Slow Cooker Spinach Alfredo Lasagna

Ingredients:

• spaghetti sauce:
• 2 tsps. olive oil
• 1/2 small onion, chopped fine
• 2 tsps. minced garlic
• 28 oz. peeled an diced tomato
• 4 tsps. basil
• 4 tsp. oregano

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large sauce pan
2. Add onion and garlic
3. When onions are clear, add tomatoes, oregano and basil
4. Bring to a boil and simmer about 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Spaghetti sauce made ahead
• 8 oz. lasagna noodles, cooked less than package instruction until just limp
• 15 oz. ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 32 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 10 oz. chopped spinach, cooked, drained and dried
• 15 oz. Alfredo sauce

Directions:

1. Cook the beef, onion and garlic in a large skillet until meat is browned
2. Add spaghetti sauce
3. Cook until warm
4. Combine ricotta and Parmesan cheeses and add pepper
5. Spread 1 cup of mixture in a slow cooker
6. Layer 4 noodles over the meat
7. Layer 1/2 cheese mixture over the noodles
8. Layer 2 cups of mozzarella cheese
9. Layer with 4 more noodles
10. Layer spinach
11. Layer Alfredo sauce
12. Continue to layer rest of ingredients, topping with the remaining mozzarella 
13. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours

8 servings

We ate 2 servings for dinner, plan to have 2 more servings 2 days later, and froze rest in 2 servings each portions.