Baked Rigatoni In A Crock Pot Recipes

CROCK POT ITALIAN SAUSAGE RIGATONI RECIPE

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground Italian sausage until it is brown. (Or use your Ninja)
• Add to a 6 quart slow cooker.
• Add in onion, seasonings, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and broth. Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4.
• 30 minutes before serving stir in the pasta. It will look very watery but don't worry the pasta will soak it up. Cover and cook for approximately 30 minutes until the desired tenderness is reached.
• Stir in the mozzarella cheese until melted.
• Serve immediately and top with parmesan cheese if desired.
• Enjoy!

SLOW COOKER BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Stir ground beef, sausage, basil, oregano, pepper, and salt together in a bowl.
• Cook and stir beef mixture in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions and garlic in hot oil until slightly golden and tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Stir beef mixture, onion mixture, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and red peppers together in a large bowl.
• Stir 1 cup mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, and Parmesan cheese together in a separate bowl.
• Spoon 1/3 of meat mixture into the slow cooker; top with 1/2 the ziti pasta. Drop 1/2 the cheese mixture by rounded tablespoons over the ziti; carefully spread cheese mixture over ziti using the back of the spoon. Repeat layering process 1 more time. Pour remaining meat sauce over the top and place the lid on the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for until ziti is tender, 6 to 7 hours (or cook on High for 3 to 5 hours).
• Sprinkle remaining 1 cup mozzarella over the top of the baked ziti and let stand until melted, about 10 minutes.

BAKED RIGATONI IN A CROCK POT

Steps:

• In a skillet heat 1 tbsp of the oil over med-high heat. Add beef and cook until browned through. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to the slow cooker. Drain the liquid from the pan. Reduce the heat to med. Add the remaining oil to the pan. Add onions and celery, and cook until well softened. Add garlic, salt, thyme, and peppercorns stirring for 1 minute. Stir in tomato soup, stock, and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer to slow cooker, add rigatoni and stir well.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or cook on high for 4 hours until very hot and bubbly. Stir in the cheese and cook on high for another 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

CROCK POT BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onion. Break meat apart as is cooks. Cook until no longer pink and then add garlic, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, pasta sauce and tomato sauce. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, egg, basil, Parmesan cheese, and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Pour 1/3 of sauce into the bottom of a greased 6-quart slow cooker. Scatter 1/3 of the uncooked ziti on top.
• Spoon 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture over the ziti.
• Repeat another layer of sauce, ziti, and the remaining ricotta mixture.
• Repeat with remaining ziti and then the remaining sauce.Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 1/2 hours.
• Remove lid and sprinkle the remaining 2 cups of cheese on top. Cover with the lid just long enough to melt the cheese.Serve.

CROCK POT BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• 1. In a large sauce pan, add ground beef breaking up as it browns until it's cooked through. Drain off excess grease.
• 2. Add the jar of marinara sauce, cans of diced tomatoes, and red pepper flakes.
• 3. Bring to a bubble and then turn to simmer. Cover and let simmer for 20-25 minutes while you cook pasta.
• 4. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and return to pot (off burner).
• 5. While pasta is cooking, add ricotta, Parmesan, 3/4 cup mozzarella, and egg to a medium mixing bowl and mix well.
• 6. Salt and pepper to taste. I also added a bit of chopped parsley because I had some, totally optional.
• 7. Add cheese mixture to pasta and toss to incorporate.
• 8. Add a ladle full of meat sauce to pasta and cheese.
• 9. Toss again.
• 10. At this point, you can layer in Crock Pot, as I did to keep warm for company, or in a casserole to bake if short on time. For the Crock Pot method, put a small amount of meat sauce to the bottom of the Crock Pot.
• 11. Then 1/3 noodle mixture.
• 12. Then 1/3 meat sauce, 1/3 mozzarella and few shakes of Parmesan.
• 13. Then repeat layers two more times ending with mozzarella and Parmesan.
• 14. Cover and set to high for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until melted and bubbly.
• 15. Enjoy with garlic bread and tossed salad.

CROCK POT RIGATONI

Steps:

• Layer half of each ingredient in the order listed.
• Repeat.
• Cover, Cook on low 4-5 hours.