Apr 11, 2011

MY CROCKPOT LASAGNA


For the SAUCE
1 can Tomato Paste
6 cans Tomato Sauce
2 cans of Water (Use the tomato sauce cans)
1 TBLS Sugar
Garlic Powder (to taste)
Onion Powder (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Italian Seasoning (to taste)
Oregano (to taste)
Basil (to taste)
1 Bay Leaf
Cook on low all day (will thicken as it cooks) You will be adding sausage and meat balls to it. (if it gets to thick just add a little more water)

Other Ingredients
Lasagna Noodles (UNCOOKED)
Italian Sausage (Sweet or Mild) 
Hamburger 
Parmesan Cheese
Ricotta Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese - shredded
(and what ever your Meat Ball recipe calls for)

As the SAUCE starts cooking,
Make about 12 - 18 Meat Balls (use your favorite meat ball recipe)
bake them in the oven on 250° for about 45 mins - turning them over halfway thru. Drain grease and add the Meat Balls to the SAUCE. 

While the Meat Balls are cooking,
Boil some Italian Sausage - 2 or 3 (either Sweet or Mild) for about 30 mins. Then add them to the SAUCE.

With a napkin/paper towel, very lightly wipe the inside of the crock-pot with OIL.
When ready to put together, take the Sausage and Meat Balls out of the sauce and cut them up and mix together. Place a layer of sauce in the bottom of crock pot then a layer of UNCOOKED lasagna noodles then a layer of meat balls and sausage. Then add Ricotta cheese and shredded Mozzarella cheese and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese then add some more sauce. Repeat adding another layer then top with a layer of lasagna noodles and sauce and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. cover and cook on High for an hour then turn on low for 4 - 5 hours. 
(You can click on pictures for a larger view)


And when done should look something like this;








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