Lasagna is my favorite food. EVER. I love it so much that in the fifth grade, when it was my turn to pick the bonus spelling word for the week, I picked the word, “lasagna.” My teacher said, “oh that’s a hard one,” to which the whole class grumbled and said, “nice goin’ Jamie!!”
Oh well, I now and forever will, know how to spell L-A-S-A-G-N-A. I like to try all kinds of variations of this delicious comfort food. Different cheeses, different meat combinations, various tomato sauce recipes… It’s all good to me.
This time I decided to try a slow cooker lasagna. It’s 19 degrees outside today, I’m staying in cleaning and organizing the house and I can’t think of anything better than to smell lasagna slowing cooking, all day. And it’s easy to put together! Just layer everything in the crock pot- no need to cook the noodles!
| Slow Cooker Lasagna |
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 5 hours
Total time: 5 hours 20 mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 c. chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 29 oz. can tomato sauce
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 1 c. water
- 1 t. salt
- 1 t. dried oregano
- 16 oz. pkg. part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
- 16 oz. container 1% low fat cottage cheese
- 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
- 10 lasagna noodles, uncooked
Instructions
- Brown beef, onion, and garlic in a large skillet; drain. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, salt and oregano; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together cheeses. Layer 1/3 meat sauce, 1/2 lasagna noodles (broken to fit slow cooker) and 1/2 cheese mixture in a slow cooker. Repeat layers, finishing with meat sauce.
- Cover and cook on low setting for 4-5 hours.
Serving size: 1 serving Calories: 373 Fat: 17
Recipe Source: Gooseberry Patch
{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }
Jamie, while you were a young LAZAGNA lover who selected it as your 5th grade bonus spelling word, I was also a young lover of layered cheese, noodles and italian seasoned meats. My mom would let us select our favorite food which she would prepare for our birthday dinner. And yes, I selected LAZAGNA every year until I left for college!
My mom’s recipe calls for cottage cheese, like yours. I have recently switched it out for ricotta (which also comes in low-fat) and it is very yummy and creamy! Thanks for the crock pot option. (I love my crock pot!) 
Ya know, Jamie, LASAGNA would fit very well into the Oscar Meyer B-O-L-O-G-N-A song…..”My lasagna has a first name it’s “J-A-M-I-E” My lasagna has a second name … it’s “D-U-D-R-E-C-K”….and if you ask me why I’ll say…’cuz Jamie Dudreck makes the best L-A-S-A-G-N-A…how’s that?”
Ok, this pretty much makes my whole day. THank you Faith for this little ditty!