Friday, April 30, 2010

Crockpot Pizza

Nonstick cooking spray
1 1/2 - 2 pounds ground lamb
1 box of pasta (rotini or twists), cooked
1 medium onion, chopped
1 T olive oil
1T minced garlic
salt and pepper
2 can of mushrooms, sliced
minced garlic
2 large can pizza sauce (28 to 30 oz, total)
package of pepperoni slices (50 slices or so)
2 c shredded mozzarella cheese
2 c shredded provolone cheese
1 c grated parmesan cheese

Brown ground lamb
, onion, and garlic in olive oil; cook thoroughly, seasoning with salt and pepper. Cook pasta according to package directions. Coat crockpot with non-stick cooking spray. Place two or three tablespoons of pizza sauce in bottom of crockpot. Add remaining sauce to browned lamb in skillet, mix and take off burner. Layer ingredients from bottom to top in this order:


1/3 of the pasta
1/3 of the lamb/ pizza sauce mixture
1/3 of the mushrooms
1/3 the cheeses
1/3 of the pepperoni

Do this three times. Cook for 4 hours on High or 6 to 7 hours on low.

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