Glorious Slow Cooker Lasagna
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Preparation time: |
25 minutes |
| Slow Cooker Size |
4L+ |
| Serves: |
16 |
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Cooking time: |
7 hours LOW |
OK, you have to brown the beef and simmer the sauce for about 15 minutes
before you use your slow cooker. But that’s made up for by the fact that
you do not have to cook the noodles. Just layer them in the slow cooker,
and they’ll cook right there. This is a hearty meal that serves a crowd.
Enjoy with a nice chianti, cabernet, or merlot, though some people like
to pair it with a Shiraz.
Ingredients:
- 680g (1½lbs) lean ground beef
- 2 onions, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1.3 kg (48oz) jar chunky pasta sauce
- 400g (14oz) can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- ¾ cup water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 420g (15oz) container part-skim ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 450g (16oz) package mafalda (mini lasagna) noodles
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Steps:
- Brown ground beef, chopped onions, and garlic in a large
skillet. Add salt and pepper to taste. Drain fat.
- Add spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, and water. Simmer for about
15 minutes.
- In large bowl, combine ricotta cheese, parsley, and egg. Beat
well. Add 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
- In slow cooker, pour 1 cup of the beef-tomato sauce.
- Top with a layer of uncooked mafalda noodles.
- Top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat layers, ending with remaining mozzarella cheese on top.
- Cover and cook on Low setting for 6-7 hours.
- Do not stir, or you’ll ruin the layers you’ve created.
- Serve garnished with Parmesan cheese.
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Then at step 6 it tells you to top the layer of noodles with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and then repeat layers.
Now if, at step 6, it really means the cheese mixture made in step 3, then you are left with nothing to do with the remaining 1.5 cups of mozzarella cheese you didn't add at step 3.
Alternatively, if at step 6 it really means 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, then nowhere does it tell you what to do with the cheese mixture you made in step 3!