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<\/span>Slow Cooker Baked Ziti<\/span><\/h2>\n
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This easy Slow Cooker Baked Ziti recipe only takes 10 minutes to prep using uncooked noodles layered in cheese and marinara sauce. Delicious comfort food for any busy night!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Servings: <\/span>8<\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>Lauren Allen – Tastes Better from Scratch<\/span><\/div>\n\n

<\/span>Equipment<\/span><\/h3>
  • Slow Cooker<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n

    <\/span>Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>
    • 2<\/span> (24 oz.) jars<\/span> marinara pasta sauce or two batches of homemade marinara<\/span><\/li>
    • 16<\/span> oz<\/span> tomato sauce<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> water<\/span><\/li>
    • 16<\/span> oz<\/span> uncooked<\/em> ziti pasta<\/span> (or penne)<\/span><\/li>
    • 4<\/span> oz<\/span> cream cheese<\/span> softened<\/span><\/li>
    • \u00bc<\/span> cup<\/span> sour cream<\/span><\/li>
    • \u00bd<\/span> cup<\/span> ricotta cheese<\/span> or cottage cheese<\/span><\/li>
    • 2<\/span> cloves<\/span> garlic<\/span> minced<\/span><\/li>
    • \u00bd<\/span> cup<\/span> fresh basil leaves<\/span> chopped<\/span><\/li>
    • 1\u00bd<\/span> cups<\/span> freshly grated parmesan cheese<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> shredded mozzarella cheese<\/span><\/li>
    • Fresh basil<\/span> for topping (optional)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

      <\/span>Instructions<\/span><\/h3>
      • Make Cheese Layer:<\/strong> Add cream cheese, sour cream and ricotta to a mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixers until smooth. Stir in garlic and basil.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Make Red Sauce:<\/strong> In a large bowl, combine both jars of pasta sauce, tomato sauce and water.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Assemble:<\/strong> Add 2 cups of sauce to the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with about \u2153 of the uncooked penne. Dot on half of the ricotta mixture and use a spoon to gently spread it out evenly. Top with \u00be cup grated parmesan cheese.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Add another 2 cups of sauce. Top with \u2153 of the uncooked penne. Add remaining ricotta mixture and spread. Sprinkle on the remaining \u00be cup parmesan cheese. Add the remaining uncooked penne. Top with the remaining sauce. Make sure the ziti noodles are covered by the sauce so they cook appropriately. Top with mozzarella cheese.<\/div><\/li>
      • Cook:<\/strong> Cover with lid and cook on HIGH for 2 \u2013 2 \u00bd hours, or LOW for 3 \u2153 -4 hours, or until pasta is tender. Serve garnished with fresh basil, if desired.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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        <\/span>Notes<\/span><\/h3>
        Pasta:<\/strong>\u00a0Penne pasta could also be substituted.<\/span>
        <\/div>\nTo Add Meat:<\/strong>\u00a0Add 1 pound cooked ground beef or ground sausage to the red sauce before layering.<\/span>
        <\/div>\nTo Add Veggies:<\/strong>\u00a0saut\u00e9ed veggies, chopped small and layered over the red sauce would make a delicious addition. Try adding zucchini, spinach, bell pepper, onion, mushrooms.<\/span>
        <\/div>\nMake Ahead Instructions:<\/strong>\u00a0The ricotta cheese mixture and the pasta sauce can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge in separate airtight containers until ready to assemble and cook.<\/span>
        <\/div>\nFreezing Instructions:<\/strong>\u00a0Leftovers can be frozen in a freezer safe container for up to 2 months. Let thaw in the fridge completely before reheating. The pasta may be a little softer than when it was freshly made.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[134,136,1715,179,765,1712],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american","category-entree","category-gluten-free","category-italian","category-slow-cooker","category-vegetarian"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Crock-Pot-Baked-Ziti-500x500-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3783,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3782\/revisions\/3783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}