Slow Cooker Sausage Lasagna

Slow Cooker Sausage Lasagna- this mile high lasagna has layer after layer of noodles, meat sauce, and cheese. So easy to make in a crock pot. You don't even have to pre-cook the noodles.

Prep Time20

Cook Time4

Total Time4 20

Course: Dinner, Main Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: sausage, slow cooker

Servings:

Equipment

6-quart slow cooker

Ingredients

Sauce

2 pounds hot Italian sausage
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes with basil
2 (14.5-ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes undrained
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Cheese Mixture

2 large eggs
32 ounces ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup Freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Remaining Ingredients

16 oven-ready lasagna noodles
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it apart as it cooks.
Drain off excess grease.
Add remaining sauce ingredients and simmer a few minutes. Remove from heat.
In a medium bowl, stir togther all cheese mixture ingredients.
Lightly grease a 6-quart slow cooker. Spread about 1 1/2 cups of sauce in the bottom.
Top sauce with 4 lasagna noodles, breaking them to fit. (They will overlap some.)
Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture on the noodles and then cover the cheese with about 2 cups of sauce.
Do another layer of noodles, then cheese mixture, then sauce. (you will still do two more layer sof sauce so don't use it all.)
Repeat.
Finish with a layer of noodles and sauce.
Sprinkle the mozzarella and Parmesan on top.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or LOW for 4 to 5 hours.
Remove crock pot insert and let the lasagna sit for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Two pounds of ground beef can be used instead of sausage.

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