Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, crockpot baked ziti. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Mix it up until it looks like this picture: Just use a fork or spoon to mix it together, no need to break out any mixers. Pour remaining meat sauce over the top and place the lid on the slow cooker. This recipe is so simple that all you have to do is mix a few ingredients together and then layer them all just like the traditional baked ziti. Short pasta like macaroni, penne, rotini, and others work best in this Slow Cooker Baked Ziti because they're less likely to clump and stick together.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook crockpot baked ziti using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Crockpot baked ziti:
- Prepare 1 lb ground beef, turkey or Italian sausage
- Prepare 1 onion finely chopped
- Make ready 1 tsp minced garlic
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Get 1 tsp dried basil
- Prepare 1 tsp dried parsley
- Take 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
- Take 1 jar pasta sauce
- Take 2 1/2 c water or chicken broth
- Get 1 box penne or ziti pasta
- Make ready 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Simplify pasta night with our delicious Slow-Cooker 'Baked' Ziti. Turn your slow cooker on high and add ziti or penne noodles, and stir. Sprinkle shredded mozza on top and parsley if desired, cover and cook until cheese is melted. Layering the meat, noodles, and cheese in this Crock Pot baked ziti is a great idea because it enables all the ingredients to blend together.
Steps to make Crockpot baked ziti:
- In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion until browned. Stir in garlic and salt and cook 1 minute.
- Add beef mixture, basil, parsley, tomatoes, pasta sauce and water to a 4qt (or larger) slow cooker. Stir.
- Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
- Add pasta and stir until combined. Cover and continue cooking for 20-45 minutes (depending on how hot your slow cooker is) – check and stir at the 20 minute mark.
- Sprinkle with cheese and cover for 3-5 minutes until cheese is melted.
Sprinkle shredded mozza on top and parsley if desired, cover and cook until cheese is melted. Layering the meat, noodles, and cheese in this Crock Pot baked ziti is a great idea because it enables all the ingredients to blend together. This recipe reminds us of a lasagna. It's super cheesy and filled with tomato flavor. You'll have lots of leftovers which is fine. because this tastes even better the next day.
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