Dan's Crockpot Lasagna

Submitted by noelleh

"A delicious, warm, gooey version of the ultimate comfort food!"

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef (2 lbs for meatier lasagna)
• 1 lb mild Italian sausage
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 0.5 (1 lb) package no-boil lasagna noodles
• 1 (1 lb) jar alfredo sauce
• 12 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 diced tomato (add to spaghetti sauce)
• mixed mushrooms, sliced

directions

1. Brown meat over med-high heat with onion until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Season with a little salt and pepper. Drain well.
2. Spray 4-5 quart crockpot with non-stick cooking spray. Spread 3/4 Cup of spaghetti sauce in bottom of crockpot with diced tomato. Stir remaining spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, add no-salt tomato sauce into ground beef.
3. Lay out one layer of lasagna noodles evenly over sauce in crockpot, breaking noodles as necessary. Top with 1/3 of the alfredo sauce, spreading evenly.
4. Sprinkle with 1 c of mozzarella cheese. Top with 1/3 of the meat mixture, spreading evenly.
5. Repeat, layering twice; three full layers total. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top.
6. Cover; cook on low for 4 hours, or on high for 2 hours.

Reviews

[breyan]

This was a delicious dish- I doubt I will ever bake a lasagna again. This is easier and comes out much more moist. I improvised a bit for what I had on hand- I added a can of diced tomatoes to the meat mixture and some fresh herbs from my window garden. The alfredo is a great touch and brings out the flavor of the cheese. I will be making this again. I did find I did not use more than half of the box of noodles- will use less next time.

 

[Saraghina]

So yummy! Loved the Alfredo in lieu of ricotta. Very easy comfort food. This is my lasagna recipe from now on!

 

[tracihenn6]

This lasagna was A.MAZ.ING!!! I don't think I'll ever make oven-baked lasagna again. The drawback to crockpot cooking is bland taste. So I used hot italian sausage. Even then it wasn't too hot. I could add some crushed red pepper next time (tonight). I also used Dreamfields pasta to make it low carb.

 

[LAURIE W.]

Wonderful recipe and so easy to follow. Thank you. I did use hot sausage instead of mild. I used 1 1/2 lbs ground beef to ½ pound of the hot sausage. Perfect combo. Will use this often.

 

[MayaLuna]

This lasagna is absolutely delicious and I never make it any other way since discovering this recipe. Simple, easy, doesn't take long to put together and everyone in the house loves it!