Description
Crock pot bowtie lasagna blends Italian comfort with convenient slow-cooking magic. Creamy layers of pasta, rich ground beef, and melted cheese create a hearty meal you’ll savor from first bite to last.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 1 package (12 ounces / 340 grams) bowtie pasta, cooked and drained
Meat and Sauce:
- 1 pound (454 grams) ground beef
- 1 jar (24 ounces / 680 grams) spaghetti sauce
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) water
Cheese and Cream:
- 1 package (8 ounces / 227 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) sour cream
- 1/2 cup (50 grams) grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups (226 grams) shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Sear ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until thoroughly browned, eliminating excess grease.
- Incorporate spaghetti sauce into the meat, ensuring even distribution and robust flavor blending.
- Whisk cream cheese, sour cream, and Parmesan cheese in a mixing bowl until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Construct initial layer in crock pot by spreading one-third of meat sauce across the bottom.
- Arrange half of the cooked bowtie pasta over the sauce, creating an even foundation.
- Delicately spread half of the creamy cheese mixture across the pasta layer, ensuring complete coverage.
- Apply another third of meat sauce over the cheese layer, creating a rich, hearty stratum.
- Position remaining pasta pieces atop the sauce, followed by the final portion of cheese mixture.
- Crown the lasagna with remaining meat sauce, guaranteeing complete ingredient integration.
- Pour water into crock pot to prevent scorching and maintain moisture during cooking.
- Secure lid and slow cook on low temperature for 4 hours, allowing flavors to meld harmoniously.
- During final minutes, sprinkle mozzarella cheese across the surface, permitting it to melt and create a golden, appetizing topping.
- Serve immediately while hot, revealing layers of delectable comfort food.
Notes
- Enhance meat flavor by adding minced garlic or Italian seasoning when browning ground beef for deeper taste profile.
- Prevent pasta from becoming mushy by using slightly undercooked bowtie pasta during initial preparation, allowing it to finish cooking in the crock pot.
- Create a lighter version by substituting ground turkey for beef and using low-fat cream cheese and sour cream to reduce overall calorie content.
- Make this dish gluten-free by using gluten-free pasta and ensuring spaghetti sauce is certified gluten-free for those with dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 475
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg