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Easy Crockpot Lasagna Recipe
Crockpot Lasagna is cheesy, saucy, beefy and so juicy! An easy slow cooker lasagna that can be made ahead, and always gets rave reviews. Can be fully assembled and refrigerated overnight and slow cooked the next day per step #5.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 4h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 4h👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●spatula
- ●bowl
- ●slow cooker
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a large deep pan over medium heat, combine ground beef and onion. Cook, breaking up meat with a spatula until no longer pink (⏱️ 5 min). Add garlic and sauté 1 to ⏱️ 2 mins. Add 1/4 cup red wine and simmer until nearly evaporated (⏱️ 5 min).
ground beef (80/20 fat content)1 lbcup red wine (or beef broth)1/4
2
Add 3 cups marinara, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp thyme, 1/2 tsp sugar and 2 Tbsp chopped parsley. Mix well, cover and simmer ⏱️ 5 min.:
fresh parsley (chopped and divided)4 Tbsp
3
Make the cheese sauce: In a medium bowl, combine: 15 oz ricotta, 16 oz cottage cheese, 1 large egg, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and 2 Tbsp parsley. Mix well.
large egg1mozzarella cheese ((4 cups shredded), divided)1 lbfresh parsley (chopped and divided)4 Tbsp
4
Lightly oil a 6 qt slow cooker. Spread 1 cup marinara sauce on the bottom then top with 3 noodles, breaking them to fit. Top with 1/3 of the Meat Sauce, sprinkle with 3/4 cup of your mozzarella cheese, then spread the top with 1/2 of your ricotta cheese mixture and repeat until you have 3 layers of noodles. Top the third layer of noodles with remaining meat sauce, 3/4 cup mozzarella and pour 1/2 cup water around the edges, allowing some of it to go down the side of the dish into lasagna.
marinara sauce32 ozmozzarella cheese ((4 cups shredded), divided)1 lbcup water1/2
5
Cover and cook on LOW 3 1/2 to ⏱️ 4 hours** then top with reserved mozzarella, cover and cook ⏱️ 10 mins or until cheese melts. Let the lasagna rest ⏱️ 15 mins for easier serving.
Nutrition Facts
calories
437 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
7 g
sodium Content
1149 mg
protein Content
35 g
cholesterol Content
91 mg
carbohydrate Content
30 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
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