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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef, browned and drained of grease (or ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground Italian sausage)
- 1 (26 oz) can spaghetti sauce
- 1 (14 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 9 whole wheat lasagna noodles (the whole wheat noodles hold up better in the slow cooker than white noodles)
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, divided
Preparation
Step 1
Add to List1. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet. Drain beef of grease.
2. Add spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, salt, cottage cheese and egg.* Stir a bit. Add in 1/2 cup of mozzarella and 1/2 cup of Parmesan.
3. Add 1/2 cup of the meat sauce to the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with 3 lasagna noodles. Break the noodles in half to fit, if you need to.
4. Top with another 1/2 cup of sauce. Layer 3 more noodles. Top with 1/2 cup of sauce. Layer the last of the noodle. Top with the rest of the sauce.
5. Sprinkle with the cheeses (should be 1 cup of each left)
6. Cover and cook on LOW for 3-5 hours.