Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, crockpot baked ziti. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Crockpot baked ziti is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Crockpot baked ziti is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have crockpot baked ziti using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Crockpot baked ziti:

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

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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.

Baked Ziti is basically some kind of tomato sauce usually with meat in my house, but you could skip the meat if you must. Add in some kind of cheese and pasta, and you have a classic Italian dish. There are variations, but that is basically it. I was hungry for a big bowl of pasta over the weekend. I haven't experimented with making pasta in the crockpot too much.

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