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Cooking is something people do everyday in one way or the other. Whatever meal we are preparing, making a ham sandwich or baking a pie, we need a recipe to follow. There are times we may not think that we are following a written recipe because it is one that is very simple and we have it memorized, like making a sandwich, but in fact we are still following a recipe even though it is one that is in our subconscious. People are also more health conscious nowadays. More and more people are on a healthy diet and they want to cook healthy diet food. Most people know that a complete meal should contain every food group such as meat, carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, and so no. The healthy diet pyramid shows you what should be in your ingredients.

Here is a wonderful crockpot recipe for a pasta dish main course that has ingredients from almost every food group. This pasta dish is chicken lasagna. The name might sound like a simple dish but it is wonderfully delicious. It serves 4 people and takes approximately 5 hours to prepare. It is not difficult to make but not that easy either. However, the end result is so tasty that it is well worth the effort.

Chicken Lasagna Ingredients

You need about 1 pound of cooked, shredded chicken breasts or more if you are a protein 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 a type of vegetables that you really like, such as eggplants, you may add some too but make sure they are finely chopped.

Let’s Start Cooking!

First you may want to brown the onions, any other vegetables, and garlic in a non-stick pan. Then you can add the spaghetti sauce and mix everything together very well. In a separate bowl, you will mix the cheeses, milk and egg. Grease the crockpot a little. Place 1/4 of the meat sauce mixture in the bottom of the crockpot then, 1/3 of a layer of noodles. You can break the noodles to fit your crockpot. After that, you can place about 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 setting for about 6 hours until the noodles are soft.

Cooking is something people do daily in one way or the other. Whether we are cooking breakfast, lunch or dinner, making a ham sandwich or baking a dessert, we need a recipe to follow. Sometimes we may not follow a written recipe because it is something that is very simple and we have it memorized, like making a sandwich, but in actual fact we are still following a recipe even though it is one that is in our subconscious. People are also more health conscious nowadays. A lot of people are on a healthy diet and they want to cook healthy diet food. Most people know that a complete meal should have every food group such as meat, carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, and so no. The healthy diet pyramid shows you what are the acceptable ingredients you need in your recipes.

Here is a wonderful crockpot recipe for a pasta dish main course that consists of ingredients from many food groups. This pasta dish is chicken lasagna. The name might sound like a simple dish but it is exceptionally tasty. This recipe serves 4 people and takes about 5 hours to prepare. It is not difficult to make but not that easy either. However, the resulting dish is so tasty that it is well worth the effort.

What you need to Prepare this Chicken Lasagna

You need about 1 pound of cooked, shredded chicken breasts or more if you like more meat in your lasagna. 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 a type of vegetables that you really like, such as eggplants, you can add some in your ingredients 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 can add the spaghetti sauce and mix everything together very well. In a separate bowl, you will mix the cheeses, milk and egg. 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 approximately 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 about 6 hours until the noodles are soft.

Cooking is something we do daily in one way or the other. Whether we are making breakfast, lunch or dinner, making a sandwich or baking a cookie, we need a recipe to follow. Sometimes 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 in actuality we are following a recipe even if it is one that is in our subconscious. People are also more health conscious nowadays. An increasing number of people are on a healthy diet and they want to cook healthy diet food. Most people know that a complete meal should have every food group such as meat, carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, and so no. The healthy diet pyramid tells you what you should have 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 may sound like a simple dish but it is very tasty. It serves 4 people and takes approximately 5 hours to prepare. It is not hard to make but not very easy either. However, the resulting dish is so tasty that it is well worth the effort.

Ingredients needed for the Chicken Lasagna

You will need about 1 pound of cooked, shredded chicken breasts or more if you like more meat in your lasagna. 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 a type of vegetables that you really like, such as eggplants, you can add some in your ingredients too but make sure they are finely chopped.

Get Ready with the Crockpot

First you want 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 can mix the cheeses, milk and egg. Grease the crockpot a little. Place 1/4 of the spaghetti meat sauce mixture in the bottom of your crockpot then, 1/3 of a layer of noodles. You can break the noodles to fit your crockpot. After that, you can place about 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 setting for about 6 hours until the noodles are soft.

You’re in Love. That’s Great! But the man or woman of your dreams is a pasta fanatic and being the wonderful prospective mate that you are, you want to prove your worth. Okay, now what? You can’t get lazy and think that by sending over a wine basket with Italian food will do the trick. I have all the right answers. I am the king of pasta lovers, therefore, my advice on the subject will prove invaluable. Just listen and follow along.

Rule #1 No Artificial Ingredients

Nothing that doesn’t come from the ground should go in the sauce. If you serve jarred sauce, you are asking to be dumped. It’s the worst thing you can do. After all, it’s just too simple to make a real natural dish of pasta from scratch to have to resort to such foolish measures. In less than a half hour you can prepare your own from scratch. So why would you want to take a chance by serving some truly yucki jarred sauce. It makes no sense.

Rule # 2 Pasta Needs To Be Cooked Just Right

You may not get this one right on the first shot, but it’s not too difficult. No one, especially a pasta aficionado likes when they are presented with a beautiful dish of pasta only to discover it is as mushy as Elmer’s Glue. There is no saving a meal when the pasta arrives tasting like mush.

There is a flip side to that coin. Don’t serve under cooked macaroni either. When I taste pasta that is under-cooked even worse, stuck together and hard, I want to immediately get up and leave. I HATE THAT.

The only way to measure if the pasta is cooked is by tasting it. Only by eating it will you get the exact doneness. Don’t waste your time or your pasta on any other method. Taste it.

Rule # 3 No Cheese From A Can

Yeah, I know, you’re in a hurry, but that is no excuse. The quality is just not there. Just go the extra mile, buy a good quality cheese and do your own grating. The freshly grated cheese will add that extra touch that will say to your perspective mate “He (or she) is the one for me.

Everything I mentioned here today is serious. It’s serious business to a pasta lover. If you are serious about snagging that man or woman of your dreams you should heed my advice. Is this voodoo magic that is guaranteed to work? Not necessarily. But put yourself in their shoes. Who would your rather have as a mate? A woman (or man) who makes gooey pasta and serves it with jarred sauce and cheese from a can? Or the woman or man whose pasta dish says “I Love You” because I chose to do it the right way, the way you like it, the way it should be done?

The answer is clear.