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My family and I love pasta! Pretty much any kind of pasta! And I am always looking for easy recipes that keep me out of the kitchen, not in it! So I decided to try making Slow Cooker Baked Ziti. This is my own recipe creation, I just decided to adapt it a slow cooker.
Easy Dinner Recipe
Slow Cooker Baked Ziti is EASY and DELICIOUS! With only 15 minutes for prepping and a two hour cook time. You can have dinner on the table in two hours while helping the kids with their homework! Also, this can be a vegetarian meal if you don’t add the cooked Italian sausage! Or if you have a great family marinara recipe, use that instead of jar sauce! No matter how you make it, it is delicious!
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5 from 6 votes
Slow Cooker Baked Ziti
This is an easy dinner recipe with only 15 minutes of prep time! Slow Cooker Baked Ziti doesn't get much easier than this!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword easy dinner recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 2 hours hours
Equipment
Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian Sausage, cooked and crumbled *optional
- 1 lb Uncooked Ziti or Penne Pasta Shells
- 3 jars 23 oz Marinara Sauce (we like it with lots of sauce!) *you can also make your sauce from scratch!
- 1 15 oz Container of Ricotta Cheese *I used low fat
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning Blend
- 1/4 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 cup Shredded Mozzarella
Instructions
Cook the Italian sausage until there is no pink and it is crumbled. Once cooked transfer to a plate with a paper towel to absorb the grease. Set aside.
Combine ricotta cheese, egg, minced garlic, Italian seasoning and shredded Parmesan. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Spray inside of the slow cooker prior to layering ingredients.
Combine all jars of sauce. Spread 1/4 of the sauce along bottom of the slow cooker.
Layer 1/2 of the pasta, sausage, and ricotta mixture over the sauce.
The last layer should be the remaining sauce.
Cover and make sure the pasta is is completely covered with sauce. I blended my ricotta and sauce.
Cover and cook on high for 2 hours. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella on the top when there is only 15 min left to cooking. Re-cover.
Once mozzarella is melted, dinner is ready! Enjoy!
Conclusion
This is an easy dinner recipe for anytime of the year! Whether you decide to keep it vegetarian and not add sausage or follow the recipe, it is definitely a keeper and one the entire family will enjoy! So please try and enjoy this Slow Cooker Baked Ziti recipe and tell me how you liked it!
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More importantly, thank you for spending your time here at Colorado Kelly!I love having you here and appreciate everyone that comes to visit and look forward to having you come back soon!
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Brooke
Baked Ziti is delicious! My favorite!Reply
Kelly
It is a favorite of mine too!!!
Thanks for sharing!
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Kelly
You’re welcome!
I love simple meals where a slow cooker can do most of the work for you! This looks delicious. Do you have a good marinara sauce recipe?
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Kelly
When I make marinara it is always off the top of my head! And never the same! I really need to start writing stuff down!!!! But because of the extensive work involved, I don’t do it often!
I like that I can make it in a slow cooker. My family will enjoy this for dinner.
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Kelly
It makes is so much easier!!!
Oh I bet this is so good! Anything that involves pasta noodles and slow cooking I’m in!
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Kelly
I know right!!!
Amber Myers
I can’t wait to try this. I love when I can use my slow cooker and my family loves ziti!
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Kelly
Slow cooker, Instant Pot and one pot wonders are always my favorite meals!!
I have never heard of this recipe before but it looks amazing!
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Kelly
Thank you!!!
Yay! I have a slow cooker! This is perfect for me!
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Kelly
And it makes enough for leftovers!!!
This looks delicious and easy to make. You are right that pasta is loved by many family members. The good news is that the left overs tend to be even more delicious.
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Kelly
And pasta dishes do tend to be even better the day after!!!
Haven’t tried it ever but it sounds so delicious and tasty…definitely going to give this a try ..glad you shared the recipe with us…Reply
Kelly
I hope you love it!
My oven blew up last night so I will be using my slow cooker until I can get it fixed and this is a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
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Kelly
Sorry about the oven! That stinks!
Shelby Trent
This looks so good! I love anything made in the crockpot, it makes it so easy. Needing to make this recipe soon.
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Kelly
I am pretty much a slow cooker nut too!
I pinned this immediately when I saw the photos! This looks so yummy! I’m going to give it a go after my next grocery trip.
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Kelly
Thank you! I hope you love it!
I’ve got a slow cooker but often lack inspiration of what to cook in it! Will have to give this a go, it looks so delicious and the perfect midweek dinner!
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Kelly
It is!!!!
Oh I am always looking for new slow cooker recipes! This baked Ziti looks absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to try it out!Reply
Kelly
I hope you love it!!!
I think I need to get a slowcooker for myself. I saw so many lovely recipes during lockdown and all of them were about slowcookerReply
Kelly
It is a must for every kitchen!!
Lisa
Reading this makes me want to buy a slow cooker! I also love baked ziti so definitely want to try this out.
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Kelly
You need to buy one!!!!
I love pasta because it is so versatile! For instance, I’m vegetarian and it would be so easy to make this dish veggie friendly. All you have to do is leave out the meat! And it would still be super delicious. Thanks for sharing!
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Kelly
Yup! I had that note in the recipe!!
This looks so good! I never thought to make this in my slow cooker!
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Kelly
I was in the mood for the meal but didn’t want to go through the hassle of making it! That is the only reason I tried it this way!
Aditi
This is such an amazing recipe. I love slow cooker meals, they are simple to make but duper delicious as well.Reply
Kelly
I love them too!
Lexis
Yum, I love baked ziti! Your recipe sounds really delicious!
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Kelly
Thank you!!!
Lexis
MMM, I love baked ziti! Your recipe sounds delicious, cant wait to try it!
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Kelly
I hope you love it!!!
Stephanie
I’ve never thought to do a pasta dish in the slow cooker, but I’m intrigued. Anything that can be a “set and forget” kind of situation is my kind of dish! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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Kelly
Easy, Peasy!!!
Ooh baked ziti is one of my favorite dinners! I love the idea of making it in a slow cooker. This looks so easy and delicious!
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Kelly
It was extremely easy!!!
Saving this recipe! Looks delicious and so easy.
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Kelly
Thank you!!
YUM!!
Thank you Dear Kelly!Reply
Kelly
Always a pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!
