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Crock Pot Vegetarian Lasagna

This is an easy lasagna to make. it smells wonderful while cooking and tastes great. i adapted this recipe from a combination of others and came up with this vegetarian version. you can make this vegan easily by adding more of your favorite vegetables and using soy cheeses. even the non vegetarians i made this for had seconds.

Steps

In large saucepan over medium heat , heat olive oil and add onions and garlic.
Cook over medium heat until tender , about 3 minutes.
Add mushrooms , oregano , salt and pepper to taste and cook for another 3 minutes , stirring often.
Add tomato paste and stir mixing thoroughly.
Add tomato sauce , stir and cook sauce stirring occasionally for another 6-8 minutes or until heated through.
Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
In crock pot , cover bottom with enough sauce to just cover.
Add two layers of lasagna noodles , breaking them where needed.
Spread noodles with one tub of the ricotta cheese and salt and pepper.
Add two layers of lasagna noodles.
Cover noodles with half of the sauce , sprinkle with 1 / 2 of the mozzarella cheese.
Add two layers of lasagna noodles.
Spread noodles with 1 / 2 tub of the ricotta cheese.
Shake excess water from spinach leaves and cover cheese with spinach and salt and pepper.
Add two layers of lasagna noodles.
Cover noodles with remaining.

Ingredients

olive oil, onions, garlic cloves, tomato paste, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, mushrooms, dried oregano, ricotta cheese, fresh spinach, parmesan cheese, no-boil lasagna noodles, mozzarella cheese