WEIGHT WATCHERS CROCK POT LASAGNA RECIPES

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium high heat brown beef, onion and garlic, stirring to break up beef (5-10 minutes) until meat is brown.
• Stir in next 6 ingredients (tomatoes - red pepper flakes) and simmer another 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a small bowl combine ricotta and 1 cup of the mozzarella.
• Spoon 1/3 of the tomato/beef mixture into crock pot. Break 3 lasagna noodles in half and arrange on top of tomato/beef mixture and top with half of the ricota mixture. Repeat with second layer. Finish with the remaining 1/3 of the meat mixture.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• In a small bowl combine remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over meat mixture and set aside for 10 minutes or until cheese melts and lasagna is firm (10 minutes or so).

Steps:

• Cook beef, onion and garlic until beef is no longer pink.
• Drain.
• Mix in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, oregano, basil and crushed red pepper flakes and simmer 5 minutes.
• In a bowl, mix ricotta cheese and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Spoon 1/3 of beef mixture into a 5-quart crock pot.
• Break 3 lasagna sheets in half and arrange over beef mixture.
• Top with half of ricotta mixture.
• Repeat with another layer and finish with remaining beef.
• Cook on low setting for 4 to 6 hours.
• Turn off crock pot.
• In a bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese and sprinkle on top of lasagna.
• Cover until cheese melts and lasagna firms up, about 10 minutes.
• If you like to sneak veggies into your lasagna, add a can of zucchini in tomato sauce to the meat mixture.
• I keep cooked ground beef in the freezer so this is easier to put together. I mix the beef and tomato mixture and let sit overnight. I then assemble the lasagna in the morning.