Lasagna is such a great meal. Being able to put it in the crock pot, walk away, and have a warm dinner ready for you is perfect for a busy weekend.
Contents
Crock Pot Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground Beef or italian sausage
- Salt
- Pepper
- Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 cup Red Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 3 oz Pepperoni Slices quartered
- 48 oz Pasta Sauce
- 16 Lasagna Noodles uncooked
- 32 ounces Part-Skim Ricotta Cheese
- 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 2 cups Fresh Baby Spinach Leaves
Instructions
Prepare Meat
- Brown the ground beef in a saute pan. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- When the beef is about 1/2 browned, add the onion and garlic to the pan.
- Once browned, remove from the heat and set aside.
Assemble In Crockpot
- Coat the inside of the crock pot with cooking spray.
- Layer ingredients in the crock pot.
- 1 cup of pasta sauce on the bottom of the crock pot.
- Add a layer with 4 lasagna noodles. Break them to fit the shape of the pot as needed.
- Add a layer of Ricotta cheese with 1/3 of the cheese.
- Add a layer of 1/2 cup of Mozzarella cheese.
- Spoon on a layer of 1/3 of the cooked ground meat.
- Spread 1/3 of the pepperoni next.
- Blanket the meat with a layer of spinach leaves.
- Repeat the layering process. Pasta sauce, noodles, Ricotta cheese, Mozzarella cheese, ground beef, pepperoni and finally spinach 2 more times.
- Add a final layer of pasta sauce and then the remaining Mozzarella cheese.
- Cover the crock pot and cook on low for 6. The noodles should be tender.
Notes
- Use a 6 quart crock pot
