Cooking Thursday

 Here's a crockpot pasta I made recently that lets you put it together without boiling the pasta first.  I was skeptical, but it turned out good!  The pasta was perfect, not soggy or chewy.  We both thought it had great flavor, and the leftovers heated well too.
I made only half of this, which was good for just the two of us, and still gave us leftovers.

Crockpot Baked Ziti

2-24 ounce jars of pasta sauce
1 jar water (see below)
15 oz container of ricotta cheese
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella
16 oz box of ziti

Mix the pasta sauce and water together.  
In a separate bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese and egg. 
Pour 1/3 of sauce into crockpot, then sprinkle 1/2 of ziti noodles over top.
Dot 1/2 of ricotta cheese mix over noodles, then sprinkle with 1/2 of parmesan cheese.
Pour another 1/3 of sauce, followed by the rest of the ziti, the rest of the ricotta mix and the parmesan.
Pour the rest of the sauce over all.
Cook on high for 3.5 hours or low for 6 hours.
About 10 minutes before serving, spread mozzarella cheese over top and allow to melt.