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Crock Pot Baked Ziti on Food Wine Sunshine

Slow Cooker Baked Ziti

Dinner is easy when you make this slow cooker baked ziti. Plus, you will have leftovers for lunch!
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Comfort Food, Italian
Keyword: crock pot, easy recipes, ground beef recipes, pasta, slow cooker
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Servings: 8
Author: Tracy

Equipment

Ingredients

  • lbs lean ground beef
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • 6 oz Italian blend shredded cheese
  • 2 jars your favorite pasta sauce I used Ragu Homestyle Thick and Hearty Roasted Garlic Sauce
  • 22 oz uncooked ziti noodles about 1 box and 6 oz.
  • 30 oz part skim ricotta
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Saute the onion in a large pan
  • Add in the beef to the same pan, cook the beef thoroughly (drain if needed)
  • Pour pasta sauce into the pan with the beef, stir well and reduce heat to low
  • In a medium bowl mix the ricotta and egg
  • Spoon enough of the sauce mixture on the bottom of the crockpot so that the bottom is easily covered
  • Spread a layer of ricotta cheese over the sauce
  • Sprinkle on a layer of the shredded cheese
  • Add a layer of noodles
  • Add a layer of sauce mixture over the pasta
  • Repeat the layers until you have used all the ingredients *I had 2 layers of everything
  • Be sure to save a bit of the shredded cheese for the top
  • Place the cover on the crock pot and cook on high for 3.5 - 4 hours or until the pasta is cooked through
  • Avoid removing the cover of the crock pot during the cooking time
  • Enjoy!
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