Slow Cooker Cheesy Lasagna With Sausage and Beef
"Delicious cheesy lasagna that will feed a crowd! Great flavor and texture. The beef and sausage is infused with moisture from the slow cooker."
photo by Swirling F.
- Ready In:
- 6hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 1 lb lasagna noodle
- 1 small sweet onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 lb hot sausage, minced
- 1⁄2 lb ground beef
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, Italian flavored
- 3 cups marinara sauce, any flavoring
- 3 cups alfredo sauce
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
- 1 (15 ounce) can ricotta cheese
- 1⁄2 lb mozzarella cheese, divided 1/4 lb freshly grated and 1/4 lb sliced thick
- 1⁄2 lb monterey jack cheese, freshly grated
- 1⁄4 lb parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- salt and pepper
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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Great way to make lasagna...not having to cook the noodles first. My entire family enjoyed it (all 3 of us). I used Hunt's traditional spaghetti sauce vs marinara, Kroger hot pepper cheese vs Monterey Jack and I used ground hot italian sausage where it sounds like you might have called for links. Anyway, thank you so much for posting this recipe.
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Made as posted, very good but just a little to much cheese flavor for my tastes. -
Was delicious!! 5 stars all the way... I halved the recipe and it still turned out and was done in two hours on High. The sausage is what really made the flavor wonderful and the alfredo. Thank you! -
This was very good!! Real Italian comfort food!! I never would have thought you could make lasagna in a crock pot, but I have made it twice since I found the recipe with great results each time. :) I do use regular basil and garlic flavored spaghetti sauce instead of marinara though. Thanks!! -
Super San Mateo Chefs, this one is a winner! We really really like the flavors.. I changed a few things and it still turned out fabulous. I did not use the 1/2 lb hot sausage, which is something I would normally use, but was not in the mood for yesterday. This time I used 1/2 lb ground beef, and 1/2 lb slice pepperoni. I used Ragu spaghetti sauce. Definitely used the alfredo sauce! Used all the cheeses, except monterey jack, instead I used sharp cheddar, and I also added fresh sliced mushrooms.. Also, it was done in 2 1/2 hours with crockpot set on high. I kinda like my lasagna to be nice and neat cut squares, thus I will not be using the crockpot next time.. my husband did not mind that it was sloppy. If I do make it in the crockpot next time, I will use a different noodle, so I won't feel as though it needs to be cut neat into squares... LOL! But i will definitely be using your recipie, because again, it really was good!
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This was very good!! Real Italian comfort food!! I never would have thought you could make lasagna in a crock pot, but I have made it twice since I found the recipe with great results each time. :) I do use regular basil and garlic flavored spaghetti sauce instead of marinara though. Thanks!!
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