Slow Cooker Lasagna
With just 15 minutes of prep time, you can have a delicious meal that serves six ready to enjoy in a few hours. If you’re looking for an easy lasagna recipe, this is it!
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 TBSP Italian seasoning divided
- 15 oz container of ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 24 oz jar of pasta sauce
- 8-12 oven-ready lasagna noodles uncooked
Instructions
Meat Sauce:
- Cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat
- Season with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Once the meat is no longer pink, remove from the heat and drain the grease
- Pour the sauce into the pan with the meat
- Add ½ cup of water to thin out the sauce (the extra liquid will be absorbed by the pasta when cooking)
Into your slow cooker, layer in this order:
- ⅓ of meat sauce
- ⅓ of the noodles, breaking to fit
- half of the ricotta and 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ⅓ of the mozzarella and parmesan
- Repeat these layers again
- Now add another layer of noodles
- The remaining meat sauce
- Reserve remaining mozzarella and parmesan
Cooking Instructions:
- Cook for 3 hours on high
- Top with remaining cheese and cover
- Cook for 15 additional minutes