The other day I was watching Oprah and Jessica Seinfeld {Yep…Mrs. Jerry Seinfeld} was one of her guests. {Unnecessary confession: I record ALL of Oprah’s new episodes on the DVR, however, I only watch the “happy” ones. Back to Jessica Seinfeld…} She was on the show sharing some of the recipes from her latest cookbook and one of them caught my eye….Crock-Pot Lasagna! I have never made a dish after watching a cooking/talk show but this one seemed easy enough and it also “looked” like it would taste good. So last night I decided why not!
My Crock-Pot Lasagna
I have to say that it turned out pretty good! Lance and the girls were all fans so I think I shall keep this quick & easy recipe in my arsenal {ha…like I have an arsenal, more like a gun or two}. Next time I may try to add some ground turkey just for kicks. We had a ton of leftovers after our little family of four ate it, so I had it again for lunch today. Here is the recipe for anyone that may be interested:
Crock-Pot Lasagna
(Jessica Seinfeld’s Recipe)
Ingredients:
12 lasagna noodles (¾ of a 1lb box) {I used whole wheat noodles}
3 cans (14.4 oz) crushed tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. dried oregano
½ tsp. kosher salt
¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 containers (15 oz) fresh ricotta
2 cups (8 oz) grated mozzarella
¼ cup grated Parmesan
5 ounces (6 cups) baby spinach
Directions:
1) In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt, red pepper and black pepper. In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta, 1 cup of the mozzarella and Parmesan.
2) In the bottom of a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, spread a thin layer of the sauce. Top with 3 of the noodles (breaking to fit as necessary). Spread about 1 cup of the sauce over the noodles and layer with 2 cups of the spinach and 1½ cups of the cheese mixture. Repeat twice more with the noodles, sauce, spinach and cheese mixture. Top with the remaining 3 noodles, sauce and 1 cup mozzarella.
3) Cook on low, covered, until the noodles are tender—especially in the center of the lasagna—about 3 to 3½ hours.
