Crockpot Lasagna

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 29 oz can tomato sauce
• 8 oz pkg. lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese

Details

Adapted from creatingthroughlife.com

Preparation

Step 1

Spray the inside of the crock-pot with cooking spray

Brown the ground beef

Stir the tomato sauce in with the ground beef

Spread 1/4 of the meat sauce on the bottom of the crock-pot

Arrange 1/3 of the uncooked noodles over the sauce (I usually break them up so they fit better)

Combine the cheeses in a bowl. Spoon 1/3 of the cheeses over the noodles.

Repeat these layers twice

Top with remaining sauce

Cover and cook on low for 4hrs (I've started the crock-pot on high in the morning while I get ready for work and then put it on warm before I leave and it's perfect when I get home)

Let the lasagna stand in the crock-pot with the lid off for at least 10 minutes

* Variations
Add chopped onion and garlic to the ground beef in step 2

Use Italian sausage in place of ground beef or with ground beef

Add 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese to the cheese mixture. Replace cottage cheese with Ricotta.

Add 1/2 cup additional shredded mozzarella cheese to the top of lasagna 5 minutes before serving