Slow Cooker Shortcut Ravioli Lasagna Recipes

RANDY'S SLOW COOKER RAVIOLI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, garlic, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in the hot skillet until meat is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Stir pasta sauce, Italian seasoning, basil, and oregano into ground beef mixture.
• Ladle a generous layer of meat sauce into the bottom of a slow cooker; add a layer of ravioli. Ladle another layer of meat sauce over ravioli layer; alternate with remaining ravioli and meat sauce until all ingredients are used.
• Cook on Low for 3 to 5 hours. Sprinkle ravioli mixture with mozzarella cheese and continue cooking until cheese is melted, 45 minutes to 1 hour more.

RECIPE: SLOW COOKER RAVIOLI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Place the diced tomatoes and their juices, crushed tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and vinegar together in a large bowl and stir to combine.
• Coat a 6-quart or larger slow cooker with cooking spray. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the tomato sauce into the bottom of the slow cooker. Scatter 1/3 of the ravioli (about 3 1/2 cups) evenly over the sauce. Sprinkle 1/4 of the cheese (about 1 cup) over the ravioli. Repeat the layers of sauce, ravioli, and cheese two more times. Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the top, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Cover and cook on the LOW setting until the sauce bubbles, the ravioli is heated through, and the cheese melts and browns, about 8 hours. Sprinkle with the parsley if desired and serve.

SLOW-COOKER SHORTCUT RAVIOLI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium- high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain.
• Spoon 3/4 cup of the pasta sauce in bottom of slow cooker. Layer half of the ravioli, half of the beef mixture and 1 cup of the cheese over sauce. Repeat layers with 3/4 cup sauce, remaining ravioli and remaining beef mixture. Top with remaining sauce; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 hours or until ravioli is tender.

SLOW-COOKER FLORENTINE RAVIOLI "LASAGNA"

Steps:

• Dice chicken into bite size pieces, sprinkle evenly with salt pepper, garlic powder & Italian herbs, to taste.
• Grease a 5-6 quart oval slowcooker.
• Spread 1/2 jar of Alfredo sauce in the bottom.
• Layer in, 1/3 each of the ravioli, mushrooms, spinach, chicken, and mozzarella. Cover with 1/2 jar Alfredo sauce.
• Repeat layers twice more.
• Add 1/4 cup white wine (or water) to each jar, cap and shake well to get all the sauce loosened and then pour each over the top of the casserole.
• Cook on low 3-5 hours. Topping with parmesan in the last 30-60 minutes.