Cheryls Whole Wheat Crock Pot Lasagna Recipes

CHERYL'S WHOLE WHEAT CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef, sausage and garlic.
• Add onion (if using), tomato sauce, paste and spices and cook long enough to get it warm. Turn to low and cover.
• In the meantime, mix the cottage cheese, ricotta, eggs and parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
• Spoon about a 1/3 layer of the meat sauce mixture onto the bottom of the crock pot.
• Add a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles on top of the meat sauce. I break them in half, so that they fit.
• Top with about 1/3 of the cheese mixture.
• Repeat: sauce, noodles, cheese - until all are used up. I like to sprinkle a little more parmesan cheese on the top.
• Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or so.
• Reduce to low and cook another 2-3 hours.
• ENJOY!

AWESOME CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat and onion in large skillet, drain off excess fat.
• (this can be done ahead and kept frozen until ready to use).
• Add garlic, mushrooms, salt, wine, spaghetti sauce, paste, and tomato sauce to the meat mixture; mix well.
• Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine egg, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and parsley flakes, set aside.
• Spray crock pot with cooking oil.
• Layer the bottom of a 5 to 6 quart crock pot with 4 noodles, broken into pieces to fit.
• Spread half of the ricotta cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Top with 1/4 of the meat mixture and 1/4 of the shredded cheese.
• Top with 4 noodles, remaining cheese mixture, 1/4 of the meat mixture and 1/4 shredded cheese.
• Top with remaining 4 noodles and remaining meat mixture.
• Cover; cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours.
• About 10 minutes before serving, sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining shredded cheese.
• Cover; let stand 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

WHOLE WHEAT CROCK POT LASAGNA FOR 2

Steps:

• Saute the meat, onions, mushrooms, oregano, salt,pepper & garlic until slightly browned.
• Mix tomato sauce & soup together separate from meat mixture.
• Add approx 4 oz of the the tomato mixture to the bottom of the crock pot (I use the smaller size crock pot for 2 people).
• Add an overlapping layer of whole wheat lasagna noodles, broken to cover the entire crock pot.
• Cover with 1/3 meat mixture, tomato, cottage cheese& other cheeses.
• Top with lasagna noodles.
• Repeat layer reserve some tomato sauce & cheese for final topping.
• Cover final layer of noodles with remaining sauce & cheeses (use remaining soup if you wish).
• Put the lid on & cook on low for 4-6 hours.

WHOLE WHEAT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat slowly; add next 6 ingredients to meat and simmer uncovered about 30 minutes.
• Cook lasagna noodles about 6 minutes.
• Combine cottage cheese with next five ingredients.
• Place 1/2 noodles in 13x9x2 inch baking dish; spread 1/2 cheese mixture over noodles, add 1/2 mozzarella cheese and 1/2 meat mixture.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

BUSY MOM LASAGNA FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Brown beef with onion. Drain.
• Add spaghetti sauce, cream cheese, and sour cream and mix well.
• Spray a 5-quart crock pot with PAM. Layer in the crock pot the noodles and beef mixture and cheeses. Repeat layers as necessary until cooker is full.
• Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
• Reduce heat to low for an additional 4 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.

CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion and garlic in frypan.
• Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt and oregano.
• Cook long enough to get it warm.
• Spoon a layer of meat sauce onto the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Add a double layer of uncooked lasagna noodles (break to fit) and top with cheeses.
• Repeat with sauce, noodles and cheeses until all are used up.
• Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.