The Mouse and Mom

Lasagna.  I never thought of it as a weeknight meal, until I promised my crew baked ziti and opened the pantry and - NO ZITI.  There was no way that I was going to drag an eight month old, four year old, and six year old to the grocery store at dinner time to fetch a single box of ziti.  Alas, I had to face my fears of making lasagna on a weeknight (way less scary than dragging three hungry kids to a grocery at 5pm).  I had already made my red sauce in the slow cooker, and had the ricotta, mozzarella, and lasagna noodles on hand.  My husband gave me an encouraging text and requested that I add ground beef to the lasagna.  Done and done.  I grabbed my four year old son (aka my resident soux chef) and got cookin'.  Here's the outcome: For my go-to sauce recipe, click here. Ground Beef and Spinach Lasagna Ingredients (1) package of lasagna noodles (I prefer to boil mine, but you can use whichever type you prefer) (1) 1...