Slow Cooker Pesto Lasagna With Spinach And Mushrooms Recipe 435

Steps:

• Wilt spinach in a saucepan with a few tablespoons of water. Drain, squeeze dry, and coarsly chop. Combine spinach, mushrooms, and pesto in a medium bowl, set aside. Combine mozzarella, provolone, ricotta, beaten egg, and stir well. Stirl in 1/4 cup parmesan, set aside. Combine pasta sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste. Spread 1 cup of pasta sauce mixture in the bottom of a slow cooker. Arrange 3 noodle over pasta sauce, top with 1 cup cheese mixture and 1 cup spinach mixture. Repeat with layers, ending with spinach mixture each time, and last layer is just noodles and pasta sauce. Sprinkle with remaining parmesand cover with lid, cook on low for 5 hours or until done. 8 servings.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 3 min. Add spinach; cook 3 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 3 min. Meanwhile, mix ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmesan and pepper until blended.
• Spread 3/4 cup tomato sauce mixture onto bottom of slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray; top with 3 noodles, breaking as necessary to fit, and 3/4 cup of the remaining tomato sauce mixture. Cover with ricotta mixture, 1 cup shredded cheese, 3/4 cup tomato sauce mixture and remaining noodles, broken to fit. Top with remaining tomato sauce mixture; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; let stand, covered, 10 min. or until shredded cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Steam fresh spinach 3 minutes or until spinach wilts. Drain spinach, squeeze dry, and coarsely chop (only fresh needs chopping) Combine spinach, mushrooms, and pesto in a medium bowl, stirring to combine, set aside Combine mozzarella, provolone, ricotta, and beaten egg in a medium bowl, stirring well to combine, stir in 1/4 cup of parmesan, set aside Combine pasta sauce and tomato sauce in a medium bowl Spread 1 cup pasta sauce mixture in bottom of 6 quart oval electric slow cooker coated with cooking spray Arrange 3 noodles over pasta sauce mixture Top with 1 cup cheese mixture and 1 cup spinach mixture Repeat the layers, ending with spinach mixture (use all remaining spinach mixture on this layer) Arrange 3 noodles over spinach mixture Top with remaining one cup cheese mixture Top with one cup pasta sauce mixture Place remaining 3 noodles over sauce mixture Spread remaining sauce mixture over noodles Sprinkle with 1/2 cup parmesan Cook on low 5 hours