{"id":8070,"date":"2026-10-06T21:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=8070"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:10:07","slug":"4-ingredient-slow-cooker-holiday-manicotti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/4-ingredient-slow-cooker-holiday-manicotti\/","title":{"rendered":"4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Holiday Manicotti"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Holiday Manicotti<\/h1>\n<p>This easy slow cooker manicotti is the perfect comfort-food dinner when you want something delicious with minimal effort. Tender manicotti shells are stuffed with creamy ricotta, covered in marinara sauce, and finished with plenty of melted cheese. With just four main ingredients, it\u2019s an easy meal for busy days and holiday gatherings.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 jar (24\u201326 oz) marinara or pasta sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 container (15\u201316 oz) whole-milk ricotta cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups shredded Italian blend or mozzarella cheese, divided<\/li>\n<li>12\u201314 dry manicotti shells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Lightly grease a <strong>5\u20136 quart slow cooker<\/strong> with nonstick spray or a little oil.<\/li>\n<li>Spread about <strong>\u00bd cup of marinara sauce<\/strong> over the bottom of the slow cooker.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, mix the ricotta cheese with <strong>1 cup of the shredded cheese<\/strong> until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the ricotta mixture to a zip-top bag. Snip off one corner to make a simple piping bag.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully fill each dry manicotti shell from both ends until the ricotta mixture reaches the center.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange the stuffed manicotti in a single layer over the sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the remaining marinara sauce evenly over the manicotti, making sure the pasta is completely covered.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 3\u00bd\u20134\u00bd hours<\/strong>, or until the manicotti are tender.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the remaining <strong>\u00bd cup shredded cheese<\/strong> over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook for another <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong>, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.<\/li>\n<li>Turn the slow cooker to <strong>WARM<\/strong> and let the manicotti rest for about 10 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Tip<\/h3>\n<p>Serve hot with extra marinara sauce spooned over the top and a simple green salad or warm garlic bread on the side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Makes about 6 servings.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Holiday Manicotti This easy slow cooker manicotti is the perfect comfort-food dinner when you want something delicious&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8070","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\/8070","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=8070"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8072,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8070\/revisions\/8072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}