My Crock Pot Baked Ziti Recipe Is Certain to be a Crowd Pleaser! It Is Easy, Delicious, and Great for any Occasion!
We love Slow Cooker Ground Beef recipes! Some of our favorites include Slow Cooker Cowboy Supper and Slow Cooker Mexican Lasagna.
CROCK POT BAKED ZITI RECIPE
Ok, technically this recipe isn’t “baked” ziti. It’s all done in the crock pot, which makes it much easier on you! It sure tastes like it has been simmering away in the oven, though. Serve it and watch your family clamor for me.
DOES THE PASTA REALLY COOK IN THE CROCKPOT?
This is one of my favorite things about this recipe! The pasta cooks right in the crock pot, and the result is so delicious. It tastes so much like the oven version, but it’s so much easier! Everything just comes together and the flavors have time to develop. Crock Pot Baked Ziti is one of our family favorites!
WHAT SHOULD I SERVE WITH YOUR CROCK POT BAKED ZITI RECIPE?
Because this dish has so much flavor (and it’s really pretty hearty), I would recommend serving it with a salad. It would also go well with some simple roasted or steamed vegetables!
WILL CROCK POT BAKED ZITI FREEZE WELL?
Yet another wonderful thing about this recipe – it freezes so well! Because pasta tends to dry out a bit in the freezer, I would recommend adding some sauce when you thaw it. You will have delicious ziti ready to thaw, heat, and eat!
WANT MORE EASY SLOW COOKER GROUND BEEF RECIPES?
- Beef Enchiladas in the Slow Cooker
- Pizza Meatloaf in the Slow Cooker
- Crock Pot Lasagna with Low Carb Option
- Heatlhy Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Recipe
- Slow Cooker Ground Beef Recipes
Crock Pot Baked Ziti Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 onion
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- ½ tsp oregano
- 1 25 oz jar marinara sauce
- 1 16 oz box ziti noodles
- 1 15 oz container Ricotta cheese
- 8 oz Mozzarella cheese
- 8 oz Parmesan cheese
- Non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
- Dice 1 onion
- Brown ground beef in skillet, drain
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray
- Mix ground beef, marinara sauce, onion, garlic & oregano together
- Fill sauce jar with water & add to beef
- Place half the beef & sauce into slow cooker
- Pour in ziti noodles & stir
- Spread Ricotta cheese on top, sprinkle with ½ of the Mozzarella cheese
- Add remaining beef & sauce
- Cook on low 5 hours
- Remove lid, add remaining Mozzarella & Parmesan cheeses & cook 5 min or until cheese is melted
Freezer Bag Instructions:
- Dice 1 onion
- Brown ground beef in skillet, drain & cool
- Mix ground beef, marinara sauce, onion, garlic & oregano together
- Fill sauce jar with water & add to beef
- Place mixture into gallon size freezer safe bag
- Label & lay flat to freeze
- Remove from freezer the night before
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray
- Place ½ of the contents of the bag into slow cooker
- Pour in ziti noodles & stir
- Spread Ricotta cheese on top, sprinkle with ½ of the Mozzarella cheese
- Add remaining beef & sauce
- Cook on low 5 hours
- Remove lid, add remaining Mozzarella & Parmesan cheeses & cook 5 min or until cheese is melted
Nutrition
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Happenings From Our Family of 9
We recently took the kids to a festival where they made corn meal from whole corn still on the cob. My youngest decided it would be great to take some of the cobs home for fall decorations. So she decided to fill her pockets with corn cobs! Can you see how proud she is?
