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:

Quickview
866k Calories
52g Protein
45g Total Fat
62g Carbs
29% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
866k
43%

Fat
45g
70%

  Saturated Fat
22g
138%

Carbohydrates
62g
21%

  Sugar
11g
13%

Cholesterol
157mg
53%

Sodium
1725mg
75%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
52g
105%

Selenium
74µg
107%

Phosphorus
690mg
69%

Vitamin B12
3µg
66%

Calcium
583mg
58%

Zinc
8mg
57%

Manganese
0.98mg
49%

Vitamin B6
0.84mg
42%

Vitamin B3
8mg
42%

Vitamin B2
0.64mg
37%

Iron
6mg
34%

Potassium
1169mg
33%

Copper
0.63mg
32%

Magnesium
112mg
28%

Vitamin C
20mg
25%

Fiber
5g
24%

Vitamin A
1166IU
23%

Vitamin E
3mg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.29mg
19%

Vitamin K
18µg
17%

Vitamin B5
1mg
16%

Folate
59µg
15%

Vitamin D
0.48µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
Widget by spoonacular.com

 

Suggested for you

Overnight Oatmeal
Beef Tenderloin Sliders
Easy Blender Chocolate Mousse (and Wolf Gourmet High Performance Blender Giveaway)
Hurricane Rum Balls
Tarte Flambe with Herbed Creme Fraiche, Aged Cheddar, Caramelized Vidalia, Double Smoked Bacon, Softly Scrambled Eggs and Goat Cheese
Dinner Tonight: Spaghetti all'Amatriciana
Roast Pork and Peameal Bacon Sandwich
Garlic Rosemary Mashed Potatoes + Thanksgiving Day Menu
Seared Tuna on Baked Flour Tortilla Chips
Apple Ham Salad
Food Trivia

Juicy Fruit and Wrigley’s Spearmint gums are more than 100 years old!

Food Joke

What do farmers give their wives on Valentine's Day? Hog and kisses! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What would you get it you crossed Odie with the God of love? A stupid cupid! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why did the pig give his girlfriend a box of candy? It was Valenswine's Day! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do skunks celebrate Valentine's Day? Sure, they're very scent-imental! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What did the French chef give his wife for Valentine's Day? A hug and a quiche! -------------------------------------- What did the chocolate syrup say to the ice cream? "I'm sweet on you!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What did the paper clip say to the magnet? "I find you very attractive." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What would you call a woman who goes out with Jon? Desperate! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What did one pickle say to the other? "You mean a great dill to me." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knock, Knock! Who's there? Olive. Olive who? Olive you! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What did the elephant say to his girlfriend? "I love you a ton!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What did the bat say to his girlfriend? "You're fun to hang around with." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you hear about the nearsighted porcupine? He fell in love with a pincushion! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What did the pencil say to the paper? "I dot my i's on you!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liz: "I can't be your valentine for medical reasons." Jon: "Really?" Liz: "Yeah, you make me sick!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why did the cannibal break up with his girlfriend? She didn't suit his taste!

Popular Recipes
Sriracha Crunch Chex Mix – Some Like it Hot for the Super Bowl

Creative Culinary

Chicken Lima Bean Soup

Taste of Home

Avocado Egg Salad

Afrolems

Patriotic Pavlova with Watermelon Stars

Just a Taste

Funfetti Cupcakes for Two

Completely Delicious