Crockpot Baked Ziti
Crockpot baked ziti brings together tender pasta, hearty meat, and melty cheese with just fifteen minutes of prep. This slow cooker dinner makes busy weeknights easier and fills everyone up fast.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 497kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ cup onion diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced (2 cloves)
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 48 ounces pasta sauce or make your own!
- 16 ounces baked ziti uncooked
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- 2 cup mozzarella shredded (divided into 2 one cup servings)
- chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a skillet with onions until cooked through. Drain meat if needed.
- Add garlic, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper then stir together. Cook for about one minute, stirring it constantly.
- Stir in 1 of the jars of pasta sauce into the ground beef mixture.
- Take the second jar of sauce and pour half in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Pour half the uncooked ziti pasta on top of the sauce pasta.
- Pour half of the meat mixture on top of the uncooked ziti pasta.
- Top the meat mixture with the ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
- Add the remaining half jar of pasta sauce on top of the cheeses.
- Add the other half of the uncooked ziti pasta on top of the pasta sauce.
- Cover the uncooked ziti pasta with the remaining meat mixture.
- Place the lid on the crockpot and cook on low six hours.
- Fifteen minutes before serving, add the last cup of mozzarella cheese on top and replace the lid until everything melts.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Before adding anything to the slow cooker, spray it with cooking spray to make clean up easier, or use a slow cooker liner.
- You can also cook on high for three hours, but we think it tastes best cooked on low for a longer time.
Nutrition
Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 1149mg | Potassium: 907mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1118IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 327mg | Iron: 4mg