Crock Pot Manicotti
The comfort meal of the season is cooked right inside your crock pot. This Crock Pot Manicotti is packed with your favorite italian seasonings and the gooiest cheese.
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 1 Family Size jar of marinara sauce I like Classico!
- 1 box of manicotti pasta
- 15 oz Ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- Spinach washed and dried (optional)
- Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic Powder
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- You will also need a ziploc bag scissors and a slow cooker liner (optional).
Instructions
- Spray your slow cooker with nonstick spray or line with a slow cooker liner.
- Pour in half of a family size jar of marinara sauce.
- In a bowl, add ricotta cheese, egg and parmesan cheese. Mix well.
- If desired, cut up some fresh spinach and add to the cheese mixture.
- Season with salt and pepper as well as a bit of Italian seasoning and garlic powder.
- Transfer your cheese mixture from bowl to a ziploc baggie.
- Cut a small hole in the corner of the bag.
- Pipe the cheese into an uncooked manicotti shell.
- Layer your shells over the sauce in the Crock-Pot.
- Cover the shells with the remaining marinara sauce.
- Cook on high for 2 hours.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top of the pasta and cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Enjoy!