Recently, I received a new crockpot. This may not seem like such a big deal, but my old one was pretty bad. It had three settings – low, high, and warm. They were in that order, too, which never made sense to me. I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to put a couple of chicken breasts in thinking it will make a good soup, only to find hours later that you accidentally put it on warm instead of high and you have to toss the whole thing in the garbage. Not fun. Of course, if I used the high setting it was usually done in a scant two hours which really defeated the purpose of “slow-cooking”. It was definitely time for a replacement. After doing some research I decided to go with the Cuisinart Programmable 3 1/2-Quart. It is the perfect size for the small meals I tend to make, plus, being digital, I can set it for a specific time and setting and there are no worries about it being finished hours early or overcooking. When it is finished it will keep it warm for up to eight hours. I couldn’t wait to try it out.
I have never made a pasta dish in the crockpot before; I was always worried about the pasta just turning to mush. I am a huge fan of lasagne, though, and thought this might be an easy way to make it. No cooking the noodles, no messy prep work, just grating and chopping. Easy. Although I was still worried about the mushiness factor, I was hoping since there isn’t much liquid that it wouldn’t be a problem. This ended up being one of the easiest lasagnes I’ve ever made. It took me about 20 minutes to get everything ready and into the crockpot. The pasta wasn’t too mushy either. The flavors all melded together and letting it sit for about an hour at the end was the key to getting out decent slices. I may have to try this again with a non-vegetarian recipe.
Crockpot Vegetable Lasagne
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