Slow Cooker Lasagna
Slow Cooker Lasagna
Miz Helen's Kitchen
Ingredients
1 pound Italian Sausage
1 pound ground chuck
2 cups diced tomatoes with juice
1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon parsley
1 tablespoon basil
1 teaspoon anise seed
1 1/2 cups tomato paste
3 to 4 cups water
non stick cooking spray
1 package uncooked lasagna noodles
32 ounce container of Ricotta Cheese
4 cups Mozzarella Cheese, grated
1 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
1 egg,beaten
8 cups fresh spinach
Directions
Brown the Italian Sausage and the ground chuck in a large sauce pan or dutch oven and drain
Add the onions, tomatoes, garlic, 1 tablespoon oregano and the remainder of the seasons, mix well
Add the tomato paste and water, mix well. Simmer for at least 10 minutes.
In a mixing bowl, stir together 1 tablespoon oregano, Ricotta Cheese, Mozzarella Cheese, Parmesan Cheese and the beaten egg, mix well
Spray the inside of the Slow Cooker with the non stick cooking spray
Turn the cooker on low at this point
Divide the sauce and the cheese in three parts
Layer one part to the sauce on the bottom of the cooker
Next break the lasagna noodles in half and place them on top of the sauce, completely covering the sauce
Next layer one part of the cheese mixture on top of the lasagna noodles
Next layer 1/2 of your spinach on top of the cheese layer
Repeat these layers ending with the last part of sauce then a layer of the cheese mixture on top
Cook on low for 3 hours
Let set without heat for at least 30 minutes before serving