Crock Pot Baked Ziti
Crock Pot Baked Ziti requires approximately 4 hours and 20 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 866 calories, 52g of protein, and 46g of fat each. For $2.87 per serving, this recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Plenty of people really liked this main course. This recipe from 101 Cooking for Two has 619 fans. Head to the store and pick up salt, shredded mozzarella, canned tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 92%, which is excellent. Similar recipes are Crock Pot Baked Ziti with Three Cheeses, Crock Pot Vegetable Ziti, and One Pot Baked Ziti.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 240 minutes
Ingredients:
1½ t basil
½ t pepper
1 - 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 egg white
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 pound ground beef or Italian sausage
1 small onion chopped
¼ cup grated Parmesan
½ tsp dry parsley
1 cup (8 oz) ricotta cheese
1½ tsp salt (divided)
2 cups shredded mozzarella
2 cups (8 oz) of dry ziti noodles
Equipment:
slow cooker
Cooking instruction summary:
Start by place 1 pound of ground beef over medium high heat to brown. Then chop 1 small onion and crush 2 cloves of garlic and add while the meat is browning. Cook until no longer pink. About 9-10 minutes.Combine 1 cup (8oz) ricotta cheese with one egg white, ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, ½ t dry parsley, ½ t salt. Do not over mix.Mix 1 – 28 oz can crushed tomatoes, 1½ t basil, 1 t salt, ½ t pepper. Mix. Now drain the meat of extra fat and combine to make the meat sauce.Give the slow cooker a good spray of PAM. Here I’m using a 3.5 qt. See Notes about crockpot sizes.Now you get to layer the dish. Put about 1½ cups of meat sauce in first and spread to cover bottom. Add 1 cup of uncooked ziti noodles or other pasta.Next add half the ricotta mixture by placing spoonfuls on the pasta. Add ½ cup of shredded Mozzarella cheese on top of that.Now time to repeat. Add 1½ cup meat sauce. Add 1 cup ziti noodles. Add the rest of the ricotta and ½ cup mozzarella. Top with the remainder of the sauce and 1 cup of mozzarella.Cook on low for 4-5 hours.
Step by step:
1. Start by place 1 pound of ground beef over medium high heat to brown. Then chop 1 small onion and crush 2 cloves of garlic and add while the meat is browning. Cook until no longer pink. About 9-10 minutes.
2. Combine 1 cup (8oz) ricotta cheese with one egg white, ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, ½ t dry parsley, ½ t salt. Do not over mix.
3. Mix 1 – 28 oz can crushed tomatoes, 1½ t basil, 1 t salt, ½ t pepper.
4. Mix. Now drain the meat of extra fat and combine to make the meat sauce.Give the slow cooker a good spray of PAM. Here I’m using a 3.5 qt. See Notes about crockpot sizes.Now you get to layer the dish. Put about 1½ cups of meat sauce in first and spread to cover bottom.
5. Add 1 cup of uncooked ziti noodles or other pasta.Next add half the ricotta mixture by placing spoonfuls on the pasta.
6. Add ½ cup of shredded Mozzarella cheese on top of that.Now time to repeat.
7. Add 1½ cup meat sauce.
8. Add 1 cup ziti noodles.
9. Add the rest of the ricotta and ½ cup mozzarella. Top with the remainder of the sauce and 1 cup of mozzarella.Cook on low for 4-5 hours.
Nutrition Information:
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