Baked Ziti

Finally! my 1st crock pot recipe! I've been looking forward to this and am excited. I got this recipe from a GREAT blog that's dedicated to all things crock pot. Check it out, it's fabulous.

So, if you click the link you'll see the recipe there and I did exactly what the recipe called for except, I used diced tomatoes and I think the ounces for my pasta sauce may have been a little different(<10 oz difference).
I have notice that cooking and baking has become a GREAT stress release for me and so when I came home from work today in an absolutely horrid, wretched, poopy mood, all I wanted to do was distract myself with a recipe. And I'd been wanting to make this one for a couple weeks so I just decided to do it.

Got all the goodies layered in there

I lined my crock pot with a crock pot liner so there will be easy clean up. I also did this recipe on HI so it only has to be in the pot for 2 hours. As I type this it's been in there for an hour and 7 minutes. This was so incredibly easy to make, I will undoubtedly add this to my list of "mommy training" recipes. Yes, you read that right. I have a list of activities, recipes, songs, crafts, etc. that I've picked up over the years from being a nanny, a pre school teacher, a camp counselor/youth minister, a teacher and a volunteer. And they're all things I want/hope to do with my kids someday (Lord willing). And this recipe is totally something that I think would be so quick and easy to do.

Cooked this baby on HI for 2 hrs

Anywho, enough about me and my nonexistant, unborn kids, this recipe smelled great when I was mixing all the ingredients and in a little bit I'll be able to taste it and take some pics of the final product. See you in an hour or so...
Ok so I checked it at exactly 2 hrs and it was pretty darn awesome in the middle but the pasta on the edges was NOT cooked all the way! :( But the cheese was all melted and delicious and the taste was very good. I put the lid back on and have it cookin on low for 30 minutes to see if that'll help.

Finished product!

OVERALL RATING FOR THIS RECIPE: GOOD!