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Mains

Slow Cooker Pizza Pasta

Jenn Bare's slow-cooker mains. About 3 hours on Low in the crock, serves 6-8.

ApplianceSlow Cooker
Cook3 hours on Low
Serves6-8
Jenn BareWritten byJenn Bare
Slow Cooker Pizza Pasta

Method

Step by step

  1. 01

    Grease a 6-Quart slow cooker with olive oil.

  2. 02

    Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and brown ground beef and sweet Italian sausage.  Drain excess fat.

  3. 03

    Return meat to pan, add green pepper and garlic and saute with meat for a minute or two longer.

  4. 04

    Place all of these ingredients in a 6-Quart slow cooker.

  5. 05

    Rinse pasta (do not cook) and place in the slow cooker with meat mixture.

  6. 06

    Stir then add tomato paste and water over noodle mix. Note: For best results, when stirring ensure all the pasta is covered with liquid.

  7. 07

    Top with shredded cheese and pepperonis.

  8. 08

    Cover slow cooker with a paper towel and top with the lid.  Cook on LOW for 3 hours.

  9. 09

    Top with diced black olives, artichoke hearts, or extra cheese, if desired

Tagged

easyitalianitalian sausageone potpastatomato paste

Originally published on getcrocked.com.

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Jenn Bare

Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.

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