Slow-Cooker Baked Spinach and Mushroom Rigatoni
"You don't even have to boil the pasta first - just dump it all in the crockpot and turn it on. Recipe is from Real Simple."
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 (28 ounce) can whole canned tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 1⁄2 lb rigatoni pasta
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 1 lb mixed mushrooms, trimmed and sliced (such as cremini, button, and shiitake)
- 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed of excess liquid
- 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
- grated parmesan cheese, for serving
directions
- Break up the tomatoes and their juices in a medium bowl with your hands or a potato masher. Add the oil, garlic, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper. In a separate medium bowl, combine the uncooked rigatoni, onion, and mushrooms.
- Spread a third of the tomato mixture in the bottom of a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Top with half the pasta mixture, half the spinach, a third of the tomato mixture, half the ricotta, and half the mozzarella; repeat. Cover and cook on high until the pasta is tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
- Serve sprinkled with the Parmesan.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
<p>I love to cook, but hate to measure ... so I pretty much guess at everything :) </p>
114807933"
