Crockpot Baked Ziti

Step 1

Brown ground beef in a skillet with onions until cooked through. Drain meat if needed.

Step 2

Add garlic, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper then stir together. Cook for about one minute, stirring it constantly.

Step 3

Stir in 1 of the jars of pasta sauce into the ground beef mixture.

Step 4

Take the second jar of sauce and pour half in the bottom of the slow cooker.

Step 5

Pour half the uncooked ziti pasta on top of the sauce pasta.

Step 6

Pour half of the meat mixture on top of the uncooked ziti pasta.

Step 7

Top the meat mixture with the ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese.

Step 8

Add the remaining half jar of pasta sauce on top of the cheeses.

Step 9

Add the other half of the uncooked ziti pasta on top of the pasta sauce.

Step 10

Cover the uncooked ziti pasta with the remaining meat mixture.

Step 11

Place the lid on the crockpot and cook on low six hours.

Step 12

Fifteen minutes before serving, add the last cup of mozzarella cheese on top and replace the lid until everything melts.

Step 13

Serve and enjoy!