A traditional recipe for a Crock-Pot Layered Lasagna Casserole that comes out beautifully and makes for a simple dinner on any night. This recipe is cooked in the rectangular casserole shaped slow cooker but could easily be adapted to a round or oval slow cooker too.
Crock-Pot Layered Lasagna Casserole
Many of my recipes lately have been using my newest addition to my Crock-Pot collection. This 3.5 quart casserole Crock-Pot is slowly becoming one of my favorite slow cookers in my arsenal. Oh sure, I still love my trusty 6.5 quart oval slow cooker too but the rectangular shape of this casserole slow cooker is just so darn handy! Even though it is smaller by volume I can still fit a lot of food in it! Plus some things just look better when they are cooked in this shape.
Lasagna is one of those dishes. Oh sure there are several recipes out there that are made in a traditional round or oval slow cooker (we have a couple HERE and HERE). They come out tasty oh sure, but they don’t quite LOOK like the traditional layered lasagna that we all know and love. But this one does…it is put together just like a oven-baked lasagna is and in fact is the exact same recipe I would use if I was going to bake it in the oven.
But I don’t like to bake things in my oven, not if I can crock it instead. Otherwise this blog would be called Oven Ladies. 😀
So here you go, my go to recipe for lasagna made in the slow cooker. To feed my family I made up a quick salad and and some crusty bread. A winner for dinner any night!
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Crock-Pot Layered Lasagna Casserole Recipe |
A delicious and easy recipe for a traditional layered lasagna cooked in a rectangular 3.5 quart casserole Crock-Pot. Perfect for dinner on any night.
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| Servings | 10People |
| Prep Time | 30Mintues |
| Cook Time | 6Hours On LOW |
- 2 Lbs. Italian sasuage
- 1 Whole onion (Diced small)
- 3 Cloves garlic (Minced)
- 15 Oz. low fat ricotta cheese
- 1 Teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 Teaspoon dried basil
- 1 Teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 Whole egg
- 1 Cup parmesan cheese
- 48 Oz. marinara sauce (Two 24 oz jars of your favorite brands or 6 cups of homemade sauce)
- 4 Cups mozzarella cheese (Shredded)
- 9 Oz. lasagna noodles (No cook variety - I use Barilla brand)
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- In a large skillet cook the Italian sausage, onion and minced garlic. Breaking up the sausage into crumbles and cooking until the sausage is cooked and no longer pink. Drain to remove excess grease and set aside.
- In a medium bowl stir together the ricotta cheese, oregano, basil, parsley, egg and Parmesan cheese until well mixed. Set aside.
- In the bottom of a 3.5 quart casserole shaped slow cooker add 1 1/2 cup of marinara sauce and spread it to cover the entire bottom of dish.
- Lay down on top of the sauce 1 layer of uncooked lasagna noodles.
- On top of the lasagna noodles spread half of the ricotta cheese mixture making sure it is evenly distributed.
- Sprinkle a a layer of mozzarella cheese on top of the ricotta cheese.
- Add a layer of the browned sausage, onion & garlic mixture.
- Add a layer of marinara sauce.
- Repeat layers - noodles, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, sausage, sauce. Ending with sauce then a light layer of mozzarella cheese.
- Cover crock-pot and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
- Serve with a side salad and some crusty bread or garlic bread for a wonderful and easy dinner.
If you do not have a casserole Crock-Pot you can still make this recipe in a 6 to 6.5 quart or round slow cooker. You will just need to break up your noodles to make them fit as a layer since it is kind of hard to make rectangular shaped noodles fit neatly inside a rounded shape.
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Crock-Pot Used In ThisCrock-Pot Layered Lasagna Casserole Recipe:
Crock-Pot 3.5-Quart Casserole Crock Manual Slow Cooker, Black and White (Kitchen)
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I did this yesterday in my casserole crock pot and the 6 to 8 hours is too long. Ended up burning the edges and parts of the bottom. I cooked it for 7 hours. I think time needs to be adjusted.
Well 7 hours falls into the 6 to 8 hour time range. Some crock-pots cook a little hotter than others that is why we give a time range on most recipes. We always recommend cooking for the shortest amount of time (in this case 6 hours) and checking to see if it needs further cooking.
I cooked mine for 6 hours on low and one side was burned.
I am sorry your lasagna burned. When you mention that it burned on only one side that makes me think that your slow cooker is heating unevenly as it shouldn’t do that.
Heidi, this recipe looks great! I bought this same crockpot but have not used it yet. Now I have a plan.
Thanks,
You’re welcome Susan, this Crock-Pot is one of my favorites and I find myself using it at least once a week. We have several recipes here on the site for it (and I am always working on more) but I also just find the size nice for things like meatloaf, casseroles (of course) and baked potatoes & sweet potatoes.
How would you suggest I adjust the time if I am using cooked noodles (I’ve already assembled the casserole)? FYI, I am using the same crockpot as the one you have pictured in this post just the programmable version.
If you are using cooked noodles the lasagna does not need to cook quite as long. I would shave an hour or two off the cooking time.
Hi, can we use regular lasagna noodles? I don’t have the no-cook ones on hand
Hi Beth, I have not tried this recipe with regular lasagna noodles as I always use the no-cook ones. I think it should work but cannot be 100% sure. If you try it, please come on back and let us know how it turned out for you!