Best Awesome Crock Pot Lasagna Recipes

CROCK POT LASAGNA (+VIDEO)

Steps:

• Brown and crumble ground beef in a large skillet (or if your crock pot has a saute setting, use that.)
• Then add in onion and garlic and cook for additional 1-2 minutes.
• Drain excess grease from beef and put back into skillet. Pour in spaghetti sauce and water. Give it all a good stir.
• In a separate bowl, mix together cottage cheese, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, 2 tbsp. parmesan cheese, egg, pepper and chopped parsley. (Put your remaining cheeses back in the fridge, you'll be using those as a topping later)
• Spray crock pot with no-stick cooking spray. Scoop approximately 1 cup of meat sauce into bottom of slow cooker.
• Top with one layer of uncooked lasagna noodles. Just do your best to break them up to fit into your crock pot.
• Next top with a layer of cheese mixture.
• Keep adding layers, ending with meat sauce. I was able to get 3 layers in my 5-quart slow cooker.
• Put the lid on and cook on low for 4-6 hours. You want most of the liquid to be absorbed and noodles should be soft.
• When it is finished cooking, add remaining cheeses and sprinkle with parsley.
• Put the lid back on for about 10-15 more minutes until cheese is melted.

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• For the meat mixture: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add the ground beef, sausage and garlic and cook until brown, 7 to 9 minutes. Add the tomatoes with their juice, tomato paste, basil, parsley, oregano, salt and some pepper and stir. Set aside.
• For the cheese mixture: In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, Parmesan, Romano, basil, parsley, salt, pepper and eggs and stir together well.
• For the lasagna: Spray a 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Spoon in one-quarter of the meat mixture on the bottom and top with 5 lasagna noodles, broken to fit. Add a third of the cheese mixture, then sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella. Repeat this layering twice, starting with the meat mixture and ending with the mozzarella, for 3 layers total.
• For the fourth layer, top with the remaining meat mixture and remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. Turn off the heat and allow the lasagna to sit 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

AWESOME CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat and onion in large skillet, drain off excess fat.
• (this can be done ahead and kept frozen until ready to use).
• Add garlic, mushrooms, salt, wine, spaghetti sauce, paste, and tomato sauce to the meat mixture; mix well.
• Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine egg, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and parsley flakes, set aside.
• Spray crock pot with cooking oil.
• Layer the bottom of a 5 to 6 quart crock pot with 4 noodles, broken into pieces to fit.
• Spread half of the ricotta cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Top with 1/4 of the meat mixture and 1/4 of the shredded cheese.
• Top with 4 noodles, remaining cheese mixture, 1/4 of the meat mixture and 1/4 shredded cheese.
• Top with remaining 4 noodles and remaining meat mixture.
• Cover; cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours.
• About 10 minutes before serving, sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining shredded cheese.
• Cover; let stand 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.