Easy peasy crock pot dinner that’ll have your house smelling good all afternoon, and everyone satisfied at dinner.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 5 bacon strips
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced (I used red, because it was there)
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 can water (empty tomato can)
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 26 ounce jar prepared pasta sauce
• 1 16 ounce package elbow macaroni (or something else reasonably small)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

Cut the bacon into small pieces. If you have kitchen shears, it’s easy to just cut the bacon into bits over a pan on the stove. Add the beef and onion and cook until the beef is browned. Drain as much grease as possible, then transfer to a 6 quart slow cooker.

Add the pepper, diced tomato, water, garlic, and pasta sauce, and stir in.

Put the lid on the crock pot and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or high for 4. Stir in the raw pasta and cook on high for 30 minutes, or until the pasta is tender.

Serve sprinkled with cheese.

Sure, I stand in front of doors with my food all the time, that’s normal.

Not too many steps and not much hands-on time for a pretty hearty meal!

Crock Pot Chop Suey

From A Year Of Slow Cooking.

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 5 bacon strips
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 can water (empty tomato can)
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 26 ounce jar prepared pasta sauce
• 1 16 ounce package elbow macaroni (or other small pasta)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

Cut the bacon into small pieces into a pan on the stove. Add the beef and onion and cook until the beef is browned. Drain as much grease as possible, then transfer to a 6 quart slow cooker.

Add the pepper, diced tomato, water, garlic, and pasta sauce, and stir in. Put the lid on the crock pot and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or high for 4.

Stir in the raw pasta and cook on high for 30 minutes, or until the pasta is tender. Serve sprinkled with cheese, if desired.