Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, crock pot lasagna. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Crock pot lasagna is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Crock pot lasagna is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
Start with a skillet and finish with a slow cooker. A saute of onion, garlic and ground beef is simmered with tomato and oregano, then layered in a slow cooker with raw lasagna noodles and a creamy blend of cottage cheese, Parmesan and mozzarella. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook crock pot lasagna using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Crock pot lasagna:
- Take 1 lb ground beef
- Make ready 1/2 lb Italian sausage (optional)
- Take 1 jar mushrooms (optional)
- Take 1 jar (4 lb) spaghetti sauce
- Get 1 1/2 package oven ready lasagna noodles
- Take 2 cups Italian mix cheese
- Make ready 4 cups mozzarella cheese
- Take 15 oz ricotta cheese
- Prepare to taste Italian seasoning
- Make ready to taste salt
- Make ready to taste pepper
Hundreds of home cooks agree that this slow cooker Italian sausage lasagna is the best and easiest way to make lasagna you'll ever try. Just pack the slow-cooker with four layers of sauce, noodles and cheese, then come home to crockpot lasagna four to six hours later. In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Stir in the tomato sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano.
Steps to make Crock pot lasagna:
- Brown beef and sausage with mushrooms and drain. Add salt, pepper & Italian season to taste. (you can substitute sausage for beef)
- Mix 3 cups of mozzarella cheese, two cups of Italian blend cheese and ricotta cheese in a separate bowl. (i use my hands)
- Mix all of the spaghetti sauce with the meat & mushrooms.
- Spoon 1/4 meat sauce mixture into bottom of a 6 qt slow cooker.
- This is the ready bake noodles. Layer them on top of the meat mixture, breaking them if you need to. Make two layers of noodles.
- Make a layer of cheese on top of the noodles.
- Spoon 1/4 meat sauce mixture over cheese
- Repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used.
- Spread the last cup of mozzarella on top of the layers.
- Place lid on your crock pot and let cook on LOW for 4-6 hours, or until noodles are cooked.
Crock Pot Lasagna means no need for an oven! Lasagna noodles, meat sauce and cheese made all in one pot. I'm always looking for new ways to use my Crock Pot (a.k.a. slow cooker.) It really is one of the most used items in my kitchen. Even with the invention of electric pressure cookers and air. It may look like a lot of of liquid at first , especially for a slow cooker.
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