CROCK POT LASAGNA! - recipe and step by step.

Yesterday I made crock pot lasagna. It's so easy. If you have a slow cooker, I highly recommend serving it for dinner one night. 

What you will need:

• slow cooker/crock pot
• skillet (for browning beef)
• (I used) 1 lb of hamburger (served 3 children and 3 adults)
• a 24 oz can of spaghetti sauce (we used mushroom - and I dislike mushrooms)
• mozzarella cheese
• cheddar cheese
• various seasonings (optional)
• cooking utensils - of course.
• uncooked lasagna noodles

 Doesn't it look so delicious? Oh. It was SO good.

If you google "crock pot lasagna" you'll find yourself plenty of recipes. I clicked through a few and threw my own together. Here's what I did if you are curious.

1. I browned a lb of beef - added some of my personal favorite seasonings (garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin) and drained the beef. 
2. After that I added a 24 oz of can of sauce (all I had was mushroom, and went with it) to the beef. 
3. I forgot to lightly grease my crock pot with vegetable oil, so I may want to add that in. 
4. First I spread a layer of the beef and sauce mixture on the bottom of the slow cooker.
5. I then took UNCOOKED lasagna noodles and made a layer of them (breaking them to fit).
6. Another layer of the meat and sauce, topped with a layer of mozzarella cheese (to my liking).
7. Then I added another layer of the lasagna noodles, this was my last layer of noodles, but you could top them even higher if you have a better sauce to noodle ratio. 
8. Then a layer of the meat and sauce and shredded mozzarella and shredded cheddar.
9. Cook on LOW for about 4 hours. Mine did not take the whole four hours, maybe because I have a larger slow cooker. I'd advise checking the progress after 2 - 3 hours. 
10. When it's all done, serve it up and enjoy in the goodness that is lasagna! Crock pot style!

 That's how we did it. I love to use my crock pot. I'm glad we have a larger one now. It was a hit! My son gobbled his all up! And my friend brought her kids over so we could share. We all ate it up!

This is a how to, recipe and step by step from my home to you.

- Rayne.