Monday, October 13, 2008

Crock Pot Lasagna


This recipe might be old news to many of you, but I tried it out for the first time a few weeks ago and really liked it! Your lasagna isn't going to come out of the crock pot in a pretty nice square like Stouffer's, but I firmly believe the messier the food looks on the plate the better it tastes!

-1 lb. ground beef
-1/2 cup chopped onion
-1-2 garlic cloves minced
-2 cans (15 oz. each) tomato sauce
-1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
-salt, oregano, basil and/or Italian seasoning to taste
-12 oz. lasagna noodles, uncooked and broken down to fit in crock pot
-12 oz. cottage cheese with a dash of dried parsley added to it
-1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
-8-12 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese

Brown beef and onion in skillet; drain off excess fat. Add garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, seasonings and cook long enough to heat thoroughly.

Spoon a layer of meat sauce onto the bottom of crock pot. Add a double layer of broken lasagna noodles and top with a layer of the cheeses. Repeat with sauce, noodles and cheeses until all are used up. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

1 comment:

Amy H. said...

I always wondered if those worked! Thanks for the scoop!