Slow Cooker Spinach Lasagna

Slow Cooker Spinach Ricotta Lasagna. A healthier, vegetarian lasagna made easy in your crock pot!

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from kristineskitchenblog.com

A hearty, vegetarian lasagna made easy in your crock pot! This Slow Cooker Spinach Lasagna is a healthier take on your favorite comfort food!

Prep Time30

Cook Time3 30

Total Time4

Servings:

Calories: 492kcal

Author: Kristine Rosenblatt

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion chopped
6 cloves garlic minced
8 ounces crimini mushrooms chopped
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes*
14.5 ounce can petite diced tomatoes
8 ounces tomato sauce
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
10 whole wheat lasagna noodles uncooked, not no-boil
1 1/3 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
5 ounces fresh baby spinach
2 ¾ cups grated part-skim mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and mushrooms and cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat.
Spread a thin layer of the sauce/mushroom mixture over the bottom of the slow cooker. Place a layer of noodles over the sauce, breaking them into smaller pieces as needed. Spoon 1/3 cup ricotta cheese over the noodles, scooping little dollops of it to spread it out over the noodles. Pour 1 cup of the sauce evenly over the noodles and ricotta. Top with 1/3 of the spinach and ¾ cup mozzarella.
Repeat layers two more times: noodles, 1/3 cup ricotta, 1 cup sauce, spinach, ¾ cup mozzarella.
Then make one more layer on top with noodles, the remaining sauce, 1/3 cup ricotta, and ½ cup mozzarella.
Cook lasagna in your slow cooker on low heat for about 3 ½ hours, until noodles are tender. Let stand, covered, for 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

*Note: If you prefer to use jarred marinara sauce, you can replace the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, basil, Italian seasoning, and salt with 2 (26 ounces each) jars of your favorite marinara sauce. Season with pepper and continue with the recipe as written.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is only an estimate.

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