Cooking is something we do everyday in one way or the other. Whether we are making breakfast, lunch or dinner, making a sandwich or baking a cake, we need a recipe to follow. At times we may not think that we are following a written recipe because the food is something that is very simple and we have it memorized, like making a sandwich, but nevertheless we are still following a recipe even though it is one that is in our subconscious. People are also more health conscious nowadays. A large number of people are on a healthy diet and they want to cook healthy diet food. Most people know that a complete meal should consist of every food group such as meat, carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, and so no. The healthy diet pyramid tells you what should be in your ingredients.
Here is a great crockpot recipe for a pasta dish main course that consists of ingredients from almost every food group. This pasta dish is chicken lasagna. The name might sound like a simple dish but it is very delicious. It serves 4 people and takes approximately 5 hours to prepare. It is not hard to make but not that easy either. However, the resulting dish is so tasty that it is well worth the effort.
Chicken Lasagna Ingredients
You will need about 1 pound of cooked, shredded chicken breasts or more if you like more protein than a normal person. Then, you need 1 large onion, finely chopped, 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped, 2 jars (17 oz.) of spaghetti sauce, 1 package (18 ounce) “no-cook” lasagna noodles, 1 package (9 oz.) of shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 container (9 oz.) of ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup milk, and 1 egg. Now, if you have your favorite vegetables, such as eggplants, you can add some too but make sure they are finely chopped.
How to Make this Chicken Lasagna in a Crockpot
First you need to brown the onions, any other vegetables, and garlic in a non-stick pan. Then you will add the spaghetti sauce and mix everything together very well. In a separate bowl, you will mix the cheeses, milk and egg. It is best to grease the crockpot a little. Place 1/4 of the spaghetti meat sauce mixture in the bottom of the crockpot then, 1/3 of a layer of noodles. You can break the noodles so that they fit into your crockpot. After that, you can place roughly 1/3 of the cheese mixture on top. Then, repeat the process of: sauce, noodles, cheese for two more layers. Put the remaining meat sauce on top. Cook in the crockpot on low for approximately 6 hours until the noodles are soft.
