing you think of is probably "meatballs." Normally, it's spaghetti that gets paired with meatballs, but this recipe calls for rigatoni. You can swap pastas if you so choose, but rigatoni's ridges lets sauce stick to it with ease, which is never a bad thing. Get the recipe here.
Slow Cooker Fagioli
Pasta e Fagioli means "pasta and beans," but beyond that there is no standard recipe for the dish. We're quite pleased with the one pictured below, though. It uses ditalini pasta and two different kinds of beans, not to mention a ton of tasty vegetables. Get the recipe here.
Pasta e Fagioli means "pasta and beans," but beyond that there is no standard recipe for the dish. We're quite pleased with the one pictured below, though. It uses ditalini pasta and two different kinds of beans, not to mention a ton of tasty vegetables. Get the recipe here.
Slow cooker pesto mozzarella chicken pasta
Pesto is not as trendy as it used to be, but it got trendy for a reason. It tastes delicious, especially when paired with pasta. This recipe uses rotini pasta, which looks great in a bowl and works perfectly in a cheesy dish. Get the recipe here.
Pesto is not as trendy as it used to be, but it got trendy for a reason. It tastes delicious, especially when paired with pasta. This recipe uses rotini pasta, which looks great in a bowl and works perfectly in a cheesy dish. Get the recipe here.
Chicken parmesan
Here's another Italian staple. If you were wondering, yes, you can cook the chicken in the slow cooker along with the pasta and the sauce. It's an even easier way to make this iconic, flavorful dish. Get the recipe here.
Here's another Italian staple. If you were wondering, yes, you can cook the chicken in the slow cooker along with the pasta and the sauce. It's an even easier way to make this iconic, flavorful dish. Get the recipe here.
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