Slow Cooker Lasagna

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 12 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 16 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 (12 ounce) package lasagna noodles

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in a medium skillet over medium heat. drain fat and put browned beef in a bowl.
• 2 wipe out pan. add olive oil. when hot, add onion and saute 3 minutes or until soft and translucent. add garlic and saute 1 minute or until fragrant. add tomato paste and saute 2-3 minutes until tomato is beginning to brown. return the meat to the pan and add the tomato sauce, salt and oregano. stir well and cook until hot.
• 3 in a large bowl, blend ricotta cheese with parmesan and mozzarella.
• 4 place a layer of meat sauce in bottom of slow cooker. top with a layer of lasagna noodles; break noodles to fit in slow cooker. top with cheese mixture. continue layering sauce, noodles and cheese until it's all used up.
• 5 cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.