Crock Pot Spaghetti

The plus side of making a huge supply of delicious sauce; you will have it all week to add to your meals. This recipe requires a crock pot. I have made Crock Pot Lasagna before, this is a variation of that recipe.

1. Ground meet;browned &drained with garlic.
2. Layer of meat then sauce.

3. Layered meet,sauce, cheeses, and noodles.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. of your favorite ground meat (I used deer meat)
• *I browned my meat with a garlic clove (optional, but tasty)
• 5-6 cups of your favorite sauce. 
• 2-3 cups of Italian/Provolone/Mozzarella Cheese (Whatever your preference)
• Whole-Grain spaghetti noodles (I only used half of the box but it's up to you)
• *I added about 4 oz. of cream cheese to make the dish creamer (optional) you could add ricotta cheese instead.

After about a half hour I mixed the pasta very well and added a little more cheese.

Directions:

• Brown meat with garlic; drain
• Layer meat, noodles, sauce, cheese, noodles, sauce, cheese in the crock pot
• Set to low for 4 hours until noodles are tender

*Set on high if you want to speed up the cooking process, but be careful to keep stirring the pasta as it can burn to the side of the crock pot.

Tender noodles in a creamy, veggie sauce with meat. YUM.

Montana Foods List:
Tomato Sauce-263
Ground Meat- 120
Whole Grain Spaghetti Noodles: 52 
Mozzarella Cheese- 81



*I love this recipe because there is no right or wrong way of added properly measured ingredients. Just add what YOU think would win over your eaters and be the most tasty. We all have different food preferences and that is what this blog is all about. Let us know what you liked about this dish and how you made it perfect for you. Keep check out Child Care Connections! Thank you!!