Crockpot Pizza Pasta

Ground beef, lasagna noodles, and melted mozarella cheese in a white bowl, with pepperoni on the right side and a fork on the left.

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.

Servings per Recipe: 8

Calories per Serving: 566

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 3 10

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.

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