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Best Slow Cooker Beef Lasagna Recipe

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This slow cooker beef lasagna recipe takes all the hard work out of making the classic dish
How to make easy beef lasagna in the slow cooker without layering, and minimal ingredients!

I seem to get a lot of request for pasta recipes, and lasagna is one of them. I actually uploaded a recipe for lasagna a few months ago, but I’ve been asked if it was possible to make it in the slow cooker. Well my friends it is possible! I actually PREFER making lasagna in my slow cooker because it’s easier. When I make it in my slow cooker, I can do other things such as wash dishes, pick my son up from school, help him with homework. Once I’m done doing all of my mommy & wife duties – Dinner is done! I absolutely love it.

Slow cooker lasagna is a heart dinner that's so easy to pull together

Another thing that I LOVE about this lasagna recipe is that there is no layering. If there’s anything that I hate about lasagna, it would have to be the layering process. The pasta, the meat sauce, the cheese… It can be a pain in the ahhhh- never mind! Any way – I simply place everything in the slow cooker, and top it off with cheese!

This slow cooker beef lasagna is an easy weeknight recipe without the effort!

I should mention, that I cook the meat, and cheese sauce before I place it in the slow cooker. This takes about 10 minutes tops. I use cottage cheese for this recipe instead of ricotta for several reason. Reason number one is it’s less expensive. Reason number to is I simply like cottage cheese more than ricotta. If you’re not a cottage cheese fan, you can certainly use ricotta.

The pasta sauce that I used was my homemade vegetable marinara. It’s amazing, I highly recommend that you give it a try. However, if you want to use a store bought sauce you can.

Check out how I make lasagna in my slow cooker!

(Oh darn! I forget to mention that I added 1 tbsp of Italian seasoning in the video. Directions are down below)

Best Slow Cooker Beef Lasagna Recipe

Slow cooker lasagna takes all the hard work out of this classic dish. Try this rich, hearty recipe for a family dinner night.
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Slow Cooker
Keyword Beef Lasagna
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 lb lasagna pasta
  • 4 cups of my homemade vegetable marinara sauce OR 1 jar of pasta sauce
  • 1 1/4 cup cottage cheese
  • 1 1/2 cup Italian cheese blend
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • salt & pepper for taste optional
  • parsley flakes optional

Instructions

  • Brown the ground beef over medium heat, and drain all of the fat.
  • Pour in the marinara sauce, and sprinkle in the Italian seasoning ( not show in video).
  • Add in 1 cup cottage cheese, and 1/2 cup Italian blend cheese.
  • Stir until everything is well combined, turn of the stove, and remove the pan from the heat.
  • Break the lasagna pasta in halves ( or smaller), and toss into the slow cooker.
  • Pour in the meat & cheese sauce.
  • Fold the ingredients.
  • Top off with the remaining 1/4 cottage cheese, and 1 cup of the Italian cheese blend.
  • Sprinkle the parsley flakes on top, then top the slow cooker with the lid.
  • Cook on low for 3 hours.
  • Turn the slow cooker off.
  • Serve & enjoy!

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Rosie

I’m a Soul Food blogger living in the Pacific Northwest, bringing Southern cooking to gorgeous Seattle, Washington. I was born and raised in the PNW, but my family roots go all the way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where my grandparents were born and raised. I live every day to bring the traditional values, recipes, and love of food to life for my family—whether they’re online or in real life. So, welcome to the party, family!

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  1. Love using my crockpot, and this will definitely be made soon. I will use ricotta cheese….. cause I have a picky husband! Will also be using your marinara sauce. Pinned. Thanks for a great recipe. As always your video was terrific.

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  4. Hi Rosie. I am a new follower and love your recipes. What size crock pot do you use for your recipes?

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  5. Hi Rosie~ I know this is a slow cooker recipe which I sincerely appreciate. Do you recommend cooking this on high? If so, how long?
    Keep up the great work
    P.S. Folks, if you haven’t tried Rosie’s Low Country Smoked Neck Bones ….OMG! You MUST.

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  11. I follow u on fb and I’m a VIP and I made this for my family yesterday with ground Turkey plus a few more additions and it was soooooooooooooo good!!
    My bf said it was an insult when I first mentioned it to him because he is half Italian but this morning he and everyone else took some to work. My daughter was scraping her plate!

    It was a definite hit and I can’t wait to see what I will cook of urs next!
    Thank u so much for sharing your recipes with us and I hope this finds u and ur family in good health !!!

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