Crock Pot Bowtie Casserole
Crock Pot Bowtie Casserole
This is an easy to make casserole in a slow cooker, and has lots of potential! Think using cubed chicken or minced pork. For greens instead of spinach, try some of the greens available at Tesco and most open markets, like Chinese Cabbage or Mustard Greens. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 750 grams ground beef, or minced or chicken, (1½ lb)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 can tomato sauce, 1½ cups, Shortcut
- 1 can stewed tomatoes, 565 gram can, or use fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, Shortcut
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 300 grams spinach, frozen (thawed) or fresh, (10 oz)
- 500 grams dry bowtie pasta, or corkscrew pasta, cooked and drained, (8 oz)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1½ cups Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Brown ground beef with onion and garlic, no need to cook it through, just brown it. Put in slow cooker and add sauce, tomatoes, and seasonings.
- Cook for 6-7 hours on Low setting.
- During the last 30 minutes, add the spinach, pasta, Parmesan cheese, and 1 cup of the Mozzarella cheese, and mix well, then turn the heat setting to High. Add the last ½ cup of Mozzarella cheese on to and allow to melt.
Notes
Ground beef would run about 150 Baht/kilo. Mozzarella cheese will run about 142 Baht for a package, and Parmesan will run about 140 Baht for a package, each package should be around the correct measurements needed. Mozzarella you will need to shred, Parmesan comes shredded. Even though the recipe calls for 750 grams of meat, just with a kilo and call it good, no one will complain. For these three major items, the cost would be about $2.12 per person for 6 meals. Not bad overall, still a reasonable dish to make at home instead of the high prices of a restaurant.
Shortcut: Tomato Sauce, Italian Seasoning.
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