Cheryl's Whole Wheat Crock Pot Lasagna

An easy-to-throw-together lasagna that is done in the crock pot.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 crockpot

Ingredients

• 1  lb lean ground beef
• 16  ounces  bob evans  zesty hot sausage roll
• 3  teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1  onion, chopped (optional)
• 32  ounces tomato sauce (I use 4-8 ounce cans of Contadina or Hunts)
• 12  ounces tomato paste (I use 2-6 ounce cans of Contadina)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon pepper
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 1  teaspoon parsley flakes
• 16  ounces fat-free cottage cheese
• 15  ounces fat-free ricotta cheese
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  reduced-fat parmesan cheese, grated
• 12  ounces  whole wheat lasagna noodles (I use Hodgsdon Mills)
• 16  ounces fat free mozzarella cheese (I use the Weight Watchers Shredded Mozzarrella)

Directions

1. Brown the ground beef, sausage and garlic.
2. Add onion (if using), tomato sauce, paste and spices and cook long enough to get it warm. Turn to low and cover.
3. In the meantime, mix the cottage cheese, ricotta, eggs and parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
4. Spoon about a 1/3 layer of the meat sauce mixture onto the bottom of the crock pot.
5. Add a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles on top of the meat sauce. I break them in half, so that they fit.
6. Top with about 1/3 of the cheese mixture.
7. Repeat: sauce, noodles, cheese - until all are used up. I like to sprinkle a little more parmesan cheese on the top.
8. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or so.
9. Reduce to low and cook another 2-3 hours.
10. ENJOY!