Baked Spinach and Mushroom Rigatoni

(from jlong3658’s recipe box)

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 240 minutes
Serves 6 people

Categories: Dinner - Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 28-oz can whole peeled tomatoes
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 1/2 lb/ rigatoni
  • 1 red onion, sliced
  • 1 lb. mixed mushrroms (cremini, button, and shitake), trimmed and sliced
  • 2 10-oz packages frozen spinach, thawed and sweezed of excess liquid
  • 1 15-oz container ricotta
  • 8 ozs mozzarella, grated
  • Parmesan, for sering

Directions

  1. eak up the tomatoes and their juices in a medium bowl with your hands or a potato masher. Add the oil, garlic, 2.4 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper. In a separate medium bowl, combine the uncooked rigatoni, onion, and mushrooms.

  2. read a third of the tomato mixture in the bottom of a 4 – 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 3.5 to 4 hours

  3. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan

Email to a friend | Print this recipe | Back