Crock Pot Lasagna With White Sauce Recipe

ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 can (14.5 ounce size) diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 beef bouillon cube
1 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 package (8 ounce size) mini lasagna noodles, cooked and drained

WHITE SAUCE
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

directions

Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain.

In a skillet, brown ground beef and onion, until onion is tender. Drain fat.

Transfer meat mixture to crock pot. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, bouillon, and seasonings. Add cooked lasagna noodles.

In a small bowl, mix melted margarine, flour, salt, pepper, milk, and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Stir into crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours or on HIGH 2 to 3 hours.

In the last 30 minutes, turn crock pot to HIGH, if cooking on LOW. Top with remainder of mozzarella cheese. Serve when cheese is melted.

nutrition data

352 calories, 20 grams fat, 25 grams carbohydrates, 18 grams protein per serving.

reviews & comments

Guest Foodie REVIEW:
July 2, 2013

This was good but the white sauce kinda gets lost in the tomato beef mixture. I was afraid the pasta would get mushy so I omitted it and cooked it at the end and stirred it in. Overall this was a decent meal.

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