Easiest Ever Crockpot Lasagna RecipeTaylor Stinson
This crockpot lasagna is a rich, comfort-food classic made easy with slow cooker magic — layer, cook, and serve with zero fuss.
Equipment
- 1 Crockpot
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- Cooking spray to prevent sticking
- 1 lb extra-lean ground beef
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 jars tomato sauce 650mL each, sweet basil marinara preferred
- 1 lb lasagna noodles uncooked, oven-ready or regular
- 1 tub ricotta cheese 475g
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup water
- fresh basil or parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Spray the inside of your crockpot with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef. Add onion and garlic and cook until softened. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add one jar of tomato sauce to the beef mixture and stir. Remove from heat.
- Spread a thin layer of beef sauce on the bottom of the crockpot.
- Break lasagna noodles to fit and layer over meat sauce.
- Spoon ricotta over noodles, then spread with meat sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella.
- Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, finishing with meat sauce and mozzarella.
- Pour ½ cup water around the edges of lasagna in the crockpot.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 3 hours or HIGH for 6 hours.
- Let lasagna rest 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped basil or parsley.
Notes
Let it sit before slicing to help layers hold. Use oven-ready noodles to save time and try ground turkey for a lighter option.