I love my slow cooker, and I love lasagna, but I have always worried about combining the two. Would the noodles cook? Would the noodles be soggy? But today I finally took the leap and decided to it out. Why the heck did I wait so long? It was wonderful! The noodles were perfectly cooked and the flavor was amazing. I love adding layers of vegetables in with the meat and noodles. If you want to hide the added nutrition, just peel the eggplant (or other vegetable of your choice) and they will just melt in with everything else. With our daughter being so young, I try to not hide her vegetables but instead teach her to love them. She kept calling the eggplant zucchini, but she loved it so I was ok with it 
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef (I always use organic, grass fed beef- it just tastes better!)
- 1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 eggplant (thinly sliced into rounds)
- 9-12 whole wheat lasagna noodles (uncooked)
- 2 cups Italian blend cheese
Instructions
- Brown beef in a large skillet and drain the fat.
- Stir in pasta sauce, water and parsley.
- Place one cup of meatsauce in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Top with 3-4 noodles, breaking to fit the shape of your slow cooker.
- Top with 1 cup meat sauce and 1/2 cup cheese. Repeat using remaining noodles, sauce, and cheese. Leave 1/2 cup cheese for serving.
- I make this the night before and place the insert in the fridge. At lunch the next day I place the insert in the slow cooker.
- Cook for 4-6 hours on low (any longer and the noodles will get soggy).
- Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and melt right before serving.
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I’ve heard of lasagna in the crockpot but never tried it either. Thanks for the heads up on this, I will be trying it this week — gotta love when you accidentally have all the ingredients on-hand:)
This looks great Amanda. Thank you for sharing it. I’m looking forward to trying it.
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Looks yummy- minus the eggplant!
Hubby wants creamy vegetarian lasagna for valentines dinner tonight – I’m gonna see how it cooks in the slow cooker methinks – thanks for this!
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Another blogger friend posted a crockpot lasagna recipe yesterday, too! Okay, I’m convinced – I’ve gotta try it1
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Whitney told me about your recipe.. yum Eggplant! I need to cook with eggplant more often. I’m going to have to try your recipe soon
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This look incredible! I will be trying a gluten-free version next week.
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Hi Amanda,
Your Slow Cooker Lasagna looks delicious, I really like your recipe! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week end.
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This looks both amazing and simple. I’m all for anything that involves a slow cooker! Thank you so very much for sharing.
Looks delicious! I love Lasagna!