Faux Lasagna

I was toiling between making a pasta bake or just serving my crockpot spaghetti sauce with the angel hair pasta my 9 year old loves so much. While in my pantry contemplating this arduous task I saw an opened box of lasagna noodles with about 6 full noodles in it and a few broken pieces. Eureka, the idea of Faux Lasagna manifested itself just as if the universe was saying “how much longer are you going to leave that open box in here?!” So as one to never question the universe, out that box came!  🙂

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

  1. In a crockpot or slow cooker (whichever term you prefer) place your ground beef. Add the jar of spaghetti sauce, bay leaves, dried oregano, garlic powder, pepper, onion and 3 whole cloves of garlic.
  2. Mix all the ingredients together and set the timer to cook for 4-6 hours. Stir every hour or so if you are home. The garlic will start to soften and just permeate the sauce.
    Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce
    Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

    Garlic Breadcrumb Topping

    1. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add the garlic and bring it to a sizzle about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the breadcrumbs and combine, coating all of the breadcrumbs.

    The Garlic Breadcrumb Topping in all its glory!
    The Garlic Breadcrumb Topping in all its glory!

Faux Lasagna Assembly

  1. Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions.
  2. Layer the bottom of an oven safe baking dish with enough noodles to cover the bottom.
  3. Layer a cup or so of the crockpot spaghetti sauce over the noodles.
  4. Add half of the mozzarella cheese and spread to cover the sauce.
  5. Add half of the garlic breadcrumb topping, spread out over the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle this layer with some parmesan cheese.
  6. REPEAT the layers and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and a little olive oil over the top to add a golden color when baking.
  7. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!  😛
    Golden Brown!
    Golden Brown!

    Delicious Layers of Love!
    Delicious Layers of Love!

 

Faux Lasagna
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Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce
  1. In a crockpot or slow cooker (whichever term you prefer) place your ground beef. Add the jar of spaghetti sauce, bay leaves, dried oregano, garlic powder, pepper, onion and 3 whole cloves of garlic. Mix all the ingredients together and set the timer to cook for 4-6 hours. Stir every hour or so if you are home. The garlic will start to soften and just permeate the sauce.
Garlic Breadcrumb Topping
  1. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add the garlic and bring it to a sizzle about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the breadcrumbs and combine, coating all of the breadcrumbs.
Faux Lasagna Assembly
  1. Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions. Layer the bottom of an oven safe baking dish with enough noodles to cover the bottom. Layer a cup or so of the crockpot spaghetti sauce over the noodles. Add half of the mozzarella cheese and spread to cover the sauce. Add half of the garlic breadcrumb topping, spread out over the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle this layer with some parmesan cheese. REPEAT the layers and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and a little olive oil over the top to add a golden color when baking. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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