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CrockPot Lasagna

Posted by: Lacy   May 8th, 2012 · 0 Comments Facebook Pin It
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All the ingredients, except the sauce!

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Cooked noodles, but if you use white noodles you could get away with not cooking them first if you increase the sauce by 2 cups

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First layer of noodles and mother pasta sauce (click to see the recipe)

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1/2 of the cream cheese mixture

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Topped with Cheddar

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After bubbling away for three hours, this is yum!

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Looks good enough to eat

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This is one meal you will make over and over again!  If you make the Mother Pasta Sauce, ahead of time, this will be a quick put together recipe for you! Next time I would probably use a sling, created with aluminum foil for easy removal. You can add, change or omit what ever cheeses your family prefers. This is one meal you can make all your own!  If you want try and use a crockpot sling for this recipe that would be okay and help the lasagna stay together upon removal!

CrockPot Lasagna
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Recipe type: Main
Author: Lacy Engels
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 3 hours
Total time: 3 hours 15 mins
Serves: 8
Try this comfort meal in your slow cooker. Put it together and let it go!
Ingredients
  • One package of whole wheat lasagna noodles
  • 6 cups of Mother Pasta Sauce
  • 2 cups of 2% Cheddar Cheese
  • 1 cup of low fat cottage cheese
  • 1 8oz package of 1/3 less fat cream cheese
Instructions
  1. Cook lasagna noodles accordng to package directions
  2. Place a small amount of sauce on the bottom of crock
  3. Layer in noodles followed by sauce
  4. Puree the cottage cheese and cream cheese together
  5. Place 1/2 the cream cheese mixture on top of the sauce
  6. Repeat above process
  7. Add the cheddar cheese on top

 

CrockPot Pasta Sauce

Posted by: Lacy   May 4th, 2012 · 0 Comments Facebook Pin It
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CrockPot Pasta Sauce
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Recipe type: Main Meal
Author: Lacy Engels
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 5 hours
Total time: 5 hours 5 mins
Serves: 10
This versatile sauce can be used in spaghetti, lasagna, and even pizza! The possibilities are endless.
Ingredients
  • 8 15oz cans of crushed tomatoes
  • 2 jars of your favorite pasta sauce
  • 1 head of garlic
  • 2 tbs of dried oregano
  • 2 tbs of dried basil
  • 1tbs of thyme
  • 1 tbs of onion powder
  • 1 tbs of dried red pepper flakes
  • 1 tbs of garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup of brown sugar
  • 1lb of ground beef
  • 1 pound of light life veggie crumbles
  • 1 cup of frozen onions
  • 1 cup of frozen green peppers
  • 2 zucchini
  • 2 packages of mushrooms
  • 1 squash
  • 1 tbs of oil
  • 1 tbs of salt halved
Instructions
  1. Turn crockpot on High
  2. Empty all cans and jars of sauce into crock
  3. Add in seasonings
  4. Press or mince garlic and add it in
  5. Stir to combine
  6. Add in brown sugar and stir
  7. Lastly add in salt
  8. Let mixture cook for 4-6 hrs on high
  9. Stir occasionally and depending on your crock you may need to adjust the temp to low for the last two hours.
  10. In a food processor, or you can leave them chunky add in squash, zucchini and mushrooms, Using the shredding disk shred all the veggies
  11. Add in onions and peppers and all veggies with oil
  12. Saute until soft and add in meat and veggie crumbles
  13. Cook until ground beef is completely cooked through
  14. Add meat into the sauce.

The tomatoes

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Adding in the spices

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Shredded veggies

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Softened veggies and cooked meat, perfect way to get your husband and kids to eat veggies!

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I had to remove 2 cups of sauce to add in meat. (reserve sauce for pizza later)

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Mmmmm Spaghetti

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Freeze leftovers for quick lunches!

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Store in freezer once frozen.

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This sauce is so versatile! You can do anything you want with it, I would make this over and over again. This was probably the best sauce i have ever made, it was so darn good!