Slow Cooker Country Lasagna

You can’t go wrong with this one!  Rich and meaty, this recipe is full of flavor.  Great for any occasion.  A delicious recipe that hopefully the family will love. 🙂

Hello all!  I have another slow cooker recipe for you today.  It’s Lasagna!  I would never have thought that Lasagna would be good in the slow cooker, but it is!  No more having to spend hours in the kitchen to prepare a delicious Lasagna meal.  Easy, breezy and delicious!  I love the addition of the spinach in this recipe.

The first time I made this I worried that the noodles would not cook properly, but no worries there!  I’ve made this twice now, once with spinach and once with kale, as I didn’t have spinach the first time around, and it is good either way.  I also add carrots to this on occasion.  The addition of the carrots, plus the spinach, made this recipe perfect for my family.  I love the addition of the vegetables in any Lasagna I make, whether in the slow cooker or oven.  The fact that I can make this in the slow cooker though, and know it turns out this delicious makes this recipe a definite keeper for me. Even more important is that my picky eater ate this, spinach and all!  I hope this will be a winner at your house as well.  Enjoy! 🙂

Happy Cooking!

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By:  Arl’s World

You can’t go wrong with this one!  Rich and meaty, this recipe is full of flavor.  Great for any occasion.  A delicious recipe that hopefully the whole family will love. 🙂

Ingredients:

• 1 pound hamburger meat or Italian sausage, fully cooked
• 2 large jars marinara sauce
• 1 package uncooked lasagna noodles
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)
• 1 container (15 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, beaten
• fresh spinach
• Italian seasoning to taste

Directions:

• Brown hamburger meat and add marinara sauce. Let simmer for 20 minutes. (You can also make your own marinara sauce if you like).
• While meat is simmering; in a bowl combine your ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and egg, Italian seasoning to taste and mix well.
• Spray the cooker with cooking spray, and start your layers of 1) meat sauce 2) uncooked lasagna noodles 3) ricotta cheese mixture 4) spinach and other veges you might add.
• Repeat layers one more time. Top with remaining meat sauce and mozzarella cheese.
• Cook on low for only three hours, any longer will overcook the noodles!