Simple Way to Prepare Speedy Slow Cooker Lasagna

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, slow cooker lasagna. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Slow Cooker Lasagna is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Slow Cooker Lasagna is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have slow cooker lasagna using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker Lasagna:

1. Prepare Meat Sauce:
2. Take 1 tbsp. olive oil
3. Take 1 lb. ground beef
4. Take 1/2 yellow onion, diced
5. Prepare 4 cloves garlic, minced
6. Make ready 1 can (29 oz.) tomato sauce (or crushed tomatoes)
7. Prepare 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
8. Make ready 1/2 cup water
9. Prepare Pinch granulated sugar
10. Prepare 2 tsp. each dried parsley, dried basil
11. Make ready 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
12. Make ready To taste salt and pepper
13. Take Cheesy Filling:
14. Make ready 1 container (15 oz.) Ricotta Cheese
15. Take 1 large egg
16. Take 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
17. Prepare 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
18. Get 2 tsp. dried parsley
19. Prepare 1 tsp. dried basil
20. Get Pinch salt and pepper
21. Take Other things you need:
22. Prepare 6-8 lasagna noodles (not oven ready)
23. Prepare 1 cup shredded mozzarella
24. Take 1/2 cup shredded parmesan

Steps to make Slow Cooker Lasagna:

1. Grease your slow cooker well and set aside. In a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium heat. Once hot, add the onions and the beef. Cook and break up the beef until it is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat, if needed.
2. Stir in the garlic and let it cook until fragrant, just a minute or so. Then stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, sugar and seasonings. Let this simmer for 5-10 minutes just to let the flavors meld together. Then remove it from the heat and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix the ricotta, egg, seasonings, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Set that aside.
4. In the bottom of the slow cooker, spread about 1 cup of sauce…more if needed to completely coat the bottom. Place 2-3 of the lasagna noodles over the meat sauce, breaking them up to fit as best you can.
5. Place about a third of the ricotta mixture over the noodles and spread it all over.
6. Repeat this process. I get 3 layers altogether. After the last layer of ricotta mixture, spread over the last of the meat sauce. Top with the 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and the 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese. At this point you could always place the lid on and store it in the fridge until ready to cook.
7. Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until the noodles are tender. Then scoop it out the best you can and serve immediately.

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