Million Dollar Crock Pot Baked Ziti is the ultimate comfort food, with layers of creamy cheese, hearty pasta, and flavorful sauce all cooked to perfection in your slow cooker. Ideal for busy families.
– Prepare the Funfetti Cake & Cupcake mix as directed on the package adding the ½ teaspoon to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
– Fill cupcake papers ¾ full.
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Brown the ground beef in a skillet and drain well. In a medium bowl combine the softened cream cheese, sour cream, ricotta cheese, garlic and parsley.
Layer half the sauce and half the ziti pasta in the bottom of a slow cooker. Spread half the browned ground beef over the pasta. The spoon half of the cream cheese mixture over the beef without stirring.
Repeat layering the remaining ingredients in the same order.
Pour the water around the edges of the ziti layers.
Cover and slow cook on low for 3 hours.
Remove the lid after 3 hours and stir to combine. Check to see if the pasta is tender. If not recover and cook for one more hour. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese. Recover to melt. Serve.