Slow Cooker Rigatoni Recipe (Just 4 Ingredients and a Family Favorite!)

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This easy crock pot rigatoni requires just 4 basic ingredients and is PERFECT for adding family favorite items to make it your own!

Crock Pot Rigatoni Recipe

This crockpot rigatoni recipe is ONE of the easiest slow cooker recipes I have ever made.  If you've been here awhile, you know we LOVE using the slow cooker around here.  Some of our favorite recipes are made in the crock, and we pride ourselves for having Slow Cooker recipes that DON'T taste like they're from a crockpot!

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Slow Cooker Rigatoni (with all the fixin's) is almost like pizza in the crockpot ~ just pop it all in your crockpot (I call mine Mrs. Potts!) like a lasagna and let her do all the work.  It's the lovely yumminess of crockpot lasagna – but a bit more deconstructed and no fussy layering.

We've been keeping things pretty simple around here lately, and slow cooker rigatoni was a great way to use up a few ingredients from the pantry.

Ingredients needed:

• spaghetti sauce
• rigatoni pasta
• ground beef or ground sausage
• shredded mozzarella
• pepperoni (optional)
• mushrooms (optional)
• black olives (optional)

We didn't have any pepperoni to add, but this recipe still had PLENTY of flavor for us.  You could even use veggie crumbles in this – really any kind of pizza topping that your family enjoys!

Here's how to make Crockpot Rigatoni:

Grab your favorite slow cooker and layer half of the spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the cooker.  Next, add half of the pasta, half of the cooked beef, and half of the mozzarella cheese.  Layer pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, or any other toppings you are using (these are optional, so skip this step if not adding any additional items).

Then add another layer of all of the ingredients. Cook on low for 3 – 4 hours and enjoy!

Print Recipe

{4 Ingredient} Slow Cooker Rigatoni

Ingredients

• 28 oz spaghetti sauce
• 12 oz rigatoni pasta cooked to al dente
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef or ground sausage cooked and drained
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella
• pepperoni optional
• sliced mushrooms black olives, or onion (optional)

Instructions

• Layer half of the spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Then add half the pasta, half the ground beef, and half of the mozzarella cheese.
• Layer pepperoni, mushrooms or black olives (optional.)
• Add another layer of all the ingredients.
• Cook on low 3-4 hours.
• Enjoy!

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Here are some other recipes you may enjoy!

• How to Cook Taco Meat (in the slow cooker)
• Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings
• Mini Meatloaf and Veggies