While in the mountains, we attended a pot-luck at the lodge near our cabin. We love these little get-togethers and always bring something to cook for that meal along with us. This year it was Crock Pot Lasagna and the reviews were all raves, which surprised me considering how very easy it is. In fact, several people wanted the recipe. I think they were quite pleased to learn that it is not difficult at all. I am not going to even bother giving you amounts of anything…that’s just how easy it is!
Put a bit of your spaghetti sauce (canned or homemade) in the bottom of a large crock pot.
Then, layer your ingredients as you would for a regular oven lasagna. DO NOT cook your noodles. And honestly, is DOES NOT MATTER whether or not you use those fancy “new” noodles that say they don’t need to be cooked. I use cheapies. 😉
You probably have a recipe for lasagna that you like, so just use those layers, but in case you are wondering, here are my layers:
noodles
sauce
hamburger
cottage cheese
shredded colby jack
and repeat…
One word of caution is DO NOT SKIMP ON THE SAUCE! It will be too dry if you do. And on your last layer, make sure all of your noodles are covered in sauce so you don’t end up w/ crispy critters. I usually add a nice layer of cheese to the very top. YUM!
Set your temp to HIGH for an hour or two, and then back off to LOW for another 4-6. I can usually start this at lunch time and have it ready to eat for supper.
For quick sides, heat some corn or toss a salad and make some garlic toast. For garlic toast, you can either spray each side of a piece of bread w/ butter spray or butter it the old-fashioned way, sprinkle garlic salt on it, and lightly brown the slice in a skillet or on a griddle.
Enjoy!
Stephanie says
YUMMY!!!!! I HAVE BECOME A CROCK POT USER SINCE I WORK FULL TIME NOW, AND RECIPES ARE ALWAYS A BLESSING, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ARE THIS EASY. I WILL BE TRYING IT OUT NEXT WEEK. I HAVE A CROCK POT COOKBOOK, BUT IT TAKES TIME TO READ IT. LOL. THANKS!!!
Anonymous says
I never used a crockpot until the last few month, believe it or not, & now I’ve fallen in love with it LOL! We have major food allergies of various kinds going here, but you’ve given me a nice idea for a gluten & dairy free meal like this. One of us still won’t be able to eat it, but he’s okay with other things. I need to get more creative with it; thanks for posting this. Glad you got to get away for a while… blessings, Michele
MandyMom.com says
That sounds DEEEELICIOUS! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Tosha Tanquary says
I am so gonna try this!>Actually I haven’t used my crockpot in a while….but it is great when you hve a busy day of science projects and piano lessons!!!>thanks for sharing…. by the way, your vacation looks like it was awesome…exactly the kind of vacation we need! Aaron has been longing to go fishing! We are planning something for October… we can’t wait!>So glad you were able to get away and relax with your family!>blessings, Tosha
Amy @ Raising Arrows says
The hamburger is cooked. 🙂
Dani says
this sounds so good and easy. I love finding new things to cook in my crock pot. I just have one question, do you cook the hamburger or put it in raw? thanks! 🙂
Mrs. and Mama K says
Crock Pots are great for summer as they don’t heat the whole house so, I’m in! Sounds yummy!!
MaryLee Kersten says
I want to share this recipe with a group home and it will need to feed 11. Can you let me know amounts need of each ingredient?