Simple Recipes for Every Day
Crockpot Vegetable Lasagna
- Serves: 7
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 3 hrs
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh basil, plus more for serving
- 15 ounces ricotta cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 (25 ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 1 (16 ounce) box lasagna noodles
- 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 2 small zucchini, sliced
- 2 small yellow squash, sliced
- 2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
- 16 ounces low-moisture mozzarella, grated
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
- Freshly grated Parmesan, to taste
Method
In a medium bowl, combine the basil, ricotta, eggs, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
In the bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker, spread ¼ cup of marinara and top with a single layer of uncooked lasagna noodles. Dollop with ⅓ of the ricotta mixture and spread into a thin layer.
Layer with ⅓ each of the mushroom, zucchini, and yellow squash. Top with ⅓ of the chopped spinach, followed by ⅓ of the grated mozzarella. Lastly, layer with ¼ of the remaining sauce. Repeat the layers 2 more times. Finish with a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles and remaining sauce. Top with the fresh mozzarella.
Place a clean kitchen towel over the slow cooker and secure it with a lid (to absorb any excess liquid produced by the steam in the slow cooker).
Cook on HIGH for 3 hours or until the noodles are tender and the sauce is absorbed.
Garnish with Parmesan cheese and basil.