Best 7 Meaty Crock Pot Lasagna Recipes

EASY CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Mix together tomatoes, water and seasonings.
• Place 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of your 6 quart slow cooker.
• Place first layer of noodles and top with 1/3 of ricotta cheese, 1 cup of sauce, 1/3 of sausage, 1/3 of mushrooms and 1/4 of mozzarella.
• Repeat layers until out of ricotta, sausage and mushrooms.
• Top with noodles then pour all remaining sauce over top and cover with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
• Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.
• If time allows, for best flavor, refrigerate overnight before slicing and reheating to serve.

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat cook the ground beef, onion, and garlic until brown. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, and oregano and stir until well incorporated. Cook until heated through.
• In a large bowl mix together the cottage cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Spoon a layer of the meat mixture onto the bottom of the slow cooker. Add a double layer of the uncooked lasagna noodles. Break to fit noodles into slow cooker. Top noodles with a portion of the cheese mixture. Repeat the layering of sauce, noodles, and cheese until all the ingredients are used.
• Cover, and cook on LOW setting for 4 to 6 hours.

EASY CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown beef, add onion and garlic - cook until onion is softened.
• Stir in tomato sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano - mix well.
• Spread one fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased slow cooker. Arrange one third of the noodles over the sauce.
• Combine the cheeses.
• Spoon one third of the cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Repeat layers twice.
• Top with remaining meat sauce.
• Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours.

CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion and garlic in frypan.
• Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt and oregano.
• Cook long enough to get it warm.
• Spoon a layer of meat sauce onto the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Add a double layer of uncooked lasagna noodles (break to fit) and top with cheeses.
• Repeat with sauce, noodles and cheeses until all are used up.
• Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.

MEATY CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cut sausage into slices. In a large skillet add: sausage, ground beef, mushrooms, and onions. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Brown until cooked through. Drain and add one jar of spaghetti sauce to the meat mixture.
• Mix the water with the other jar of spaghetti sauce. Spread a small amount on the bottom of the crock pot to prevent sticking.
• Place a layer of noodles in the bottom of the crock pot. You may have to break into pieces to fill in spots.
• Layer with sauce, meat mixture, spoonfuls of ricotta, and mozzarella on top of the noodles. Repeat layers.
• Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or high for 2 1/2 hours.

CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown the beef, onion and garlic in a little oil in a frying pan. Drain off any grease.
• Add the spaghetti sauce into the browned meat mixture. Mix well.
• In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta cheese, milk and egg. beat until thoroughly mixed and smooth. Then mix in the mozzarella cheese and the grated cheese, so that all the cheeses are combined.
• Grease the crock pot with some vegetable spray on the bottom and sides.
• Put about 1/4 of the meat and sauce mixture in the bottom of the crock pot. Put a layer of noodles on top of that ( break or cut them if needed). Put about 1/3 of the cheese mixture on top of that. Then repeat with sauce, noodle, cheese for another 2 layers. Top with meat sauce. Cook on low for 4-6 hours or until noodle are tender.

SLOW-COOKER SAUSAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Line sides of an oval 6-qt. slow cooker with heavy-duty foil; coat foil with cooking spray. In a Dutch oven, cook beef, sausage, onion and garlic over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up beef and sausage into crumbles; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, water and herbs; heat through., In a small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, eggs and Parmesan cheese. Spread 1-1/2 cups meat sauce onto bottom of prepared slow cooker. Layer with 3 noodles (breaking to fit), 3/4 cup ricotta mixture, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 cups meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese., Cook, covered, on low 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until noodles are tender. Turn off slow cooker; remove insert. Let stand 15 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with fresh basil.