{"id":4117,"date":"2026-04-24T03:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4117"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:45:51","slug":"slow-cooker-italian-tomato-pasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/slow-cooker-italian-tomato-pasta\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker Italian Tomato Pasta\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Italian Tomato Pasta<\/h2>\n<p>A hands-off, budget-friendly pasta that slow-cooks into a rich, comforting meal with almost no prep.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients (serves 4)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>12 oz (340 g) dry pasta (penne, fusilli, or rigatoni)<\/li>\n<li>24 oz (680 g) Italian tomato pasta sauce (jar)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups (480 ml) water or vegetable broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cup (100 g) shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Add to slow cooker:<\/strong> Pour in the dry pasta, tomato sauce, and water\/broth. Stir well to coat the pasta.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook:<\/strong> Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 2\u20133 hours<\/strong> (or <strong>HIGH for 1\u20131\u00bd hours<\/strong>), stirring once or twice if you can. Pasta should be tender and most liquid absorbed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add cheese:<\/strong> Sprinkle mozzarella on top, cover, and cook <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong> more until melted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong> Stir gently and serve hot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If pasta looks dry before it\u2019s tender, add a splash of hot water.<\/li>\n<li>Want extra flavor? Add \u00bd tsp dried oregano or a pinch of chili flakes (optional, not counted in the 4 ingredients).<\/li>\n<li>Finish with grated parmesan or fresh basil if you have it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Italian Tomato Pasta A hands-off, budget-friendly pasta that slow-cooks into a rich, comforting meal with almost no&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4119,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117\/revisions\/4119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}