Crockpot Million Dollar Pasta

 Today's crockpot dinner was Million Dollar Pasta. I am not a fan of marinara but Vince loves it and I should make it more often than I do. He loved this recipe.

Messy bowl!  :(  By the time I'm ready to serve the food, I'm tired and I probably should do better with presentation if I'm going to share these photos but around here . . what you see is what you get!

We had garlic rolls and salad.

The only changes I made: I didn't have Ricotta so I used whole milk Greek yogurt instead and I didn't have cavatappi pasta so I used penne.

Where this recipe shines is the amount it makes and how well this will freeze. These are the 2 cup size Souper Cubes (affiliate link). I've been using these for a bit over a year. Once filled, I put the lids on and put them in the freezer. After a couple of days in the freezer, I pop them out and vacuum seal them, label them, then stack them back in the freezer. Some days, we each choose from a frozen dinner. Currently we have the following in the freezer:

• Chicken, broccoli, cheese and rice
• Scalloped potatoes with pulled pork
• Chicken jambalaya
• Meat loaf
• Shepherd's Pie

We also have the 1 cup Souper Cubes and for the things I like more than Vince likes  (Scalloped Potatoes or Chicken Jambalaya), I'll freeze those in 1 cup portions.

Most weeks, at least one day I will go over the list with Vince and he'll decide what he wants; I'll decide what I want and I'll take those out of the freezer and put them in the fridge to defrost so we can easily heat them up the next day.

The new crockpot is supposed to arrive tomorrow. We have to use up some leftovers out of the fridge so I won't be cooking a meal tomorrow. Monday we have several things going on so we'll be eating leftovers again so maybe Tuesday I'll be able to try out the new pot . . unless I come up with some kind of dessert I can make in it. We'll see.