Slow Cooker Lasagna

Slow cooker lasagna with cottage cheese is not only an easy meal, but a hearty, warm, and flavor-packed dinner. Just mix a few ingredients, layer with noodles, and cook. By evening, you’ve got a great main dish for the entire family.

Lasagna With Cottage Cheese

 

I have a lasagna recipe here on the blog with tons of cheese, including ricotta cheese. It’s a classic lasagna recipe you cook in the oven.

However, this slow cooker lasagna recipe is made with ricotta and cottage cheese, so it gives it a different flavor. And, you can let it cook while you go about your business.

So many people grew up eating lasagna with cottage cheese, and they love that comforting flavor.

Slow Cooker Lasagna Ingredients

• Ground beef
• Ricotta cheese
• Cottage cheese
• Spaghetti sauce
• Grated parmesan cheese
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Italian seasonings
• Salt and pepper
• Oven-ready lasagna noodles

Full printable recipe with ingredients, measurements, and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

TIP – This is a large recipe, and it fed all four of us, and we had leftovers. You can easily cut this recipe in half if you don’t need as much.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Start by cooking the ground beef, draining the grease, and mixing with the spaghetti sauce.

For this recipe, I used Ragu sauce because we like that brand around here. But, you can use your favorite sauce.

I used a full 24 oz. jar and half of another one. We like a lot of sauce. You can stick with one jar, or even use two if you really love sauce.

Next, add the cottage and ricotta cheese to the bowl.

TIP – You can also switch out the ricotta cheese for cottage cheese in this recipe, as well, and have two containers of cottage cheese.

Add the Italian seasonings, salt, and pepper to the bowl and mix well.

Grease the Crock Pot and spoon some of the sauce and meat mixture along the bottom. That will keep the noodles from sticking.

Line the bottom with noodles. They don’t have to be perfect.

Next, add a large spoonful of sauce and cottage cheese mixture and spread it around over the noodles.

Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese on top.

Repeat the process two to three times. Be sure to save enough to end with the sauce and cheese mixture on top.

Leave a little bit of space at the top because the noodles will expand as they cook.

Replace the Crock Pot lid and cook for 3-1/2 hours on low. You can cook the lasagna a little longer, but the noodles tend to get soggy if you cook it too long.

The noodles are done when you can easily stick a knife through.

Grab some garlic bread, a helping of lasagna, and you’ve got a great meal.

Other tasty recipes from the blog:

• This budget-friendly, hearty, 7-ingredient beef lasagna layers rich meat sauce, noodles, and gooey cheese for a satisfying dinner for the whole family.

Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe

Check out the recipe card below, grab those ingredients, and start cooking! This is a wonderful dinner and everyone will love it!

Then, share your comments below and share a picture of your lasagna on the Pinterest Pin!  If you made any changes or added something different, be sure to share it with us so we can try it, too!