Crockpot Lasagna

This is one of my mother in law's recipes that I have had for a while, but never tried it out.  Let me tell you, I should have made it earlier!  It's really good and pretty simple to make. 

Crockpot Lasagna

Ingredients:

• 1.5 to 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 md. onion diced
• 1/2 tsp minced garlic
• Three 8 oz cans of tomato sauce
• One 12 oz can of Italian style diced tomatoes
• Lasagna noodles (I used oven ready)
• 24 oz cottage cheese
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese (plus more for topping if you are feeling really wild)
• Basil, Salt, and Italian seasoning to taste

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef, onion, and garlic.  Drain the grease
2. Mix beef with tomato sauce, tomatoes, and seasonings
3. In another bowl, mix the cottage cheese and 2 cups of mozzarella cheese
4. Layer in crockpot starting with meat mixture, then cheese, then noodles (break them to fit) and repeat.
5. End with the meat mixture and sprinkle the extra cheese (if you had more than the 2 cups) on top
6. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.  Sprinkle with parmesan and enjoy

The funny part about this meal is that when it was done, you couldn't even see any cheese in it. I mean if you have a picky eater who won't eat cottage cheese, this is the recipe for you.  They will never know it has cottage cheese in it!  Everything melded together perfectly!

This recipe re-heats well too!