Kats Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipes

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat cook the ground beef, onion, and garlic until brown. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, and oregano and stir until well incorporated. Cook until heated through.
• In a large bowl mix together the cottage cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Spoon a layer of the meat mixture onto the bottom of the slow cooker. Add a double layer of the uncooked lasagna noodles. Break to fit noodles into slow cooker. Top noodles with a portion of the cheese mixture. Repeat the layering of sauce, noodles, and cheese until all the ingredients are used.
• Cover, and cook on LOW setting for 4 to 6 hours.

SLOW-COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in the tomato sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano. , Spread a fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased 5-qt. slow cooker. Arrange a third of the noodles over sauce (break the noodles to fit if necessary). Combine cheeses; spoon a third of the mixture over noodles. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce., Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender.

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Place the lasagna noodles in a 13 by 9-inch metal pan and pour over enough hot water to cover the noodles. Set aside until pliable, about 30 minutes. Drain the water from the noodles, separate, and set aside.
• Place the eggplant and zucchini in the bowl of a salad spinner. Sprinkle with the salt and purge for 20 minutes, tossing after the first 10 minutes. Remove the sausage from its casing and chop or pinch into 1/2-inch pieces. Set aside.
• Rinse the eggplant and zucchini under running water and spin until mostly dry.
• Use 4 pliable lasagna noodles to line the sides of a 3-quart slow cooker. Overlap the noodles slightly and press against the sides so they stick. Crush 1 tomato with your hand onto the bottom of the slow cooker. Cover with half of the sausage. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the Italian seasoning, one-fourth of the flour, and one-fourth of the goat's milk powder. Add one-fourth of the purged vegetables in a layer, slightly overlapping the pieces. Add one-fourth of the sliced mushrooms in a layer. Add one-fourth of the remaining noodles in a layer, cut to fit any gaps, slightly overlapping the pieces. Gently press down on the noodles before building next layer. Crush another tomato and place atop the noodles. Add half of the ground pork, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the Italian seasoning, one-fourth of the flour, one-fourth of the goat's milk powder, one-fourth of the vegetables, and one-fourth of the mushrooms. Repeat 2 more times with the remaining ingredients. You will have 4 layers.
• Spread 2 tablespoons of the tomato juice from the can on the top of the last layer of the noodles. Set the slow cooker to low, cover, and cook for 5 hours. Remove any excess fat that has accumulated by pressing down directly on the top of the lasagna with a dish or small lid. Turn off the slow cooker. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and leave for 30 minutes. Brown the cheese, if desired, using a propane torch or heat gun.

SLOW-COOKER LASAGNA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the beef, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Season with the garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• In a slow cooker, combine the beef with the chicken broth, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, oregano, garlic, onion, bay leaf, 1 cup water and the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook on high for 5 1/2 hours or on low for 7 1/2.
• Stir in the lasagna noodles and continue to cook for another 30 minutes. Stir in the basil just before serving.
• Preheat the oven to broil.
• Ladle the soup into ovenproof bowls. Top each with a few tablespoons of shredded mozzarella, a slice of provolone and a sprinkle of Parmesan. Place on a baking sheet and heat under the broiler until the cheese is bubbly, 5 to 8 minutes.

SLOW-COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Mix ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, egg, and parsley in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and water.
• Spoon 1 cup meat sauce into a slow cooker; top with layers of half each of the noodles (broken to fit) and cheese mixture. Cover with 2 cups meat sauce. Top with remaining noodles (broken to fit), cheese mixture, and meat sauce. Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW until liquid is absorbed, 4 to 6 hours. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan; let stand, covered, until melted, about 10 minutes.

KAT'S MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a deep skillet or frying pan and drain off the majority of the excess fat.
• Add onion, garlic and seasoning salt, saute until translucent.
• Stir in peppers, mushrooms, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• Let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in worcestershire sauce and italian seasonings.
• Let simmer covered for 1 hour on low, stirring occasionally.
• Uncover and let simmer until reaches desired consistancy.
• If using slow-cooker, follow steps 1 and 2.
• In large (5 qt) slow-cooker, stir together contents of pan, peppers, mushrooms, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• Simmer on high for 3 hours.
• Stir in worcestershire sauce and italian seasoning.
• Simmer on low for 6-8 hours.

KAT'S SLOW-COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine ricotta cheese and eggs until well blended (optional).
• Ladle 1 1/2 cups(if using optional ingredents) to 2 cups meat sauce, spread to cover the bottom of 5 qt slow-cooker.
• Layer with broken to fit lasagna noodles.
• Cover with 1/3 of ricotta cheese mix and layer with broken to fit lasagna noodles (optional).
• Ladle on 1 1/2 - 2 cups meat sauce to cover noodles.
• sprinkle with parmsean and italian cheese (aprox 1/2 cup in total).
• Repeat steps 3-5, until slow-cooker is almost full.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese to completely cover meat sauce.
• Store in fridge until ready to cook (up to 2 days).
• Cook in covered slow-cooker for 5 hours on high or 9 hours on high.
• Serve when noodles are easy to pierce with a fork.
• You may substitute Regular or any other kind of dry lasagna noodles.