Patty's Best Crockpot Lasagna
Patty's Best Crockpot Lasagna

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Patty's Best Crockpot Lasagna is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Patty's Best Crockpot Lasagna is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook patty's best crockpot lasagna using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Patty's Best Crockpot Lasagna:
  1. Take 1 box uncooked lasagna noodles
  2. Make ready 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
  3. Make ready 2 (15 oz) Jars of Prego or your famous sauce
  4. Get 1 small can of tomato paste
  5. Make ready 1-2 stalks celery
  6. Get 1 large onion
  7. Prepare 1 1/2 cups carrots
  8. Take 2 Tbsp minced garlic
  9. Take 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  10. Prepare to taste salt & pepper
  11. Get 1 dash pepper flakes, or to taste
  12. Make ready 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  13. Take pinch nutmeg
  14. Make ready 1/2 tsp sugar
  15. Make ready 3 cups ricotta cheese
  16. Get 1 cup parmesan cheese
  17. Make ready 3 cups mozzarella cheese
  18. Make ready 1 egg beaten
  19. Take 1 Tbsp evoo (extra virgin olive oil )
  20. Take 2 cups fresh spinach
  21. Prepare 16 oz Provolone Cheese

A high quality store-bought marinara will work, or use homemade marinara; Use regular uncooked lasagna noodles (NOT "oven ready). You can use regular lasagna noodles, and then just layer the sauce, noodles and cheese. If you are really in a rush, you could could slow cooker lasagna on high and it would be done in about half the time! Who knew you could make delicious homemade lasagna in the crock pot.

Steps to make Patty's Best Crockpot Lasagna:
  1. Puree the onion, carrots and celery. Add puree to hot saute pan with evoo and cook on high, stirring to release the natural juices and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Place aside in large pot until later.
  2. Brown ground chuck and drain excess grease. Add the Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and pepper flakes and balsamic vinegar to the cooked beef. Mix cooked beef to the puree.
  3. Mix together chopped spinach, parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese, beaten egg, nutmeg and salt& pepper. Set aside.
  4. Sauté garlic in evoo for about 3 minutes, don't let it burn. Add tomato paste and add 2 cans of water using empty tomato paste can. Cook on high, stirring frequently until most of liquid is gone. Add both jars of Prego to paste and sugar. Salt and pepper to taste. Add sauce to meat and veggie puree mixture. Mix well. Set aside.
  5. Build your mountain of lasagna now. Spray inside crockpot with cooking spray or oil to prevent sticking. Cover the bottom of crockpot with meat/sauce mixture. Then add a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles (breaking them to fit and overlapping is good). Then add enough cheese mixture to cover the noodles (you can use a spatula to spread it evenly ). Then add more noodles, then cheese mixture, then meat/sauce, and finally end with meat sauce on top. Make sure all of the noodles are covered in sauce to prevent drying out. Sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top. When it's almost done, an hour or 30 mins before add a layer of mozzarella cheese and provolone cheese to the top so it can melt and be more gooey and yummy. :-p Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours (depends on size of crockpot and how long you are willing to wait.
  6. Enjoy! Please give me feedback so i can improve and not torture my family. Thanks all.

Start with a skillet and finish with a slow cooker. A saute of onion, garlic and ground beef is simmered with tomato and oregano, then layered in a slow cooker with raw lasagna noodles and a creamy blend of cottage cheese, Parmesan and mozzarella. This really is World's Best Lasagna! I also doubled the filling ingredients and made three layers instead of two. EASY Crockpot Lasagna - Delicious layers of noodles, meat sauce and melted cheese cooked to perfection in the crockpot!

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