Sweet And Savory Lasagna Food

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown and crumble the ground beef, add in onion and garlic and cook for additional 1-2 minutes.
• Drain excess grease.
• Add in spaghetti sauce, broth, add italian herbs, basil and dried parsley. Stir.
• In a separate bowl, mix together ricotta cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/4 parmesan cheese, egg, pepper and chopped parsley.
• Spray crock pot with no-stick cooking spray. Scoop approximately 1 cup of meat sauce into bottom of slow cooker.
• Top with one layer of uncooked lasagna noodles. Just do your best to break them up to fit into your crock pot.
• Next top with a layer of cheese mixture.
• Keep adding layers, ending with meat sauce. I was able to get 3 layers in my 5-quart slow cooker.
• Put the lid on and cook on low for 4-6 hours. You want most of the liquid to be absorbed and noodles should be soft.
• When it is finished cooking, add remaining cheeses and sprinkle with parsley.
• Put the lid back on for about 10-15 more minutes until cheese is melted.

SWEET AND SAVORY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Boil the lasagna noodles until done; rinse.
• Brown the ground meat, onion, and garlic; drain fat.
• In a large bowl, mix the spaghetti sauce and brown sugar.
• In another bowl, mix the eggs, 3 cups of mozzarella, and cottage cheese.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large, deep casserole dish, start layering your lasagna. Start with sauce, then noodles, then half the meat, more sauce to cover the meat, and half the cheese mixture. Repeat. You will end with the third layer of noodles covered in the last of the sauce. Be generous with the sauce even if it seems to be getting soupy; the noodles are going to suck it all up.
• Cover with foil (shiny side in) and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
• Remove foil cover and spread the remaining mozzarella cheese on top. Sprinkle with parsley for color.
• Bake uncovered for another 10 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
• Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.