Slow Cooker Lasagna ~ WW

1 lb. 93% fat free ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium garlic clove, minced
28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 c. part-skim ricotta cheese
1 1/2 c. part-skim mozzarella cheese
6 dry lasagna noodles, no cook variety (I just used uncooked whole grain lasagna)
1/2 c. shredded Parmesan cheese

Brown beef, onion and garlic.  Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, oregano, basil and pepper flakes; simmer 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend.

In a medium bowl stir together ricotta cheese and 1 c. mozzarella cheese.

Spoon 1/3 of beef mixture into a 5 quart slow cooker.  Break 3 lasagna noodles in half and arrange over beef mixture; top with 1/2 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 4-6 hours.  Remove cover; turn off heat.

Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese over top of lasagna.  Cover and let set until cheese melts and lasagna firms up, about 10 minutes.

YIELD: 6 servings; 1 serving = 9 WW PP


**This is SO yummy!!  I double the recipe and bake it in a 9x13 pan in the oven (still with uncooked whole wheat lasagna noodles) because the boys think lasagna in the crock pot just isn't right.  A 9x13 makes 12 good size servings.**

So it has been a while since I've blogged, hasn't it?

Life is about the same.  Isaac is still touring with The 99.  Jordan is living at home again.  Doug is still gone all week and home on the weekends.  Allen is nearly finished with his junior year of high school.  One more year and he graduates and I retire LOL.  Crazy how I've been working myself out of a job.  Guess I should decide what to do next, huh?

I just had a birthday last weekend.  I'm 24 or 42 depending on whether or not you are dyslexic :p

So in 2009 Doug threw a surprise party for my birthday.  This is from that day:

This year we celebrated with lots of friends and it wasn't a surprise.  This is from that day:

WOW!  I can't believe the difference.  In the mirror and my mind, I still see the 2009 me.  In pictures though....I can really see the difference!  Doug is looking pretty amazing, too, don't ya think?

My goal this year is to reach my goal weight.  Not sure what that will be.  I am thinking 14-24 more pounds.  I have a size in mind more than a weight.  I'm hoping to reach that goal by Aug. so that I can buy warm weather clothes on clearance to wear on the cruise Doug and I will be taking in November :)

I'm hoping to get back into blogging.  Last year I was mostly funky.  Lots of changes at one time that I wasn't quite ready for.  I'm slowly climbing out of that funk.

So what's going on with all of you?