Crockpot Lasagna

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (15 ounce) container part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• kosher salt and pepper
• 2 cups fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped
• 3/4 lb lean ground beef (at least 90% lean)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (can use jarred)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano or 1/2 teaspoon mixed italian herbs
• 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 4 -6 dry lasagna noodles

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine ricotta, parmesan, 1 cup of the mozzarella, 1/4 tsp each of salt and pepper, and all the spinach.
• 2 in a pan over medium high heat, cook ground beef with garlic, oregano/italian herbs, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper until no longer pink. drain.
• 3 add 1/2 cup of marinara to the bottom of a 5-6 quart crock pot and mix with half of the ground beef. top with a single layer of noodles, breaking if needed. layer 3/4 cup of marinara over noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over sauce, and half the remaining ground beef. repeat with noodles, 3/4 cup of marinara over noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over sauce, and the remaining ground beef. top with a layer of noodles, half of the remaining marinara, the rest of the ricotta mixture, the remaining marinara, and rest of mozzarella. cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours.