Servings: Serves 6
Ingredients
Crock-Pot Lasagna Recipe
- 1 can (14.4 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic , finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 2 containers (15 ounces each) fresh ricotta
- 2 cups (8 ounces) grated mozzarella
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 12 lasagna noodles (about three-quarters of a 1-pound box)
- 5 ounces (about 6 cups) baby spinach
Directions
In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt, red pepper and black pepper. In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta, 1 cup of the mozzarella and Parmesan.
In the bottom of a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, spread a thin layer of the sauce. Top with 3 of the noodles (breaking to fit as necessary). Spread about 1 cup of the sauce over the noodles and layer with 2 cups of the spinach and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese mixture. Repeat twice more with the noodles, sauce, spinach and cheese mixture. Top with the remaining 3 noodles, sauce and 1 cup mozzarella.
Cook on low, covered, until the noodles and potatoes are tender—especially in the center of the lasagna—about 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
I love anything that you can put in a crockpot! Good idea for the lasagna
That’s what I thought too Jenny since I HATE to cook that pasta. I’ll for sure try this.
You hate cooking the lasagna noodles? Have you tried the oven ready ones? I love using those! They work perfectly without all the mess
I have never mastered the art if cooking pasta. It’s either underdone or pasty and sticky. I really hate making anything with it and avoid it a lot. I’ve never tried the oven ones since I really don’t cook this kind of thing much.
I forgot to say that I’ll add browned ground beef. I love meat in my lasagna.
I put Italian Sausage in mine. Get a pound of it in bulk, brown it, and put it in there. Yum-o
Me too! I already missed it in the recipe. You know what taste also good with lasagna? Some thin sliced salami. That kick is delicious. I think I prefer to do the lasagna in the oven for 45 minutes.
Im surprised lasagna in a crockpot. We just bought a new crockpot so I’m looking for new recipes. Yummy.:+)
I will absolutely try this. Lasagna is Baileys favorite meal. I’d add hamburger also, and spinach is something I have always put in my lasagna. I mix it right in with the ricotta cheese.
I know The Boy loves lasagna. That’s one of the reasons I put this on here. Try it and let me know how it turns out.
PS. You can have my crock pot. I’ll pick up another one.
You don’t have to do that! I just keep forgetting to have Jason take it up there. You really don’t have to buy another one! Grandpa’s works fine, it’s just out of date. lol
Nikki, I have 4 of them all different sizes. I really never use that big one anymore.
Oh okay, well thank you!
Im up to trying this but I too would like meat in it.I had my Aunts made with ground Italian sausage meat instead of ground beef..wow was that ever good.
Question..would I use fresh spinach or frozen?Im thinking it means fresh saying use baby spinach.
JOY!You have NO worries with those oven ready noodles..they work great.I always add about 1/4 cup water though,just find it helps cook them better.Just drizzle around outside of lasagna.
I’d put the spinach in raw but I’d chop it up. I saw her on a tv program with this recipe “after” it came out of the oven and I didn’t like the big pieces of it.
Thanks. I’ll try those noodles.
I use Spinach in the bags, where you find bagged salads. Chop it up pretty good.
It’s in the crockpot now! However, I am confused by the instructions that say “cook until the noodles and POTATOES are tender…” Potatoes? I didn’t see those in the ingredients. Also, the instructions mention black pepper, when I don’t see this in ingredients either! Hope it turns out good!
It’s supposed to just say noodles are tender and pepper to taste. A lot or recipes say salt and pepper to taste since people like it seasoned different.
Hi. Was looking for reviews on this crockpot lasagna. Making it as we speak. Just wanted to let all of you who hate cooking the lasagna noodles in on something I saw on the view the other day. Joy Behar was making her lasagna and said that instead of boiling the noodles, she learned a trick from Ina Garten and that was to put them in a casserole dish with warm water covering them for about 20 minutes. Then she took them out, patted them dry and used them as she would cooked noodles in her lasagna. Haven’t tried it, but she said it’s a great shortcut.
That’s a really good idea. Thanks a lot for sharing that Pattie.
This is so very delicious. And super easy….but, I made it simpler by using:
1 32 oz. can of Marinara Sauce (Trader Joes)
1 cup of Quattro Formaggio cheese blend [parmesan, asiago, fontina and mild provolone] (Trader Joes)
All you nee from here are the lasagna noodles and spinach! Who ever thought you could make lasagna with 4 ingredients?!
I wonder if one could substitute lowfat cottage cheese for the ricotta?
I sure don’t see why not.
….Potatoes?