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Slow Cooker Baked Ziti
Slow Cooker Baked Ziti is an easy crock pot pasta dinner that's perfect for weeknight meals. The pasta cooks right in the sauce!
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Italian
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
3
hours
hours
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
3
hours
hours
35
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
servings
Calories
507
kcal
Author
Kate @ I Heart Eating
Equipment
Slow Cooker
Ingredients
1
tablespoon
olive oil
1
pound
ground Italian sausage
mild or hot
1
cup
diced yellow or white onion
1
cup
diced green pepper
1
cup
diced red pepper
5
cloves garlic
minced
1
tablespoon
Italian seasoning
1
tablespoon
dried sweet basil
28
ounce
can crushed tomatoes
14.5
ounce
can diced tomatoes
drained
1/2
cup
heavy cream
Salt and pepper
8
ounces
dry ziti
or similar pasta
15
ounce
tomato sauce
1 ½
cups
shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
Add oil.
Add Italian sausage, and cook until browned. Drain grease if desired.
Stir in onion and peppers, and cook until vegetables are softened.
Add garlic, Italian seasoning, and basil. Stir in to combine.
Stir in crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and heavy cream.
Season with salt and pepper.
Pour the sauce into the slow cooker insert.
Add ziti to insert, and nestle into the sauce.
Pour tomato sauce over pasta, and make sure that noodles are covered in sauce.
Turn slow cooker setting to high. Cover, and cook for 3 hours.
Gently stir pasta.
Sprinkle mozzarella over pasta. Cover, and let melt.
Notes
*Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
507
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
39
g
|
Protein:
20
g
|
Fat:
30
g
|
Saturated Fat:
13
g
|
Cholesterol:
80
mg
|
Sodium:
1039
mg
|
Potassium:
926
mg
|
Fiber:
5
g
|
Sugar:
10
g
|
Vitamin A:
1525
IU
|
Vitamin C:
59.6
mg
|
Calcium:
221
mg
|
Iron:
4.4
mg