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Crockpot Lasagna
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
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Prep Time:10 Minutes
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Cook Time:PT5H10M5 Hours
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Yield:6-8 servings
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- ½ pound hot bulk Italian sausage
- ½ pound mild bulk Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 large cloves garlic, minced, divided
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans fire-roasted crushed tomatoes
- 3 teaspoons dried basil, divided
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano, divided
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 (16 ounces) tub ricotta cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (16 ounces) box lasagna noodles (not no-boil noodles)
- Olive oil
- 226.8g hot bulk Italian sausage
- 226.8g mild bulk Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 large cloves garlic, minced, divided
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans fire-roasted crushed tomatoes
- 12.78g dried basil, divided
- 6.39g dried oregano, divided
- 473.18ml shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 236.59ml grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 (453.59g) tub ricotta cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (453.59g) box lasagna noodles (not no-boil noodles)
Fill up your home with the soul-warming smells of home-cooked lasagna – a Crockpot counts as home-cooked, right? We sure think so!
Preparation
STEP 1
Lightly coat a large skillet with olive oil and heat to medium-high. Add sausage and brown well. Remove to a bowl and return pan to heat.
STEP 2
Add onion and half of garlic to pan, sauté until onion is tender. Add about 1/4 cup water and boil, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan. Return sausage to onion/garlic mixture. Stir in diced and crushed tomatoes, 2 teaspoons dried basil and 1 teaspoon dried oregano. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
STEP 3
In a separate bowl, stir together remaining garlic, basil and oregano, 1 cup mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta. Season with salt and pepper.
STEP 4
Spoon about a quarter of the tomato/sausage mixture into the bottom of a 5-quart crockpot. Top with noodles (break them up if needed to fit in the pot). Top with more tomato/sausage sauce, then about 1/2 of the cheese mixture. Repeat layers, finishing with sauce. Top with remaining mozzarella. Cook on high 4-6 hours, or until noodles are tender.