Moms-it happens to us all… “potluck season”. Its the time of year when it seems you are doing two potlucks a week, between girl scouts celebrations, school events, church meetings, and sports dinners. And the must-have tool for every potluck is the slow cooker. If you want to bring a hot meal and keep it hot at the serving table, just plug that baby in and off you go to socialize. Now, being the foodie that I am, I was getting tired of bringing stews, chilis, and macaroni dishes to these things. I wanted to do a baked mostaccioli the night before and then heat it up at the table, or a baked lasagne. And I asked myself, there probably is something out there that is a square pan warmer that I can pop a baking pan into heat up electrically. Well, after doing some research, I even found something better than that!
I made stuffed shells with this the night before in the removable, oven-safe pan. I wrapped it in tinfoil, popped it in the fridge, and went to work. On my way to the potluck after work, I grabbed it, popped it in the warmer bottom, and set it to 300˚ to get it hot. Then came by later after set up was done and lowered it to “warm”. People gobbled up my piping hot stuffed shells in minutes. And I had a no stress day getting to the potluck and setting it up. I guarantee you this will be used for parties this summer. And the great thing is, you can use it to cook stuff in, right in the pan! So when holidays come around and you are running out of room in your oven, this mighty pan could be working on a side dish for you while your oven is focused on other things.
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