Crock Pot Lasagna

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons dried basil
• salt & pepper
• 8 ounces cottage cheese
• 8 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or 2 cups your favorite italian cheese blend, for top

Recipe

• 1 sauté onion in olive oil until tender.
• 2 add ground beef and cook until browned.
• 3 add garlic, salt and pepper.
• 4 drain fat from pan.
• 5 add tomato paste and cook approximately 5 minutes.
• 6 add crushed tomatoes, basil and more salt to taste.
• 7 let simmer while you prepare the cheese mixture.
• 8 combine cottage, ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella chesses with egg, garlic salt and parsley; mix well.
• 9 spoon a layer of sauce into crock pot.
• 10 cover with a layer of noodles, broken to fit.
• 11 add half of the cheese mixture.
• 12 cover with a layer of sauce.
• 13 add another layer of noodles, cheese mixture, sauce.
• 14 end with a final layer of noodles and the remaining sauce.
• 15 cover with mozzarella.
• 16 cook on low for 6 hours.