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Almost-Lasagna
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serves/makes:
ready in:
2-5 hrs
2-5 hrs
2 reviews
ingredients
1 box rotini, ziti, or any fun, flavorful pasta
2 jars (28 ounce size) pasta sauce (one with tomato chunks works well)
1 egg
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound sausage
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
1 bag mozzarella cheese
1 container (16-20 ounce size) ricotta cheese
2 eggs
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
salt & pepper, to taste
directions
Grease crock-pot, or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Cook rotini according to package directions, drain. Brown and drain meat. Toss pasta with olive oil.
Add pasta sauce to mixture, toss well. Stir together parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, egg, 1/2 bag mozzarella cheese, and browned meat. Can sprinkle lightly with garlic powder. Beat together ricotta, 2 eggs, parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper.
Pour half of pasta/sauce/meat mixture into crock-pot. Spread entire ricotta mixture over first layer of pasta. Cover ricotta layer with remaining pasta mixture, and cover with remaining cheese. Cover, and cook on low 4-6 hours.
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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
775 calories, 42 grams fat, 60 grams carbohydrates, 38 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
January 24, 2008
Yummy! My husband wanted more meat, so I doubled the ground beef and the sausage. I would also use the garlic salt that was suggested. Leftovers are great, too.
September 1, 2007
With all this sauce, don't precook the pasta before adding to the sauce recipe. In 4-5 hrs. the pasta cooks just fine and isn't mushy or overcooked. Tasted great this way and it saves some time. Thanks for the recipe.