Easy Crockpot Lasagna
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 26 ounces pasta sauce
- 10 ounces lasagna noodles regular, I use brown rice noodles
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese sliced
- 4 cups italian blend cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup water
- brown meat with chosen spices in large skillet
- pour in entire jar of pasta sauce (save jar, don't rinse or throw away!)
- simmer on low for a few minutes
- put a ladle-full of sauce mixture into the bottom of your crockpot.
- top with a layer of dried lasagna noodles. You'll have to break them to fit.
- smear ricotta cheese on top of lasagna noodles
- layer veggies, spinach, or other fillers on top of the ricotta cheese
- add sliced mozzarella cheese
- add a handful of the shredded cheese
- ladle on some more of the meat sauce
- top with more dry noodles and repeat layers until crock is to desired capacity.
- put the 1/4 cup of water into your empty pasta jar and shake. Pour tomatoey juice over the whole pile of food.
- cover and cook on low for 8 hours, high for 4.
- Check noodles an hour before serving, and push the top ones down into the liquid if they are getting too hard or are curling up.
ground beef, pasta sauce, lasagna noodles, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, italian blend cheese, water
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Easy-CrockPot-Lasagna-974210 (may not work)