What do you do when you have plans for an outdoor barbecue and it rains?! You make the best crockpot lasagna in the world!
Give yourself six hours for the lasagna to cook. So make the lasagna and have it in the crockpot at 10:30 a.m. for it to be ready at either 2:30 p.m. (cooked on high) or 4:30 p.m. (cooked on low).
It’s Memorial Day weekend and the family gets together for a fun day of games and watching car races. We enjoyed the day with the most delicious lasagna, made in a crockpot, followed by strawberry shortcakes for dessert! Oh my! At this time of year, I usually get a head cold brought on by allergies so I want to thank my mother for helping me with the preparation, cooking, photos, and video.
Best Slow Cooker Lasagna
Equipment
- Dutch oven
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic, from jar
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes drained
- 2 jars Hunt's garlic and herb spaghetti sauce
- 1 box lasagna noodles don’t use the no-boil kind
- 8 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the ricotta cheese and the egg. Mix well and set aside.
- In a large Dutch oven or saucepan, brown the beef, onion, green pepper and garlic over medium-high heat until the beef is no longer pink, breaking it apart into small crumbles, and the vegetables are tender. Drain fat from the pan.
- Add in the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add in the tomatoes and sauce. Stir to combine. Let simmer for about 20 minutes to let the flavors meld together. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Spoon enough of the sauce to cover the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Into your slow cooker evenly layer in the following order (take care to make sure the layers are as flat as possible):
- * Lasagna noodles broken to fit the shape of your slow cooker (a little overlap is absolutely fine).
- * Spoon a third of the meat sauce on top of noodles. Make sure noodles are covered.
- * Add a third of ricotta mixture in small spoonfuls along with a third of the mozzarella and Parmesan. Spread evenly.
- * Repeat these layers ending with the cheeses on the top.
- You will likely have some noodles left over, using them all in the slow cooker would be difficult.
- Cover your slow cooker with lid and cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Let the lasagna cool for 15-20 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
We had a fresh tossed salad on the side with the rest of the Italian loaf bread I bought the other day. So delicious!
Forgot to take pictures of the meal and the dessert on our plates at the table, but here’s a sink (or two) full of dishes. Going in the dishwasher now!
Also, almost everything used to prepare this meal was also used the other night when I made the crockpot chicken, stuffing, and had sammiches. Read that blog post here: https://livingwithdana.com/2024/05/learning-voiceover/
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