Best 4 Crock Pot Baked Ziti Meatless Recipes

CROCK POT BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Spray entire slow cooker insert with non-stick spray.
• In large bowl, mix ricotta with two eggs, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, basil, salt and pepper.
• Cover bottom of slow cooker with sauce.
• Layer pasta on top of sauce.
• Take 5 scoops of the ricotta mixture drop onto sauce.
• Top with a layer of mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat steps 3-5 two more times.
• End with layer of sauce, mozzarella and parmesan.
• Cook on high for 2 1/2 hours.
• Serve with grated parmesan cheese on top.

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.

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.

MEATLESS BAKED ZITI RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and salt, and cook until the vegetables are soft. Add the tomato paste and stir to combine. Add the spaghetti sauce and water, and bring the sauce to a simmer. Turn the heat down to low and simmer while the pasta is cooking.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the ziti to the pot and cook for 6 minutes, then drain.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese.
• Layer half of the ziti in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Spread half of the tomato sauce over the top of the pasta. Spread or sprinkle half of the cheese mixture over the top of the sauce. Repeat the layers, ending with the cheese mixture.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.