Slow Cooker Cheesy Lasagna With Sausage And Beef Recipes

SLOW-COOKER SAUSAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Line sides of an oval 6-qt. slow cooker with heavy-duty foil; coat foil with cooking spray. In a Dutch oven, cook beef, sausage, onion and garlic over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up beef and sausage into crumbles; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, water and herbs; heat through., In a small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, eggs and Parmesan cheese. Spread 1-1/2 cups meat sauce onto bottom of prepared slow cooker. Layer with 3 noodles (breaking to fit), 3/4 cup ricotta mixture, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 cups meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese., Cook, covered, on low 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until noodles are tender. Turn off slow cooker; remove insert. Let stand 15 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with fresh basil.

SLOW COOKER CHEESY LASAGNA WITH SAUSAGE AND BEEF

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter.
• Add onion and sauté for 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes until onions are soften.
• Add minced sausage and ground beef. Cook until browned, approximately 7 minutes. Drain oil.
• In a large bowl, add marinara sauce, alfredo sauce and canned tomatoes and mix completely.
• Add ground meat mixture to sauce. Add Italian Seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.
• In the slow cooker pan, pour a small amount of the sauce mixture along the bottom of the plan.
• Layer the uncooked lasagna noodles across the bottom of the pan. You can make the noodles to adjust them to the size of your pan.
• Spoon ricotta cheese across the lasagna noodles. Add a layer of grated cheeses. Add a layer of sauce mixture.
• Repeat the layering process; lasagna noodles, ricotta cheese, grated cheeses, sauce mixture.
• For the top layer, proceed with this order: lasagna noodles, sauce mixture, grated cheeses and sliced mozzarella cheese.
• Cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 4 hours until cheese on top is bubbly.

SLOW COOKER CHEESY BEEFY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat and onion in skillet, drain.
• Combine meat, sauces, tomatoes and seasoning in a bowl, set aside.
• Combine ricotta, parmesan and 2 cups of the mozzarella in a bowl, set aside.
• Spray crockpot lightly with cooking spray, bottom and sides; cover bottom of cooker with 1/4 of the sauce.
• Layer in 4 lasagna noodles, breaking to fit.
• Top with half of the cheese mixture.
• Continue alternating layers : sauce, 4 noodles, remaining cheese mixture, sauce, 4 noodles, sauce on top.
• Cover and cook on low approximately 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until noodles are al dente.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella and some more italian seasoning on top of cheese and let melt before serving.
• *Fill your slow cooker between 1/2 and 2/3 full, or it will boil over.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage, onion and garlic over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in 2 tablespoons of the parsley, the basil, sugar, tomatoes and tomato sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered about 45 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
• In medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, remaining 1 tablespoon parsley and the oregano.
• Spread 1 cup of the sauce mixture in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Top with 4 noodles. Spread 1 cup of the cheese mixture over noodles; spread with 1 cup of the sauce mixture. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat with 4 noodles, the remaining cheese mixture, 1 cup of the sauce mixture and 2/3 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining noodles and sauce mixture. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Cover; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake about 15 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.