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
. I seem to add my own flair to most recipes, but not because Stephanie’s aren’t good……..no no no….I am just that kind of cook. A little of this, a little of that. I improvise if I’m out of something or there’s something my family (me) doesn’t like.
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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 8pm, 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.
Both mine and Stephanie’s recipes below. Keep in mind……. she has a published cookbook and I have not.
. Crockpot Lasagna
Ingredients
Instructions
And here’s Stephanie’s version below. Much more nutritious than mine. Stephanie has 2 Slow Cooker Cookbooks out……..and they are both VERY good! With her permission, she said to go ahead and post her recipe! Lucky us!
Crockpot Lasagna by Stephanie
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey browned and drained
- 1 (25 -ounce) jar pasta sauce
- 10 dry lasagna noodles (traditional, no the no-cook kind; I use brown rice noodles)
- 1 (15- ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1 pound sliced mushrooms
- 2 handfuls baby spinach leaves (optional)
- 3 hard boiled eggs, sliced (optional)
- 8 slices mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups shredded Italian style cheese
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Use a 6 quart slow cooker. Brown the ground meat on the stove top, and drain well. Add the jar of pasta sauce to the meat. Save the jar, you'll need it later .
- Spoon some of the meat and sauce mixture into the bottom of your slow cooker. Cover with a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles,. Smear some ricotta cheese on the noodles, and add some mushrooms, a handful of spinach, and some egg slices, if using. Put a few slices of mozzarella on top, and 1/2 cup or so of the shredded cheese. Add another spoonful of the meat and sauce mixture, and repeat the layers until you run out of ingredients, or the crock is full.
- Put the water into the empty pasta jar and shake. Pour the contents over the 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, if they are getting too brown and crispy. The lasagna is done with the pasta has reached the desired tenderness and the cheese has melted completely and has begun to brown on the edges.
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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!
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!!!
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!
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!
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!