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

Cook Time 2

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

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!