Best Lasagna Surprise Recipes

LASAGNA SURPRISE

Steps:

• In a large pan, cook ground beef/sausage, onion& garlic in oil. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
• In bowl, mix ricotta, spinach and 1 cup mozarella, all of parmesan and eggs.
• In 9x13 baking dish (or smaller dishes as needed), layer 2 cups sauce, half of noodles, half of remaining sauce, all of spinach mixture, half the mozzarella, remaining noodles& sauce.
• Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray and bake at 350 F for 45 minutes or until hot.
• Uncover, top with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
• **To freeze: Bake, cool, wrap well, and label. freeze up to 2 months. *Note: You can assemble and freeze without cooking and cook on the day to be eaten!
• To serve, defrost overnight and then bake at 350F until warmed through, or bake from frozen for 1 hour and a half.
• Note: you can also microwave individual servings!

CROCK-POT LASAGNA SURPRISE

Steps:

• 1) Sprinkle eggplant with salt; let sit 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse and pat dry; brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Brown on both sides in medium skillet over medium heat. Set aside.
• 2) Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and butter in same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms and onion until softened. Stir in pasta sauce, basil and oregano. Set aside.
• 3) Combine ricotta cheese, Monterey Jack cheese and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese in medium bowl. Set aside.
• 4) Spread 1/2 sauce mixture in bottom of slow cooker. Layer with 1/2 lasagna noodles, 1/2 eggplant, 1/2 cheese mixture. Repeat layers once. For last layer, use remaining 1/3 of lasagna noodles, zucchini, zucchini, remaining 1/3 of sauce mixture and top with remaining 1/2 cup parmesan.
• 5) Cover; cook on LOW 6 hours. Let sit 15 to 20 minutes befor serving.