
We got a new TV!! Isn't that SO exciting for all of you?! It took 3 years worth of J saving up Best Buy gift cards, but we finally got the new TV he's always wanted. So what the hell does a new TV have to do with lasagna? Well, the new TV wasn't going to install itself & nobody trusted me to be the 2nd set of hands to un-mount our old TV & mount this new sucker (because everyone is smart) , so we decided to call our trusty friend Dan for the job. J, being the kind-hearted friend he is, didn't want to just use Dan for his muscles, so instead we lured him with a home-cooked meal provided by moi. Now, I had just come off a 17-days-in-a-row-hell at work & wasn't up to being super fancy, so crock pot it is! A while back, I made a lasagna in my crock pot & it was SO easy & delicious. I figured this would be the perfect dinner...plus, I knew Dan loved lasagna since he recently attempted to make one with 6 different kinds of noodles (yes ladies, he IS single). I logged on here to look for the recipe & couldn't find it in my recipe box. Hmm, odd. So, I went to
Pinterest thinking I for sure saved the original recipe there. Wrong. Well, shit. I started looking around on Pinterest thinking if I saw the original photo I might recognize which recipe I made. Nope. OK then, let's start over. I went to one of my staple recipe sites,
Six Sister's Stuff & of course they had a version of the recipe. I have to say, I REALLY enjoyed it! I always read the comments on recipes (I hope people don't come to my blog looking for comments because people rarely comment here...*ahem*) & some people said they felt the recipe was a bit bland. SO, with that knowledge, I was able to modify my ingredients & lacking flavor IT DID NOT. It didn't take much prep time at ALL which is always a bonus for me. I also realize I've posted 3 different lasagna recipes in the last month or so...I may have a problem.
Serves: 6-8
Cook Time: 4.5-6 hours
How difficult was this for me? Psh, easy!
1 lb. lean ground turkey (I used Jenny-O Italian Seasoned)
1 jar 24 oz. spaghetti sauce (I recommend using something with seasoning, I used garlic)
1 cup water
1 pkg Italian Cheese (or mozzarella)
1 (15oz) container of Ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, separated
1 egg
2 tbsp. parsley (I forgot this part)
6 regular lasagna noodles, uncooked
Brown meat in large skillet. Drain.
Stir in spaghetti sauce & cup of water
In a separate bowl, combine egg, 1.5 cups of Italian cheeses, ricotta, 2 tsbp parm, & parsley.
Spoon 1 cup of meet sauce into bottom of slow cooker. I left my meat a tad chunkier.
Place 3 uncooked noodles on top of sauce. I used 2 full noodles, then broke up the 3rd.
Spread half of the cheese mixture on top of noodles. I used a spatula & it spread pretty easily.
Cover with 2 cups of meat sauce. Top with remaining noodles, cheese mixture & meat sauce
Sprinkle with remaining cheeses (parm included) & cover with lid. Cook on low for at least 4-5 hours.
Yum.