A combination of pizza and lasagna that is easy to prepare and cooks in the crockpot, this tasty meal is ready to serve after about 3 hours.
Recipe
Crockpot Pizza Pasta
A combination of pizza and lasagna that is easy to prepare and cooks in the crockpot, this tasty meal is ready to serve after about 3 hours.
Ingredients
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 1 lb. box lasagna noodles
- 32 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
- 8 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 lb browned ground beef, from freezer
- 5 oz. pkg. turkey pepperoni slices
- ½ cup water
- 4 oz. mushrooms, sliced
Instructions
- Spray bottom and sides of a crockpot.
- Spread a few spoonfuls of sauce on the bottom of crockpot to avoid noodles sticking.
- Break uncooked lasagna noodles into pieces; place ⅓ of the broken lasagna noodles in a layer on bottom of the pot.
- Pour about ⅓ of the sauce evenly over the noodles.
- Next, place ½ of the ricotta and ⅓ of the mozzarella over the sauce.
- Place ½ of the browned ground beef on top of the cheese, followed by half of the pepperoni and mushrooms.
- Place a few spoonfuls of sauce lightly over the meat.
- Repeat the layers starting with the broken noodles, sauce, cheeses, meat, and a little more sauce.
- Finally, layer the last ⅓ of the broken noodle pieces over the top.
- Cover noodles completely with remaining sauce.
- Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the top.
- Pour water around the edges; cover and cook on low for 3 hours.
Notes
Note about cooking time: Cooking times vary greatly depending on the size of your crockpot as well as its cooking temperature. You may find that it takes longer for the meal to cook in your crockpot, so be sure to allow for variance.
Nutrition per serving
Calories: 566 calCarbohydrates: 51 gProtein: 34 gFat: 25 gSodium: 1170 mgFiber: 4 gSugar: 7 g
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Lisa
I made this last night and my family really enjoyed it. They only thing I changed was to add some chopped onion and garlic with the beef while browning. However, it needed longer than three hours in my crockpot. The noodles were done but it wasn’t hot in the middle. Will definitely make it again with a longer cooking time though because my kids devoured it.
Mary Ann
Thanks for the feedback, Lisa. Crockpot time estimates are difficult since size makes a big difference in how fast they cook. I will make a note that it may require longer depending on the size of the crockpot. Your additions sound delicious!