Put fresh spinach and pasta in the slow cooker with 4 other ingredients to make a meal so delicious your friends will be begging for more!

some cucumbers from the garden if they’re in season.

If you’re feeding a crowd or a hungry farm crew, a side of roasted or steamed green beans or sweet corn on the cob fits right in. For a truly old-fashioned finish, a dish of sliced fresh fruit or a simple gelatin salad will round out the table in that nostalgic, church-basement way that always makes folks feel at home.

Slow Cooker Spinach Pasta Primavera

Servings: 6

Ingredients

8 oz (about 4 cups) uncooked short pasta (penne, rotini, or shells)

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