Cabbage Lasagna In A Crock Pot Oven Or Stovetop Recipes

CABBAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until meat is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add carrots and mushrooms. Add tomatoes and break up using a fork. Add basil, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, thyme, and nutmeg. Reduce heat and simmer meat sauce for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Immerse cabbage in the boiling water and carefully break off leaves. Cook until leaves are limp, about 3 minutes. Drain.
• Combine cottage cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, parsley, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and oregano in a bowl and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray and place a layer of cooked cabbage leaves flat in the bottom.
• Reserve 1/4 cup of meat sauce. Layer 1/2 the remaining sauce on top of the cabbage leaves in the baking pan. Layer 1/2 the cottage cheese mixture followed by 1/2 the mozzarella cheese. Add a second layer of cabbage leaves, followed by remaining 1/2 of meat sauce, remaining cottage cheese mixture, and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup meat sauce on top and finish with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit 15 minutes before slicing.

CABBAGE LASAGNA - (IN A CROCK POT, OVEN OR STOVETOP)

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine tomato sauce, ketchup and sugar. Mix well to dissolve sugar and set aside.
• In a large skillet with oil spray, brown ground beef and remove. In the same skillet brown Italian sausage crumbled until brown.
• Mix browned sausage with the browned ground beef and add chopped onion, carrot, green bell pepper, garlic powder, oregano, (celery seeds), salt and pepper.
• Simmer the meat sauce for about 10 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked but crispy tender.
• Then add the prepared tomato sauce to the cooked meats and vegetables and mix well.
• Combine the cottage cheese (or Ricotta cheese) with the beaten egg and set aside.
• Spoon some of the meat sauce into bottom of crock pot (or slow cooker).
• Layer in this order: sliced cabbage, meat sauce, cottage cheese (or Ricotta).
• Repeat layers until all is used up, ending with mozzarella cheese on top.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting for about 1 hour, or until cabbage is soft, but do not overcooked.
• NOTE: This cabbage lasagna can also be cook on the stovetop in a Dutch oven, or bake in the oven at 350ºF. for about 30 minutes, or until cabbage is tender, but not overcooked.

STOVE-TOP LASAGNA

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet or 4-quart Dutch oven, cook sausage and onion over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• Stir remaining ingredients except cheese and basil into sausage. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat to medium; simmer uncovered about 10 minutes or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with cheese. Let stand 2 minutes. Garnish with basil.

EASY STOVETOP LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in pasta sauce, water, red pepper, dressing and garlic powder. Bring to a boil; stir in noodles. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, covered, until noodles are tender, 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Stir in cottage cheese; heat through. Remove from heat; top with mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat cook the ground beef, onion, and garlic until brown. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, and oregano and stir until well incorporated. Cook until heated through.
• In a large bowl mix together the cottage cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Spoon a layer of the meat mixture onto the bottom of the slow cooker. Add a double layer of the uncooked lasagna noodles. Break to fit noodles into slow cooker. Top noodles with a portion of the cheese mixture. Repeat the layering of sauce, noodles, and cheese until all the ingredients are used.
• Cover, and cook on LOW setting for 4 to 6 hours.

EASY CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown beef, add onion and garlic - cook until onion is softened.
• Stir in tomato sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano - mix well.
• Spread one fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased slow cooker. Arrange one third of the noodles over the sauce.
• Combine the cheeses.
• Spoon one third of the cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Repeat layers twice.
• Top with remaining meat sauce.
• Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours.