Crock Pot Lasagna

I think every Italian grandmother is turning over in her grave right now...lasagna in a crock pot?!  But of course!  Its so easy and yummy.  Enjoy.

Ingredients: Lasagna noodles, mushrooms, spinach, ricotta cheese, bell pepper, mozzarella cheese, spaghetti sauce, and Italian seasoning, not pictured is olive oil
*optional: ground beef or Italian sausage
I chose to do a vegetarian version this night.

Before you turn on the crock pot, wipe olive oil inside (or butter)

In a mixing bowl, add ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese and mix, set aside

Add a good smearing of spaghetti sauce on the bottom, then turn on LOW

In a skillet drizzle olive oil heat to medium heat and toss in mushrooms and chopped bell pepper, here I added the Italian seasoning as well

Ok, back to crock pot...
Add a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles (I had to break mine up to fit)

Add a layer of the cheese mixture,

Add a layer of the mushrooms and peppers,

Add a layer of the WASHED spinach,

Add a layer of sauce,

Start over with adding the noodles, then cheese, etc until you run out of each.  Top with some cheese, put lid on and let it cook on LOW for 2-3 hours.

This is my crock pot in case you were wondering.  Its about 7 years old and has a permanent white stain on the inside, but I LOVE it.