Easy Slow Cooker Crockpot Lasagna Recipe

You all know my love for pasta and my always present crockpot! When one of my favorite sites All Free Slow Cooker Recipes reached out and asked if I wanted to share their amazing Slow Cooker Crock Pot Lasagna Recipe I jumped at the chance!  Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe the entire family will love. Ground beef, cheese, pasta combined to make the perfect Italian comfort food recipe. This Crock Pot Lasagna Recipe is sure to please your family! Plus you will love how easy it is to make!

Easy Crockpot Lasagna Recipe

It’s my humble opinion that Italian food is the best food. One of my favorite classic dishes is lasagna, but as life gets busier and busier, I find myself lacking the time to really do it justice. That’s when I remembered my trusty slow cooker! Making homemade lasagna has never been easier. I can run errands all afternoon and by the time I get back home, my stomach is growling and dinner is ready. This slow cooker lasagna recipe is perfect for the family and easy on the wallet. So, if you’re looking for a recipe that you can prepare quickly, that can feed your entire family, and will taste amazing, try making lasagna in the crock pot.

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Crock Pot Slow Cooker Lasagna

Serves: 8

Ingredients:

1 pound lean ground beef

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning mix

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon salt

1 tomato, diced

1 cup diced green pepper

2 cups diced zucchini

2 (12-ounce) cans tomato sauce

2 (7-ounce) cans tomato paste

1 cup cottage cheese

1 cup ricotta cheese

1 egg

8-ounce package of lasagna noodles, uncooked

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or 6 ounces sliced mozzarella

Instructions:

1. In a large skillet, brown meat over medium-high heat until it is golden brown, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon. Beef will not be cooked completely, but it will finish cooking in the oven. Drain off excess fat but leave meat in the pan.
2. Sprinkle the ground beef with spices and cook one minute. Then add vegetables and cook another minute or two.
3. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste. Turn heat to low and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. In another bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and the egg. Stir well.
5. Spray a 5-quart slow cooker insert with cooking spray. Make layers in the insert in this order: tomato sauce, 2 layers of noodles, cheese mixture, then repeat, ending with sauce.
6. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 3 hours. Add the final layer of mozzarella and continue to cook 1 more hour.

Notes:

• This homemade tomato sauce is delicious and allows you to control what goes into your dish (i.e., omit green pepper or add grated carrot, etc.) The above mixture will make about 8 cups and you may not need quite all of it for this dish – freeze any leftovers for later use. If you do not want to create a homemade sauce, you can use 6 cups (64 ounces) of a prepared sauce.
• For more ground beef recipes, check out AllFreeSlowCookerRecipes’ collection of 23 Ground Beef Slow Cooker Recipes!

We use either the Hamilton Beach Set ‘n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker, 6-Quart or Crock-Pot 5-Quart Slow Cooker for all of our crock pot recipes

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Crock Pot Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

3 hrs

Total Time

3 hrs 15 mins

 

Super easy to make Crock Pot Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe! This is the perfect comfort food made in the crockpot. 

Course: Crock Pot Entree, Entree

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Slow Cooker Lasagna

Servings: 8 people

Calories: 386 kcal

Author: Tammilee

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning mix
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tomato diced
• 1 cup diced green pepper
• 2 cups diced zucchini
• 24 oz tomato sauce
• 14 oz tomato paste
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 8 ounce lasagna noodles uncooked
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or 6 ounces sliced mozzarella

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Instructions

1. In a large skillet, brown meat over medium-high heat until it is golden brown, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon. Beef will not be cooked completely, but it will finish cooking in the oven. Drain off excess fat but leave meat in the pan.
2. Sprinkle the ground beef with spices and cook one minute. Then add vegetables and cook another minute or two.
3. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste. Turn heat to low and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. In another bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and the egg. Stir well.
5. Spray a 5-quart slow cooker insert with cooking spray. Make layers in the insert in this order: tomato sauce, 2 layers of noodles, cheese mixture, then repeat, ending with sauce.
6. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 3 hours. Add the final layer of mozzarella and continue to cook 1 more hour.

Recipe Notes

This homemade tomato sauce is delicious and allows you to control what goes into your dish (i.e., omit green pepper or add grated carrot, etc.) The above mixture will make about 8 cups and you may not need quite all of it for this dish – freeze any leftovers for later use. If you do not want to create a homemade sauce, you can use 6 cups (64 ounces) of a prepared sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Crock Pot Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 386 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12g 18%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 86mg 29%

Sodium 1460mg 61%

Potassium 1279mg 37%

Total Carbohydrates 40g 13%

Dietary Fiber 5g 20%

Sugars 13g

Protein 30g 60%

Vitamin A 33.8%

Vitamin C 47.8%

Calcium 21.8%

Iron 26.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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