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Me + Slow Cooker = Love

If I am organized enough, I try to use my slow cooker for weeknight meals. I love knowing that dinner is cooking all day long, and I don't have that mad rush right when the kids are at their worst - 5PM.

After Lulu was born, a friend called and told me to leave my slow cooker on the counter. She came, she assembled, and she left. Eight hours later, we had dinner. It was delicious. I have made this soup fairly often ever since.

Turkey Meatball and Tortellini Soup

1 bag frozen turkey meatballs

2 cans diced tomatoes with Italian seasonings

2 32-ounce boxes of chicken broth

1 box frozen spinach

Place all of the above in the slow cooker - cook for eight hours on low.

Thirty minutes before ready to serve, add one bag dried tortellini (I use Barilla Cheese and Spinach Tortellini - sold in pasta aisle).

It makes a ton, and freezes well. It also goes well with breadsticks - yummy and good - especially on a cold night.

I'm on the hunt for some good slow cooker recipes. I tried a few over winter break, and they were gross. I don't have luck with drumsticks in the slow cooker. Do you have one? Send me the link. I need some help.