I don’t know why, but personally I’m always afraid to make lasagna. It just FEELS like a lot of effort and time…which is why I was so excited to find this recipe from Kraft Foods (and to notice that it is a great food storage recipe as well) to do in the slow cooker (you don’t even need to cook the noodles before hand!) It was simple (especially when you have frozen hamburger in your freezer, just make sure it is thawed BEFORE you add it to your slow cooker)
Slow Cooker Lasagna
* 8 lasagna noodles, uncooked
* 1 lb. ground beef
* 1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
* 28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce (I made my own…click HERE to do the same)
* 1/3 cup water
* 4 oz. can mushrooms
* 15 oz. ricotta or 24 oz. cottage cheese
* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Preparation
1. Break noodles. Place half in bottom of greased slow cooker.
2. Brown ground beef. Drain. Stir in Italian seasoning. Spread half over noodles in slow cooker.
3. Layer half of sauce and water, half of mushrooms, half of ricotta or cottage cheese and half of mozzarella cheese over beef. Repeat layers.
4. Cover. Cook on low for 5 hours. (You can also double these ingredients and make 3 layers.)
This is great. I have never tried it in a crock pot. I always use half ground beef and half Italian Sausage. I also always use pesto mixed in with my Ricotta Cheese. It adds an extra yummy flavor. Thanks for the idea.
This is great. I have never tried it in a crock pot. I always use half ground beef and half Italian Sausage. I also always use pesto mixed in with my Ricotta Cheese. It adds an extra yummy flavor. Thanks for the idea.
Hi Crystal, thanks for the great recipe. And since you love your slow cooker, check out this new site: 365daysofcrockpot.blogspot.com. I’ve written a quick review of it on my own blog (including info on her current giveaway), but basically there will be a year’s worth of slow cooker recipes right here (many of which can use food storage items). AND the author is doing a cookbook giveaway until Monday which may entice you and/or your readers. Happy slow cooking!
Hi Crystal, thanks for the great recipe. And since you love your slow cooker, check out this new site: 365daysofcrockpot.blogspot.com. I’ve written a quick review of it on my own blog (including info on her current giveaway), but basically there will be a year’s worth of slow cooker recipes right here (many of which can use food storage items). AND the author is doing a cookbook giveaway until Monday which may entice you and/or your readers. Happy slow cooking!
Slow cooker, lasagna and food storage? A triple threat!!
Slow cooker, lasagna and food storage? A triple threat!!
Quick question: do you need to use the “oven ready” noodles or will the regular ones work?
Quick question: do you need to use the “oven ready” noodles or will the regular ones work?
This last week I just found a slower cooker lasagna recipe from Betty Crocker. Kind of funny how this was posted and my find were around the same time. I too bought the stuff to try it out and can’t wait to see how it turns out. The two are very similar.
This last week I just found a slower cooker lasagna recipe from Betty Crocker. Kind of funny how this was posted and my find were around the same time. I too bought the stuff to try it out and can’t wait to see how it turns out. The two are very similar.
Oh- what a great recipe! I look forward to trying it. Thanks for sharing. Your website is so wonderful 🙂
Oh- what a great recipe! I look forward to trying it. Thanks for sharing. Your website is so wonderful 🙂
I am so excited to try this recipe. I actually just looked on here the other day specifically for a lasagna recipe and couldnt find one so I’m glad to see one now. Everything I try from your site is so good.
I am so excited to try this recipe. I actually just looked on here the other day specifically for a lasagna recipe and couldnt find one so I’m glad to see one now. Everything I try from your site is so good.
This is an awesome recipe! Thanks for posting it. I love lasagna but heating up the oven during the summer month’s in Arizona is no fun. Now I can enjoy lasagna year round! Just joined your Facebook page too!!
This is an awesome recipe! Thanks for posting it. I love lasagna but heating up the oven during the summer month’s in Arizona is no fun. Now I can enjoy lasagna year round! Just joined your Facebook page too!!
This looks great! Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to try it.
This looks great! Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to try it.
I made crockpot lasagna two weeks ago for sunday, and everyone ate it right up.
I made crockpot lasagna two weeks ago for sunday, and everyone ate it right up.
No, you can use normal lasagna noodles. Let me know how you like it.
No, you can use normal lasagna noodles. Let me know how you like it.
I was wondering – have you ever let it cook longer (much longer…) than the suggested 5 hours? I work 9 hour days and wouldn’t want to come home, put it in my slow cooker and THEN have to wait the 5 hours and eat at 8 that night… So I was just wondering – do you think it’d be okay if it was in for 9 hours or more?? Would the noodles be all funk-i-fied?
I was wondering – have you ever let it cook longer (much longer…) than the suggested 5 hours? I work 9 hour days and wouldn’t want to come home, put it in my slow cooker and THEN have to wait the 5 hours and eat at 8 that night… So I was just wondering – do you think it’d be okay if it was in for 9 hours or more?? Would the noodles be all funk-i-fied?
Heidi,
I wouldn’t bake this for longer than 5 hours. The noodles will be very mushy and the cheese will burn. Sorry!
Heidi,
I wouldn’t bake this for longer than 5 hours. The noodles will be very mushy and the cheese will burn. Sorry!
My family LOVES this meal!! It is fast and so easy to make and bset of all it uses food storage and it is so YUMMMY!!
Thanks for the great site!
My family LOVES this meal!! It is fast and so easy to make and bset of all it uses food storage and it is so YUMMMY!!
Thanks for the great site!
Thanks for this great recipe. I tried it and it was too watery, so the next time I omitted the water and reduced the cheese by half and it turned out great 🙂 Thanks!
Thanks for this great recipe. I tried it and it was too watery, so the next time I omitted the water and reduced the cheese by half and it turned out great 🙂 Thanks!