WW Ladies - a little AW'ing and a recipe

DAWNNA76

so 5 weeks in and today at weigh in I surpassed my first goal of 5% loss.

 

I am so thrilled! I look forward to hitting my next goal of 10% and being under 200lbs for the first time in like 4 years! It just sounds great that soon enough my weight wont start with a 2. YAY~

 okay and the recipe.

WW slow cooker lasagna. (this is awesome and a must try)

POINTS? Value:    8 Servings:  6 Preparation Time:  20 min Cooking Time:  360 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

No need to cook the noodles first or stay home while it bakes. Just let it sit a few minutes before serving so it can firm up a bit.

Ingredients

	1 pound(s) uncooked lean ground beef (with 7% fat)
	1 small onion(s), chopped
	1 medium garlic clove(s), minced
	28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
	15 oz canned tomato sauce
	1 tsp table salt
	1 tsp dried oregano
	1/2 tsp dried basil
	1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
	1 cup(s) part-skim ricotta cheese
	1 1/2 cup(s) part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
	6 item(s) dry lasagna noodles, no-cook
	1/2 cup(s) shredded Parmesan cheese, strong-flavored like Romano or Parmigiano Reggiano

Instructions

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon as it cooks, about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes; simmer 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
  
  
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together ricotta cheese and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
  
  
• Spoon 1/3 of beef mixture into a 5-quart slow cooker. Break 3 lasagna sheets in half and arrange over beef mixture; top with half of ricotta mixture. Repeat with another layer and finish with remaining 1/3 of beef mixture.
  
  
• Cover slow cooker and cook on low setting for 4 to 6 hours. Remove cover; turn off heat and season to taste, if desired.
  
  
• In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese; sprinkle over beef mixture. Cover and set aside until cheese melts and lasagna firms up, about 10 minutes. Yields 1/6th of dish per serving.

Notes

• To boost your vegetable intake, add a can of zucchini in tomato sauce to the meat mixture. You can also add 2 cups of sliced shiitake mushrooms to the beef mixture.

FutureFung

Congrats on your progress - that's awesome!!!  5% is a great milestone 

cmcmillan

Good job Dawn!!! That is great.  Thanks for the recipe, I saved it to try!

Brynnie2010

Congrats on surpassing your goal!!!  And thanks for the recipe!  We got a slow cooker as a wedding gift and as soon as we have a home (hopefully sooner, rather than later, lol) this will be the first thing I attempt!

Mrs.State746

That's fantastic!  Congrats on that milestone.  I might try that recipe! Thank you for sharing.

tfarabians

That is awesome!!  You go girl!  I made that slowcooker recipe this week! LOL! I tweaked it though and made it more simple.  Lasagna noodles 1 jar pasta sauce 1/2 lbs ground turkey 1 carton fiber one cottage cheese (instead of ricotta) and 1 cup skim motzerella cheese YUM!!!  so good!

AmberWavesofGrain

Awesome! You are doing great!!

Thanks for the receipe, looks delish.