Slow Cooker Lasagna

Submitted by bmcnichol

"I love lasagna but have always hated making it because it takes so much time. Here is a great slow cooker recipe that I have used for years. You can mix and match cheeses and types of noodles. This also freezes well- if I have any leftovers!"

 

• Ready In: 6hrs
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 453.59 g box rigatoni pasta, cooked
• 680.38 g hamburger, browned and drained
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 946.36 ml mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 473.18 ml cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 (850.48 g) can pizza sauce
• 14.79 ml minced onion

directions

1. Mix all ingredients together and place in slow cooker.
2. If you prefer you can layer the lasagna like "traditional" lasagna.
3. Cook on low for 5 hours.

Reviews

[danieM]

Loved this! Burned after 3 1/2 hours so next time I will cook for less time and it will be perfect!

 

[Charlotte J]

We loved this and it was so easy to make. I layered it into the crockpot starting with meat, peppers, onion, sauce then cheese 3 times. I rinsed out the sauce cans with a little water. I think the dryness someone talk about might be fixed by mixing the sauce with the cooked pasta. Mine was done in 4 hours. I think it would have been done in 3 if I cooked the peppers with the gr beef. I will be making this again!! Now I have to make 4 copies of this for parents since the kids loved it so much. Made for *Zaar Stars* game 2008

 

[basicook]

This was a delicious flavour. I didnt follow receipe exact. Instead of pizza sauce i used 2 cans of wholse tomatos in puree and mashed them before putting in. I also layed like a lasagne, first mince, then green pepper, also added layer of onion finely chopped and mushroom. Then cheeses and pasta, only made 2 layers. I took advice of someone elses review and mixed the sauce with the pasta first before layering and added 1 can of water and tablespoon of garlic. I topped with cheese and thyme. Cooked on low for 4 hours. Next time I will add 2 cans of tomatoes instead of one for a more intense tomato flavour. Even my 2 year old fussy eater son ate this all up. I found that the tomatoes added a real homemade taste to this dish, instead of the pizza sauce. Thanks will definently do again.

 

[mersaydees]

This is comfort food! Made as directed, except that I used low carb rgatoni pasta. DH asked why I didn't use sausage, and I replied that the recipe called for hamburger! Duh! He had seconds, BTW! Thanks, bmcnichol! Made for Aussie New Zealand Recipe Swap.

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

As written this lasagna is very economical and quick to throw together! It's a great basic recipe that can be adapted to fit anyones tastes. I think without making any changes it might be a little on the mild side for us, so I added a few things (jalapeno, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, garlic, onion, parmesan) and reduced the amount of shredded cheeses... only so that I could get everything in my crockpot, lol! Everyone seemed to enjoy this at our game day gathering yesterday. I cooked on High for 3 hours since the game started at Noon and it was heated through, then I switched to Lo while the game was going - most everyone had seconds. I served with a salad of mixed greens and garlic bread. It served 5 big eaters for lunch and 3 small servings as leftovers for dinner.