I’m so proud to be partnering with Jennie-O to bring you this amazingly delicious dinner. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Wine & Glue possible. I did one of my very least favorite chores over the weekend . . . the changing out of the seasonal clothes. Which is probably a good thing, seeing as how I picked up the kids from school last week one day and I was shivering . . . in jeans and a sweater . . . and I had sent them to school in shorts and t-shirts! Oh, cruel Wisconsin, you fickle beast. Seriously, we very often in the fall go from ridiculously hot to super cold overnight. And leave it to me to be the mom who is not on top of things and sends their kids to school in super weather inappropriate clothing. Doh! So now the kids have jeans in their drawers, and sweaters on their shelves and we are ready to roll. Which of course means it will be in the high 70s this week. Grrrr! But, cold weather is for sure coming, and I must say that after game day foods, one of my favorite recipes to develop is comforting slow cooker dinners. They are perfect for busy weeknights, because #slowcooker, and they are perfect for the cooler days of fall because they are the kinds of meals that warm you from the inside out. I’m super pumped about this particular meal because it is a soup, which is awesome, but it is also not a soup! Because I swear if you let it sit in your slow cooker just one extra half hour, it suddenly becomes just straight up spaghetti and meatballs, which is kind of awesome when you have kids like mine who look at the liquid in a soup bowl and then look at me like I have four heads. So you can really go either way with this one. And! It is really pretty good for your kiddos. It has a ton of veggies in it and is made with lean Jennie-O ground turkey for the meatballs. And I know that some people shy away from turkey, being worried that it will be too dry, but it’s really not! I use Jennie-O turkey all the time to make my meatballs and they always turn out awesome. And in this really hearty soup, they are even more amazing. Plus!! You can cook this guy (pre putting in the noodles) for like an extra hour or two and it totally will not dry out your meat. The flavors are so rich and delicious. Your family is going to love this one.
