Slow-Cooker Lasagna

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The easiest lasagna ever includes three kinds of cheese simmering along with spaghetti sauce and ground beef. The slow cooker does everything but go to the store for you.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

4 hr 20 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

lb. ground beef

jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce

cup water

container (15 oz.) POLLY-O Original Ricotta Cheese

pkg. (7 oz.) KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

egg

Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

lasagna noodles, uncooked

Make It

BROWN meat in large skillet; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and water. Mix ricotta, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella, 2 Tbsp. Parmesan, egg and parsley.

SPOON 1 cup meat sauce into 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 4 to 6 hours or until liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; let stand, covered, 10 min. or until melted.

* Made with quality cheeses crafted in the USA.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 30 calories and 4g fat per serving by preparing with lean ground beef, POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese and KRAFT Reduced Fat Parmesan Style Grated Topping.

Make Ahead

If your slow cooker has a removable liner, layer ingredients in liner as directed. Refrigerate overnight. Place liner in slow cooker the next day and cook as directed.

Note

Recipe was successfully tested in 4-, 5- and 6-qt. slow cookers. For best results, do not cook on the HIGH heat setting.

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amandastai

posted:9/21/2009

This recipe was awesome! So easy and delicious! I added extra spices to my sauce but so good!

Tiatere02

posted:9/21/2009

It was excellent. I used a 1/2 pound of ground beef and 1/2 of Italian sausage. I also added Italian seasoing, garlic powder and fresh cracked pepper to my ricotta cheese. I cooked it for four hours and it came out perfect! I will never make it in the over again!

Christaanddanny

posted:9/19/2009

Not sure how I feel about this one. It came out very bland and had an funny consistency and we cooked it for 4.5 hours. Maybe next time I will add some Italian seasoning and try even less time.

evadaovaachieva

posted:9/19/2009

It was ok. I used 8 lasagna noodles and only 2/3 of the 15oz container of ricotta cheese. I cooked for 3hrs45min and the noodles were done. If I would've cooked it longer they would've been mushy. Too much cheese for us. We will stick to non-crockpot lasagnas from now on.

sparklivia54

posted:9/17/2009

Followed the recipe exact...and it came out burnt, burnt, burnt...great idea though...wish it would've worked for me - super quick!

mroyler

posted:9/17/2009

Great! The kids and hubby ate it up. My husband came home from work the next day for lunch just to have the leftovers.

princessmeg2786

posted:9/15/2009

First off, I didn't read the instructions well enough, and just made the assumption I could leave it in the slow cooker for about 8 hours on low. It was quite over-cooked, so definitely follow the instructions, and stick with the 4-6 (closer to 4 I'd say). Otherwise, hearty and satistying.

a cook

posted:9/15/2009

I thought this was very good. Added turkey italian sausage to the ground beef and added one cup of sauce to the bottom of slow cooker. Cooked it for only 4 hours and noodles were perfect. Tasted even better the next day.

lisamarch1

posted:9/15/2009

Needs 10 lasagna noodles. Needs seasoning while you brown meat. Do not cook any longer than the maximum time - maybe less. This was good but will be very good with those adjustments.

a cook

posted:9/15/2009

This was super easy and very good. Next time I will spice it up a bit more with some basil and maybe some sausage with the ground beef. I was afraid that it was going to be too "soupy," but it spooned out perfectly and it was nice to have it ready when I got home from work. And some of the leftovers are just as good today for lunch! This is a go-to, very easy meal and we will definitely have it again.