Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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3 garlic cloves, Crushed
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2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
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2 (680 ml) cans tomato sauce
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
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1 1/2 cups mushrooms, sliced
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1 teaspoon dried oregano
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1 (750 g) container ricotta cheese
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4 cups fresh spinach, rinsed
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1/2 cup parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup asiago cheese, grated
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2 (375 g) boxes no-boil lasagna noodles, oven ready, uncooked
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16 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
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2 onions, diced
Instructions
- In large saucepan over medium heat, heat olive oil and add onions and garlic. Cook over medium heat until tender, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, oregano, salt and pepper to taste and cook for another 3 minutes, stirring often.
- Add tomato paste and stir mixing thoroughly. Add tomato sauce, stir and cook sauce stirring occasionally for another 6-8 minutes or until heated through.
- Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
- In crock pot, cover bottom with enough sauce to just cover. Add two layers of lasagna noodles, breaking them where needed.
- Spread noodles with one tub of the ricotta cheese and salt and pepper. Add two layers of lasagna noodles.
- Cover noodles with half of the sauce, sprinkle with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Add two layers of lasagna noodles.
- Spread noodles with 1/2 tub of the ricotta cheese. Shake excess water from spinach leaves and cover cheese with spinach and salt and pepper. Add two layers of lasagna noodles.
- Cover noodles with remaining sauce and cover sauce with remaining mozzarella and parmesan or asiago cheese.
- Put lid on crock pot and turn on high. Leave to cook for 5 hours. When done, let lasagna sit for 8 minutes to set before cutting.