Slow Cooker Cheesy Beefy Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 lbs cooked meatloaf mixture or 1 1/2 lbs ground beef, browned
    1 medium onion, diced
    1 (24 ounce) jar your favorite spaghetti sauce
    1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
    1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, undrained
    2 teaspoons italian seasoning
    15 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
    1 cup parmesan cheese
    3 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
    12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
Preparation
    Brown meat and onion in skillet, drain.
    Combine meat, sauces, tomatoes and seasoning in a bowl, set aside.
    Combine ricotta, parmesan and 2 cups of the mozzarella in a bowl, set aside.
    Spray crockpot lightly with cooking spray, bottom and sides; cover bottom of cooker with 1/4 of the sauce.
    Layer in 4 lasagna noodles, breaking to fit.
    Top with half of the cheese mixture.
    Continue alternating layers : sauce, 4 noodles, remaining cheese mixture, sauce, 4 noodles, sauce on top.
    Cover and cook on low approximately 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until noodles are al dente.
    Sprinkle with mozzarella and some more italian seasoning on top of cheese and let melt before serving.
    *Fill your slow cooker between 1/2 and 2/3 full, or it will boil over.

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