Snowmen and snowflakes in a chili pot, which sounds like a novelty until the bowl is in front of you and it is genuinely good chili. The mix is in the bag; you bring the tomatoes and whatever else you put in yours. Twenty-five minutes, mild to medium heat, printed right on the panel.

It has been a Pastabilities best seller for years, and the label carries several recipe variations, including a version with no meat at all if that is how your table eats. One 11.25 oz bag serves six to eight. Make it the night the first real cold front arrives, or take the pot to somebody else's house and let the snowmen do the talking.

Ingredients: Enriched durum wheat flour (contains niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, iron, folic acid), water, spinach powder, chili pepper, salt, spices, brown and cane sugar, dehydrated garlic. Allergen information: Contains wheat. Pastabilities also notes that its mac and cheese and seasoning mixes are made in a separate facility that processes other allergens.