Category: Slow Cooker -

Three Cheese Ziti (slow cooker)     

Ingredients:
2 (24 oz jars) pasta sauce
2 (8 oz cans) tomato sauce
1 cup water
16 oz UNCOOKED ziti pasta (or penne)
4 ounces cream cheese softened
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup ricotta or cottage cheese
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup freshly chopped basil
1 1/2 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation:
Add cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese to a mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Stir in garlic and basil.

In a large bowl, combine both jars of pasta sauce, tomato sauce and water. Add 2 cups of sauce to the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with about ⅓ of the uncooked penne. Dot on half of the cheese mixture and use a spoon to gently spread it out evenly. Top with 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese. Add another 2 cups of sauce. Top with ⅓ of the uncooked penne. Add remaining cheese mixture and spread. Sprinkle on the remaining 3/4 cup parmesan cheese. Add the remaining uncooked penne. Top with the remaining sauce.

Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 - 2 1/2 hours, or LOW for 3 1/3 -4 hours or until pasta is tender. During the last few minutes, sprinkle the mozzarella cheese to the top, and return the lid of the machine to allow it to melt.

Date added: 2018-04-27
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