Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, lasagna, in a crockpot. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Lasagna, in a Crockpot is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Lasagna, in a Crockpot is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have lasagna, in a crockpot using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lasagna, in a Crockpot:
- Make ready 1 lb Ground Beef (85% lean)
- Take 1 lb Italian Sausage
- Take 1 lb Lasagna Noodles, uncooked
- Prepare 28 oz Can Tomato sauce
- Make ready 6 oz can tomato paste
- Get 12 oz Ricotta Chesse
- Take 1 cup Parmesan Cheese (or more to taste)
- Make ready 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- Prepare 4 clove Garlic, finely chopped (we love garlic in our family, and are afraid of vampires. If you must reduce volume of garlic, do so-but at your own peril).
- Take 1 lb Mozzarella shredded
- Get 33/100 cup Bacon Grease (secret ingredient)
- Get Spices
- Prepare 2 tbsp Oregano
- Make ready 1 tbsp salt
- Take 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
- Make ready 1 tbsp Ground Black Pepper
This dish is easy to make in the crock pot. I can make the meal earlier in the day so I'm not busy getting the dinner ready right before company arrives. This crockpot lasagna recipe isn't too friendly for those with a dairy allergy (since there is a lot of cheese), but it is gluten free. We had this for dinner last night!
Instructions to make Lasagna, in a Crockpot:
- Melt 1/3 cup bacon grease in large pan with lid on medium heat. Brown Sausage and Ground Beef (the bacon grease will make it much easier to break up the beef and sausage while browning. can be omitted, but does add flavor!). When almost browned add garlic and onions. Cook until onions softened.
- Add Tomato sauce, paste, and spices. Stir well. Cover with lid and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Combine Ricotta and Parmesan in bowl. Mix well.
- Layer sauce, cheese mixture, and noodles in crockpot, breaking up noodles if necessary to fit. Start with Sauce!
- Save some sauce to put over last layer of noodles. Cover with Mozzarella cheese.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
- LOVE to serve with bread sticks or garlic bread.
I wanted to make a lasagna in a crockpot instead of the oven and I didn't want to use zucchini or spaghetti squash… sooo I thought fresh SPINACH!!! Lasagna is a great freezer meal because it holds up so well. You can freeze lasagna cooked or uncooked. You will need to brown the meat before freezing it. After that, you can choose to freeze the entire meal.
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