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Slow Cooker Baked Ziti in a slow cooker
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Slow Cooker Baked Ziti

If you're looking for a simple and delicious meal that you can make with little effort, then look no further than this Slow Cooker Baked Ziti!
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Ingredients

  • 48 oz. Pasta Marinara Sauce or Meat sauce your choice
  • 29 oz Diced Italian Tomatoes
  • 1 lb. Italian Sausage cooked and crumbled
  • 1 & 1/2 cups water
  • 8 oz. Cream Cheese Softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoons basil chopped
  • 2 teaspoons parsley chopped
  • 16 oz. Ziti Pasta uncooked
  • 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese freshly Grated

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, add cream cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, basil, and parsley. Cream together with an electric mixer. Mix until it has reached a smooth and creamy texture.
  • In a large mixing bowl, stir together pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, cooked sausage, and water.
  • Grab crockpot and add 1/3 of the pasta sauce mixture to the bottom of the slow cooker.
  • Add half the box of uncooked pasta on top of the sauce layer.
  • Next add dollops of the cream cheese mixture.
  • Repeat sauce layer, ziti pasta, and cream cheese dollops.
  • Finish layers with remaining sauce covering the top.
  • Add mozzarella cheese to the top and sprinkle basil and parsley over. Cook on high for 4 hours.
  • Stir right before serving.Serve along side your favorite garlic bread and a big green salad.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 640kcal (32%)Carbohydrates: 59g (20%)Protein: 30g (60%)Fat: 32g (49%)Saturated Fat: 14g (70%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 105mg (35%)Sodium: 1759mg (73%)Potassium: 1077mg (31%)Fiber: 5g (20%)Sugar: 12g (13%)Vitamin A: 1285IU (26%)Vitamin C: 23mg (28%)Calcium: 341mg (34%)Iron: 4mg (22%)