Crock Pot Baked Ziti

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Crock Pot Baked Ziti is a delicious slow cooker pasta recipe loaded with marinara sauce, ricotta, sour cream, basil pesto, parmesan and mozzarella cheese.

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Crock Pot Baked Ziti is an easy dinner recipe the whole family will love.

This slow cooker pasta is loaded with three kinds of cheese.

 

This crock pot ziti recipe takes about 15 minutes of prep time and 3 to 3.5 hours of slow cooking time on HIGH.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don't miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this crock pot pasta, I started by dumping some ricotta cheese into a mixing bowl.

I added some sour cream and basil pesto to the bowl.

I stirred all of the ingredients together well.

Then I added some shredded parmesan and mozzarella cheese to the bowl.

I stirred well again.

Then I sprayed the inside of my crock pot with cooking spray.

I poured some marinara sauce to cover the bottom of the pot.

Then I placed some uncooked noodles on top of the pasta.

I spooned half of the ricotta mixture over the noodles.

Then I poured some marinara sauce over the ricotta mixture.

I placed some more noodles on top of the marinara.

I spooned the remaining half of the ricotta mixture on top of the noodles.

Then I placed some noodles on top of ricotta mixture.

I poured the remaining marinara sauce over the noodles.

Then I placed the lid on the crock pot and set it to cook on HIGH.

After 2.5 hours, I removed the lid and sprinkled some shredded mozzarella, parmesan and chopped parsley on top.

I returned the lid to the pot and left the pasta to continue cooking on HIGH for another hour for a total of 3.5 hours of cooking time.

Then the cheesy baked ziti was ready to serve.

This hearty pasta is the perfect comfort food.

Slow cooker ziti with sour cream and ricotta is a tasty meat free pasta dish.

If you are looking for a cheesy slow cooker pasta recipe, then you need to try this Crock Pot Baked Ziti!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You'll Need to Make This Crock Pot Baked Ziti:

• 16 oz ricotta cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoon basil pesto
• ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 48 oz marinara sauce ( 2 x 24oz jars)
• 12 oz uncooked ziti noodles (or penne)

Topping

• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• ⅓ cup shredded parmesan cheese
• ½ teaspoon chopped parsley

How to Make Crock Pot Baked Ziti:

1. Dump ricotta, sour cream and basil pesto into a mixing bowl.
2. Stir until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
3. Add the shredded parmesan and mozzarella cheese to the bowl.
4. Stir well again.
5. Spray the inside of the crock pot with cooking spray.
6. Pour ⅓ of the marinara sauce into the bottom of the pot in an even layer.
7. Place ⅓ of the uncooked noodles in a layer on top of the marinara sauce.
8. Spoon ½ of the ricotta mixture over the noodles.
9. Repeat layers ⅓ of marinara sauce, followed by ⅓ of the noodles and then the remaining ½ of the ricotta mixture.
10. Place the remaining ⅓ of the noodles on top of the ricotta layer.
11. Pour the remaining ⅓ of the marinara over the noodles.
12. Place the lid on the pot and set to cook on HIGH.
13. After 2.5 hours of cooking time, remove the lid and sprinkle the shredded mozzarella, shredded parmesan and chopped parsley on top.
14. Return the lid to the pot and continue cooking on HIGH for fifteen minutes to an hour until the cheese is fully melted and the pasta is tender.
15. Serve and enjoy!

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