Slow Cooker Three Cheese Creamy Lasagna Food

SLOW-COOKER FOUR CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Stir in ricotta.
• Combine pasta sauce and water. Spread about 1/2 cup onto bottom of slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray. Top with 1/4 of the meat mixture and 2 noodles, broken to fit; cover with layers of 1/4 each of the remaining sauce mixture, Parmesan and mozzarella. Repeat layers of meat mixture, noodles, pasta sauce and cheeses 3 times; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 4 to 4-1/2 hours (or on HIGH 2 to 2-1/2 hours).

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• In skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
• Add the tomato sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano; mix well.
• Spread a fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased 5-quart slow cooker. Arrange a third of the noodles over sauce (break the noodles if necessary).
• Combine the cheeses; spoon a third of the mixture over noodles. Repeat layers twice.
• Top with remaining meat sauce.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender.

SLOW-COOKER THREE-CHEESE CREAMY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Layer half of the noodles in slow cooker, breaking noodles and overlapping as necessary.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave cream cheese spread on High 20 to 30 seconds. Stir in soup until well blended. Pour half of soup mixture over noodles. Sprinkle with half of the Cheddar cheese.
• Repeat layering with remaining noodles, soup mixture and Cheddar cheese. Carefully pour milk over all. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and paprika over top.
• Cover; cook on Low setting 4 to 5 hours.