Let the aroma of this savory soup waft through your home while you get ready for the holidays. 'I only have to slice some bread and prepare a salad to have dinner ready,' writes Paula Zsiray of Logan Utah. 'For a thicker soup, mash half of the garbanzo beans before adding them to the slow cooker.'
This Log In or Join TasteofHome.com recipe contains jumbo pasta shells, ground beef, shredded italian cheese blend, ricotta cheese, spaghetti sauce and more.
For this classic Italian appetizer, I chose Gorgonzola for its sweet creaminess, but any quality blue cheese will do. A slice of tart apple is a nice foil to the garlic and cheese.
An authentic recipe that takes 2 days. Have yours 2-way (served on a big plate of spaghetti); 3-way (add shredded Cheddar cheese); 4-way (add chopped raw onion on top of the cheese); or the big 5-way serving, everything plus a topping of kidney beans.
Worth their weight in gold. Four pounds of tomatoes and a bit of salt produce a quart of these amazing dried tomatoes. We like to store them in olive oil to keep them plump and moist.
