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Slow Cooker Spinach Lasagna With Italian Sausage
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over 5 hrs
ingredients
1 package Italian sausage
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cans (15 ounce size) whole tomatoes
1 can (15 ounce size) Italian diced tomatoes
2 cans (8 ounce size) tomato sauce
2 cans (4 ounce size) tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)
1 bay leaf
Cheese Filling
1 container (16 ounce size) ricotta cheese
1 egg
1 package (10 ounce size) frozen spinach, cooked and drained well
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Topping
3 cups mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 package (12 ounce size) lasagna noodles, cooked
directions
On high setting in a crock pot, add olive oil, onions, and garlic and let simmer until onions are clear.
Meanwhile, cook Italian sausage in separate pan on stove and cut into bite size pieces. Once onions are cooked, add tomatoes, tomato paste and sauce, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, bay leaf and cooked Italian sausage. Stir until mixed.
Cook on high in crock pot for 4-6 hours or until sauce is dark red rich tasting. Stir frequently during cooking.
For Filling: Add ricotta cheese, cooked drained spinach, egg, basil, pepper, and Parmesan cheese in bowl and mix well.
For Lasagna: Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sauce in bottom of 13 X 9 baking dish. Cover with noodles. Cover noodles with 1/2 of the filling mixture and top with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
Add 1 cup sauce. Repeat one more time. Add another layer of noodles and top with 1/4 cup extra Parmesan cheese and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees F covered with foil for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until cheese is lightly brown. Delicious!
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lynnemarie
crock pot notes
Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.nutrition data
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