Crockpot Lasagna Recipe Starting With Uncooked Noodles

Cheesy and perfectly seasoned, this easy Crockpot Lasagna recipe is easy and delicious. You don’t have to boil the lasagna noodles ahead of time and deal with wet, sticky noodles. They cook in the sauce and come out perfectly every time — not too crunchy and not too soft. Serve with a side salad and garlic bread and you have a perfect meal!

Ingredients in Crockpot Lasagna

Ground Beef – you can also use ground turkey or Italian sausage. Onion Garlic Tomato Sauce or Marinara Sauce – use your favorite homemade spaghetti sauce or pasta sauce. Tomato Paste Kosher Salt and Black Pepper – to taste Oregano Cottage Cheese or Ricotta Cheese Parmesan Cheese – use fresh grated Parmesan when possible. Mozarella Cheese Uncooked Lasagna Noodles Optional: fresh parsley or fresh basil to sprinkle over the top

Tricks of the Trade

I have had several slow cookers through the years, and they all seem to have a “hot spot” where the food cooks faster and can burn. This tends to happen with dense dishes, like this crockpot lasagna or other casserole type dishes. It’s not the end of the world if this happens, but it can be prevented. I learned this trick from Karen at 365 Days of Slow Cooking. Layer and fold sheets of heavy-duty foil until you have a six-layer foil rectangle. Press the rectangle into the “hot spot” side of the slow cooker insert. The food will help hold the foil in place during cooking. To help with clean-up and to hold the foil rectangle in place, you can also line the entire slow cooker with foil. You can also spray the crock pot with non stick cooking spray. Also, keep in mind when making this lasagna that all slow cookers don’t cook the same. This slow cooker lasagna cooked beautifully in 4 hours on low in my Crockpot, but it may take more or less time depending on your slow cooker. Read Next: 35+ Quick and Easy To Follow Dinner Ideas Your Family Will Surely Love

More Pasta Dishes To Try

For me, pasta is one of the ultimate comfort foods. One of the great things about it, is how diverse it is. You can make such a wide variety of pasta dishes with all kinds of flavors, like these:

Easy Cheese Manicotti is tender pasta shells stuffed with cheese. Easy Shrimp Alfredo Pasta is creamy, rich and indulgent but ready in minutes! Pizza Pasta Salad will be a hit at your next get together. Summertime BBQ or anytime. Artichoke Chicken Pasta is so creamy and delicious, you won’t believe how simple it is to throw together. Pasta Sausage Bake is a quick meal your family will love. Summer Skillet Pasta has no heavy cream, no butter and loads of flavor. The perfect light, summery meal.