Slow Cooker Spaghetti Casserole
This Slow Cooker Spaghetti Casserole is layered with rich meaty sauce, noodles, and lots of cheese. It's seriously the best way to eat spaghetti!
Equipment
- 1 6 Qt Slow Cooker
- 1 large skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef or turkey
- 1/2 lb Italian ground turkey sausage
- 8 ounces spaghetti noodles broken in half or in thirds
- 1 tbsp ranch seasoning mix, store bought or homemade see notes for homemade
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 (24) ounce jar favorite spaghetti sauce
- 1 (15) ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a large skillet on medium high heat cook ground beef and turkey sausage, breaking into crumbles until no longer pink. Remove any excess grease.
- To the cooked meat add the seasonings, pasta sauce, tomatoes, and water. Stir to combine and remove from the heat.
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray then add half of the meat sauce to the bottom of the pot. Use the back of a spoon to spread out evenly. Scatter noodles over the top of the meat sauce, then top with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, the remaining meat sauce, and finally the rest of the cheese. Place the lid on and cook on low for 4 1/2 hours or until noodles are tender. Top with fresh parsley and serve.
Notes
Tips:
- Make sure you have a large enough slow cooker for spaghetti casserole. A 6 QT or larger works great.
- Stir meat sauce and uncooked noodles before slow cooking. Doing this will just combine everything and you won’t have the layers of noodles, cheese, and meat sauce like a casserole style dish. Either way will result in a delicious meal.
- Add other cheeses like ricotta, parmesan, pepper jack for heat, or other favorite cheeses you love.
- Leftover spaghetti is always the best and you can enjoy this for 3-4 days after it’s cooked. Store in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator.
- Homemade ranch seasoning mix- Visit https://themenumaid.com/homemade-ranch-seasoning-mix-dairy-free/ for full recipe
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 5 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 535 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 17.8g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat 6.4g | 32% |
| Cholesterol 149mg | 50% |
| Sodium 1396mg | 61% |
| Total Carbohydrate 45.3g | 16% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.1g | 18% |
| Total Sugars 15.9g | |
| Protein 47g | |
| Vitamin D 1mcg | 7% |
| Calcium 140mg | 11% |
| Iron 21mg | 116% |
| Potassium 906mg | 19% |