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Deliciously Skinny, Crock-Pot Lasagna

Deliciously Skinny, Crock-Pot Lasagna

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound extra lean ground beef, see shopping tips
  • 1 cup onions, diced
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasonings
  • ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • A little black pepper
  • 1   (15 ounce) carton light ricotta cheese
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 cups jarred pasta sauce. Buy 2 jars (24 oz each). I like Classico Tomato Basil. You’ll have some leftover sauce. See shopping tips below 
  • 6 lasagna noodles (4 ounces)
  • ¼ cup water

Ingredients for Topping:

  • ½ cup jarred pasta sauce
  • 1 cup light Mozzarella cheese, shredded

Instructions
 

  • In a large nonstick pan, brown ground beef with onions over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Be sure to break up beef into a crumble as it cooks. Remove from heat.  Pour into a colander in the sink to drain the excess fat. Add back to pan and stir in Italian seasonings, crushed red pepper and black pepper. 
  • In a large bowl, combine ricotta cheese, spinach and egg. Mix well.
  • To assemble lasagna: Spread 1 cup of pasta sauce in bottom of crock-pot. Top with half of noodles, breaking and overlapping as necessary to fit. Add half of  beef mixture and spread all around. Next, spread 1 cup of the pasta sauce and add ¼ cup water. Spread half of the cheese/spinach mixture over pasta sauce. Top with remaining 3 noodles. Top with remaining beef. Spread remaining cheese/spinach mixture. Finally top with 1 cup pasta sauce. Spread evenly over top.
  • Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3-3½ hours or cook for 1½-2 hours on high heat until hot and lasagna noodles are soft.  Once ready, top with ½ cup pasta sauce and 1 cup shredded cheese. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes before serving.
  • To serve: Cut lasagna into 8 portions. Remove each slice from crock-pot using a spatula. Leftovers freeze great!

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 27gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 495mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gBlue Smart Points: 7Green Smart Points: 6Plus Points: 7