Italian Crockpot Recipes

With just a little bit of time in the morning for preparation, you can have dinner ready for your entire family right when you walk in the door!

Family Size Cheesy Ravioli

Crockpot

A huge batch of ravioli to be enjoyed by the entire family.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil

1medium chopped onion

2 cloves minced garlic

2 - 26 oz jars spaghetti sauce

1 - 15 oz can tomato sauce

1 tsp Italian seasoning mix

2 - 25 oz packages frozen ravioli

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Spray inside of crockpot with cooking spray. Cook onion and garlic in oil over medium heat in skillet until onion is tender. Stir in spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and italian seasoning mix. Place 1 cup of sauce in slow cooker. Add one package of frozen ravioli, top with 1 cup of cheese. Add second package of ravioli and 1 cup cheese. Pour remaining sauce over the top. Cover and cook on low 5-6 hours, until ravioli is tender.

Slow Cooker Pizza

A different way to eat pizza that's popular with the kids!

Ingredients:

1 ½ pounds ground beef

1 medium chopped green pepper

1 medium chopped onion

1 drained 4 oz can mushrooms

1 - 15 oz can tomato sauce

1 - 14 oz can pizza sauce

2 tbsp tomato paste

4 cups rotini pasta noodles

23 ½ oz packages sliced pepperoni

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

2 tsp Italian seasoning mix

In a skillet cook ground beef, green pepper, onion and mushrooms over medium heat, drain. Add tomato sauce, pizza sauce, italian seasoning mix and tomato paste, mix well. Meanwhile, cook noodles as directed on package. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Layer pasta, tomato beef mixture, pepperoni, and cheese. Cover and cook on low 4 hours, until heated through.

Notes: You can use other types of pasta with this dish, just make sure it's a fairly sturdy noodle like penne, egg noodles, or spiral pasta.

Chicken Alfredo

Chicken and vegetables in a creamy alfredo sauce with quick and easy preparation; what more could you ask for? 

Ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 - 16 oz jar Alfredo sauce

2 cups frozen corn

2 cups frozen peas

1 diced red pepper

1 drained 4 oz can mushrooms

1 medium chopped onion

½ cup water

2 cloves minced garlic

1 tsp black pepper

3 cups cooked noodles

Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine Alfredo sauce, corn, peas, red pepper, mushrooms, onion, water, garlic, and black pepper. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 3-4 hours. Serve with noodles.

Italian Crockpot Recipes

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Crockpot Italian Meatballs and Sauce

If you were about to skip this one because you think you can't make delicious meatballs, don't you dare. I was afraid to try to make them for years, because when I tried to brown them, they'd fall apart. Then I discovered broiling. These are SO EASY, and you can leave them simmering in the crock pot all day. Make the noodles of your choice right before you are ready to eat though.
You'll need:
a large cookie sheet covered in tinfoil
a large crock pot (You can simmer them in a large pot on the stove too)
2 pounds ground sirloin
1 lg. jar Ragu Sauce, or other spaghetti sauce
3 TBSP. roasted garlic
2 beaten eggs
1 cup Italian bread crumbs (found by the shake n' bake)
parmesan cheese (You can use Kraft or the shredded kind in a bag)
I wear plastic gloves when I do this. Who needs meat under their fingernails! (Plus, it's way easier to shape the meatballs)
Set your oven to 500', the BROIL setting.
Put Ragu sauce into your crock pot, set to low setting.
Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add hamburger, mix. Add garlic, mix. Then add the bread crumbs and about 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, mix well. Shape into little balls. Here's something important, don't have them too big. Also, make sure they are all about the same size. This doesn't take long! You'll get the hang of it right away.
Place the meatballs on your tinfoil lined cookie sheet, and broil for 10-12 minutes. Now it's safe to put them in your crock pot into your spaghetti sauce. I still know people who cook raw meat in their sauce. NEVER do that, it's so gross!
That's it! They can simmer all day in your crock pot, but if you're home, simmer them at least 2 hours in the sauce to enjoy the full flavor. Don't add your noodles or they will get starchy and big. Add them at the last 15 minutes or so, or you can ladle the sauce over your noodles.

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Italian Crockpot Recipes

With just a little bit of time in the morning for preparation, you can have dinner ready for your entire family right when you walk in the door!

Family Size Cheesy Ravioli

A huge batch of ravioli to be enjoyed by the entire family.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil

1medium chopped onion

2 cloves minced garlic

2 - 26 oz jars spaghetti sauce

1 - 15 oz can tomato sauce

1 tsp Italian seasoning mix

2 - 25 oz packages frozen ravioli

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Spray inside of crockpot with cooking spray. Cook onion and garlic in oil over medium heat in skillet until onion is tender. Stir in spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and italian seasoning mix. Place 1 cup of sauce in slow cooker. Add one package of frozen ravioli, top with 1 cup of cheese. Add second package of ravioli and 1 cup cheese. Pour remaining sauce over the top. Cover and cook on low 5-6 hours, until ravioli is tender.

Slow Cooker Pizza

A different way to eat pizza that's popular with the kids!

Ingredients:

1 ½ pounds ground beef

1 medium chopped green pepper

1 medium chopped onion

1 drained 4 oz can mushrooms

1 - 15 oz can tomato sauce

1 - 14 oz can pizza sauce

2 tbsp tomato paste

4 cups rotini pasta noodles

23 ½ oz packages sliced pepperoni

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

2 tsp Italian seasoning mix

In a skillet cook ground beef, green pepper, onion and mushrooms over medium heat, drain. Add tomato sauce, pizza sauce, italian seasoning mix and tomato paste, mix well. Meanwhile, cook noodles as directed on package. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Layer pasta, tomato beef mixture, pepperoni, and cheese. Cover and cook on low 4 hours, until heated through.

Notes: You can use other types of pasta with this dish, just make sure it's a fairly sturdy noodle like penne, egg noodles, or spiral pasta.

Chicken Alfredo

Chicken and vegetables in a creamy alfredo sauce with quick and easy preparation; what more could you ask for? 

Ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 - 16 oz jar Alfredo sauce

2 cups frozen corn

2 cups frozen peas

1 diced red pepper

1 drained 4 oz can mushrooms

1 medium chopped onion

½ cup water

2 cloves minced garlic

1 tsp black pepper

3 cups cooked noodles

Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine Alfredo sauce, corn, peas, red pepper, mushrooms, onion, water, garlic, and black pepper. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 3-4 hours. Serve with noodles.

Natalie is a work at home mom who loves crock pot cooking and quick and easy recipes in general. To view her crock pot recipes visit http://www.natalies-recipes.com, which also includes a variety of helpful hints, cooking tips, quick and easy recipes, great products, and a fun and informative newsletter.

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