Crockpot Almost Lasagna

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

• 1 box rotini or ziti noodles
• 2 (28 oz) jars spaghetti sauce
• 1 egg
• ½ lb ground beef
• ½ lb sausage
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 1 bag mozzarella cheese
• 16-20 oz. ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1½ tsp parsley flakes
• dash salt and pepper
• garlic powder (optional)

Directions

1. Grease crock pot or spray with non cook spray.
2. Cook rotini according to package directions, drain.
3. Brown and drain meat.
4. Toss pasta with olive oil.
5. Add pasta sauce to mixture, toss well.
6. Stir together Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, egg, ½ bag mozzarella cheese and browned meat.
7. Can sprinkle lightly with garlic powder.
8. Beat together ricotta, 2 eggs, Parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper.
9. Pour half of pasta/sauce/meat mixture into crock pot.
10. Spread entire ricotta mixture over first layer of pasta.
11. Cover ricotta layer with remaining pasta mixture, and cover with remaining cheese.
12. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours.