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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is no longer pink. Stir in seasonings to evenly coat meat; stir in pasta sauce. Set aside. | 2. Mix 1 cup mozzarella, the ricotta and parmesan in a medium bowl. Spoon 2 cups of meat sauce into the slow cooker; top with 2 cups ziti. Drop half of the cheese mixture, by rounded tablespoons, over ziti; carefully spread over ziti using back of spoon. Layer with 2 cups meat sauce, the remaining ziti and remaining cheese. Add remaining meat sauce, completely covering all the ziti and cheese. Place lid on slow cooker. | 3. Cook on low for 6 to 7 hours or high for 4 to 5 hours or until noodles are tender. | 4. Carefully remove lid to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle food with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella; let stand 10 minutes until melted. Serve directly from slow cooker. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
italian seasoning	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pasta sauce	2	jars		-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	1	container		-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	2	cups	divided	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
ziti pasta	1	box		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.