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!
Servings 8 servings
Calories 507kcal
Equipment
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
- ½ 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.1 tablespoon olive oil
- Add Italian sausage, and cook until browned. Drain grease if desired.1 pound ground Italian sausage
- Stir in onion and peppers, and cook until vegetables are softened.1 cup diced yellow or white onion, 1 cup diced green pepper, 1 cup diced red pepper
- Add garlic, Italian seasoning, and basil. Stir in to combine.5 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon dried sweet basil
- Stir in crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and heavy cream.28 ounce can crushed tomatoes, 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, ½ cup heavy cream
- Season with salt and pepper.Salt and pepper
- Pour the sauce into the slow cooker insert.
- Add ziti to insert, and nestle into the sauce.8 ounces dry ziti
- Pour tomato sauce over pasta, and make sure that noodles are covered in sauce.15 ounce tomato sauce
- Turn slow cooker setting to high. Cover, and cook for 3 hours.
- Gently stir pasta.
- Sprinkle mozzarella over pasta. Cover, and let melt.1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Notes
*Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 507kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 1039mg | Potassium: 926mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1525IU | Vitamin C: 59.6mg | Calcium: 221mg | Iron: 4.4mg