Yes, you can make Lasagna in the slow cooker. Obviously, this crockpot lasagna isn’t the most traditional way of making lasagna, but it is a great option if you don’t have an oven, you’ve got a busy day ahead, or just because.
You know how I love my crockpot? Well, I am on fire lately, that baby isn’t getting a rest in this house. I’ve already made Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup this past week and now Crockpot Lasagna! You are gonna love this lasagna recipe! Actually, I have 2 of them and they’re both for the slow cooker. I always use my friend Stephanie’s Make it Fast, Cook it Slow Slow cooker cookbook
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Crockpot Lasagna Recipe
Making lasagna in the crockpot is perfect. And you don’t have to boil the noodles ahead of time……….like I do that anyway. Never! I make this when I know our evenings are going to be time-crunched. Or when we may all need to eat at different times, like tonight. Since my son’s soccer practice runs til 8 pm, we’ll eat before, and the real beauty is my husband will have his dinner ready for him when he gets home. THAT rarely happens. We’re all happy.
Here is my crockpot lasagna recipe inspired by Stephanies.
Crockpot Lasagna Recipe
All the same ingredients and deliciousness as baked lasagna, just easier. Slow Cooker Lasagna is great anytime, but especially if you lack an oven or have a really busy evening.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground turkey
- 1/2 pound Italian sausage
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 garlic cloves chopped or crushed
- 1 jar (25 oz) pasta sauce
- 10 lasagna pasta noodles (that's what Stephanie says, I don't count. I just place a full layer covering each time)
- 1 (15 oz) cottage cheese
- 1 pound sliced porcini mushrooms
- 3 cups shredded Mozzerella
- 2 cups Italian blend shredded cheese ( I use the Quattro Formaggio blend from Trader Joes)
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Use a 6- quart slow cooker. Brown the ground turkey and sausage in a skillet, adding the garlic and oregano. When the meat is browned, add pasta sauce. Save the jar, you're going to need it later.
- Spoon some of the meat mixture into the bottom of your slow cooker. cover with a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles. Smear some of the cottage cheese on the noodles, and add some mushrooms, a handful of cheese. Starting with the meat sauce, repeat the layers until your slow cooker is full.
- Put the water into the empty pasta sauce jar and shake. Pour the contents over your assembled ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or on high for 3 to 4 hours. Check about an hour before serving, and push down the top noodles into the liquid. When the cheeses are completely melted on the top and begun to brown on the edges, your meal is ready!
Notes
Cooking time will vary depending on whether you're cooking on high or low.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 1228Total Fat: 74gSaturated Fat: 35gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 32gCholesterol: 318mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 7gSugar: 17gProtein: 86g
We do our best to calculate, however, nutrition information may not be accurate.
out……..and they are both VERY good! With her permission, she said to go ahead and post her recipe! Lucky us!Meal planning just got easier for the week!
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Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says
Hey Kim, just saw your link over at Skip To My Lou’s link party and had to come over and check out this Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe! It looks so delicious 🙂
I’d LOVE for you to link up a few yummy recipes at my weekend link party that is going on right now..
Hope to see you there!
Jessica @ Weekly Ad Meals says
I found you at Skip To My Lou’s link party and I’m so glad I did. I’m so excited to try this recipe. I love my crockpot too and this one looks fantastic. Pinning now!
Erika @ The Hopeless Housewife says
This looks so wonderful and I love that you cook it in the slow cooker. It saves so much time! I would love for you to link it up with us at The Hopeless Housewife!
Kim says
It’s a favorite in our house! So easy!
Kristy V. says
We just bought an RV for our camping trips and I had not even thought about crockpot recipes for our meals! What a fabulous idea! Thanks!!!
Trisha says
Love your crockpot Lasagna. Thanks for sharing. We are traveling in an RV and this would be perfect to have for something when we do not want to take out the grill. Thanks again.
Kim says
Crockpot recipes WOULD be perfect for RV living wouldn’t it? I never even thought of that!