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Best Lasagna Slow Cooker Recipe
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No need to heat up your oven when you make this easy recipe for crock-pot lasagna. This slow cooker lasagna recipe is my go to meal for potlucks or a busy weeknight meal.
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Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Prep Time3 hours 20 minutes
servings10

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Ground Beef
  • 1 lb italian sausage
  • ½ medium onion diced
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 box lasagna noodles boiled for 4 minutes
  • 3 jars marinara sauce
  • 2 Cups Cottage Cheese large curd
  • 4 Cups of mozzarella cheese divided
  • ½ Cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning

Instructions

  1. Brown the ground beef and the loose sausage.
    1 lb Ground Beef, 1 lb italian sausage
  2. Remove the cooked meat to a clean plate, leaving a few tablespoons of drippings in the pan.
  3. Saute the onion and garlic in the pan drippings.
    ½ medium onion, 2 cloves Garlic
  4. Combine sauce with the browned off meat.
    3 jars marinara sauce
  5. Reserve 1 cup of mozzerella cheese for the topping and combine the reamining cheeses, egg and seasonings.
    2 Cups Cottage Cheese, 4 Cups of mozzarella cheese, ½ Cup grated parmesan cheese, 1 Egg, 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
  6. Precook the lasagna noodles for 4 minutes.
    1 box lasagna noodles
  7. Ladle sauce/meat mixture on the bottom of the crockpot.
  8. Layer par-cooked noodles to cover the bottom of the crockpot.
  9. Layer ⅓ of the cheese mixture over the meat and sauce.
  10. Top with enough sauce and meat to cover the cheese layer.
  11. Repeat the process staring with the cooked noodle layer.
  12. Finish the layering with noodles and the reserved cup of mozzerella cheese.
  13. Turn the crockpot on low for and cook for 3-4 hours. I would not recommend using the high setting as feel it dries out the noodles on the edges.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 647kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 883mg | Potassium: 445mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 439IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 355mg | Iron: 3mg

Notes

  1. Spray a large crockpot with cooking spray, for easier clean up.
  2. Fill each jar ¼ of the way full with water and swish to get out every last bit of sauce and dump into the sauce/meat mixture.
CourseCrock-Pot Recipes
CuisineItalian
Keywordcrock pot lasagna recipe
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