Slow Cooker Lasagna

Name: Slow Cooker Lasagna
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 h 20 min
Total time: 5 h 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped (2 1/2 cups); 227 g sliced mushrooms; 3 hot Italian sausages, casings removed; 1 660-mL jar passata; 1 egg, beaten; 1 450-g tub extra-smooth ricotta; 3 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed; 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella, divided; 1 cup grated parmesan; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 6 fresh lasagna sheets, about 300 g

Prep Time30 min
Total Time5 h 50 min
Makes6 to 8 servings

By Chatelaine

Easy slow cooker lasagna in a slow cooker

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Put your slow cooker to good use this weekend: This slow cooker lasagna recipe is a no-fuss, low-mess way to whip up a batch of your favourite casserole.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped (2 1/2 cups)
227 g sliced mushrooms
3 hot Italian sausages, casings removed
1 660-mL jar passata
1 egg, beaten
1 450-g tub extra-smooth ricotta
3 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella, divided
1 cup grated parmesan
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
6 fresh lasagna sheets, about 300 g

Instructions

HEAT oil in a large frying pan over medium-high. Add onion and cook until softened, 3 min. Add mushrooms and cook until tender, 4 to 5 min. Crumble in sausage and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until no pink remains, 2 min. Stir in passata, then remove from heat.
STIR egg, ricotta, spinach, 1 cup of the mozzarella, parmesan, garlic powder and salt in a medium bowl until combined.
SPRAY inside of a 5-qt. slow cooker insert with oil. Cover bottom with 1 cup sausage mixture. Top with a lasagna sheet, cutting to ﬁt (piece together more than 1 sheet if needed to create 1 layer). Spread 1 1/3 cups of ricotta mixture over lasagna. Repeat layering twice more, ending with 1 cup sausage mixture. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Cover and cook for 5 hours on low. Open lid and let stand for 10 min before serving.

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Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 475, Protein 26g, Carbohydrates 34g, Fat 24g, Fibre 3g, Sodium 980mg.
Excellent source of vitamin A.

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