Steps to Prepare Homemade Crockpot baked ziti

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, crockpot baked ziti. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This Easy crock pot baked ziti recipe is a guaranteed crowd pleaser. The perfect slow cooker pasta dinner recipe! Crockpot pasta is one of my very favorite ways to make an easy dinner. This Crock Pot Baked Ziti is obviously NOT baked.

Crockpot baked ziti is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Crockpot baked ziti is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have crockpot baked ziti using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Crockpot baked ziti:

1. Prepare 1 lb ground beef, turkey or Italian sausage
2. Take 1 onion finely chopped
3. Take 1 tsp minced garlic
4. Make ready 1 tsp salt
5. Prepare 1 tsp dried basil
6. Make ready 1 tsp dried parsley
7. Get 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
8. Prepare 1 jar pasta sauce
9. Prepare 2 1/2 c water or chicken broth
10. Get 1 box penne or ziti pasta
11. Take 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

You may confuse it with great lasagna. With no precooking of the I can not imagine any crock pot ziti being better than this. As I read the crock pot recipes, I realized they were not that different. Cooking Baked Ziti in the crock pot is pretty much the same as baking it in the oven but there are a few differences.

Instructions to make Crockpot baked ziti:

1. In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion until browned. Stir in garlic and salt and cook 1 minute.
2. Add beef mixture, basil, parsley, tomatoes, pasta sauce and water to a 4qt (or larger) slow cooker. Stir.
3. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
4. 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.
5. Sprinkle with cheese and cover for 3-5 minutes until cheese is melted.

As I read the crock pot recipes, I realized they were not that different. Cooking Baked Ziti in the crock pot is pretty much the same as baking it in the oven but there are a few differences. The second and major difference between Baked Ziti in the oven and Crock Pot Baked Ziti is that you avoid heating up the kitchen using the oven. Baked ziti is one of Mario's favorite foods and I make it quite often, but I thought it was about time to You'll be left with a totally clean slow cooker with nothing to wash! A reader named Zerina did it and commented, "I did it in the crock pot and it was amazing!

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