Here is another recipe on my series of crock pot cooking. I’ve never made pasta in the crock pot before and I’ve been wandering how it would turn out. So today, being a bit under the weather, I wanted to make something really easy. I had posted on Facebook if anyone had tried this before and mentioned that I had no idea how this would turn out. My friend Alia told me to not worry about how it turned out, but to post yummy photos so that she could drool. So this one is dedicated to her. š
I was really happy with how it did turn out. Although, next time I won’t cook it as long… I went down for a nap and specifically told Ben (four times) to not let me sleep longer than a hour… he swears he didn’t “hear that part”… four times. So when he told me that next time he suggested I not cook it as long… *grrr*
Yes, the pasta was a wee bit soft and it could have done with at least an hour less cooking, so what I’d definitely suggest in this instance is to keep an eye on it after 2 hours cooking and time it from there.
1 packet RadiatoriĀ pasta (or pasta of your choice)
1 large onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, sliced
1 can favourite pasta sauce (I used Hunts brand Garlic and Herb)
1 can diced Italian-style tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 small can tomato paste
1 TBSP garlic powder
1 TBSP onion powder
2 tsp Vegeta vegetable bouillon powder (or use your favourite vegetable bouillon)
2 tsp salt (or to taste)
3 tsp dried Italian herb mix (optional)
2 cups water
Mix the onions and garlic together and then add all the ingredients to the crock pot and stir well together. Cook on HIGH for 2 hours and then start keeping a watch every 30 minutes on how the pasta is cooking, and each time give it a good stir.
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