Back to School Feast

Well, it's more like First Day of School Feast but it's going to be a tradition so I'll just start calling it that now! Tomorrow is Leyna's first day of school so this evening we wanted to set up a little something to make her feel extra special and confident. The girls got dressed up, I set the table extra special, and I made some of Leyna's favorite foods. Slow cooker lasagna (recipe below), salad with ranch (Leyna had 2 helpings!), and a special surprise dessert - S'mores! Leyna really enjoyed her feast and says she wants to do it again ASAP :)

Slow Cooker Lasagna

Ingredients
1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce
1 box lasagna noodles (it seems to work fine with either the boil kind or the oven ready kind)
1 15-oz container ricotta cheese
1 bag baby spinach
1 C grated Parmesan cheese
16 oz mozzarella cheese (I actually used a shredded mexican blend this time and it was good)


Directions

Use a 4 quart slow cooker. Put about 1/4 cup of sauce into the bottom and spread it around. Add a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles (you'll have to break them to make a layer). Smear ricotta cheese onto the noodles. Add a handful or two of baby spinach and top with a sprinkling of Parmesan and shredded cheeses. Repeat layers until you've run out of ingredients.
Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours, or on high for 3-4. You'll know it's done when the top layer begins to brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly. Test a noodle to make sure it's cooked all the way.
Enjoy!!! I found myself sneaking a few bites of cold lasagna straight from the crock before I went to bed :)