An Italian classic, with plenty of meat and cheese, is surprisingly easy and delicious prepared in a slow-cooker.
Slow-Cooker Italian Sausage Lasagna
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 6 hr 25 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cans (15 oz each) Italian-style tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 container (15 oz) part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (12 oz)
- 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, basil and salt.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese.
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Step3Into 3 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker, spoon 1/4 of the sausage mixture. Top with 4 noodles, broken into pieces to fit. Top with half of the cheese mixture and 1/4 of the sausage mixture. Top with 4 noodles, remaining cheese mixture and 1/4 of the sausage mixture. Top with remaining 4 noodles and remaining sausage mixture.
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Step4Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
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Step5About 10 minutes before serving, sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover; let stand about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut lasagna into pieces.
Nutrition
660
Calories
31g
Total Fat
43g
Protein
52g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 660
- Calories from Fat
- 280
- Total Fat
- 31g
- 47%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 81%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 30%
- Sodium
- 1780mg
- 74%
- Potassium
- 790mg
- 23%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 52g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 18%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 43g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 80%
- 80%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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