Slow Cooker Vegetable Lasagna

Slow Cooker Vegetable Lasagna

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Looking for a stress-free Italian entrée? Layered in a slow cooker, this meatless lasagna couldn't be simpler to prepare.

🥘 Ingredients

  • ?crushed red pepper
    1/4 teaspoon
  • crushed tomatoes (14.5 oz)
    1 can
  • lasagna noodles (uncooked, broken into pieces to fit)
    6
  • mozzarella cheese
    1/4 cup, 1 cup
  • pasta sauce (25.5 oz)
    1 jar
  • ricotta cheese
    1 1/4 cups
  • spinach (coarsely chopped)
    2 cups
  • tomato mixture
    1 cup, about 1 1/2 cups, remaining
  • yellow bell pepper (coarsely chopped)
    1
  • zucchini (halved and thinly sliced)
    1

🍳 Cookware

  • slow cooker
  1. 1
    Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix pasta sauce , crushed tomatoes , ?crushed red pepper , yellow bell pepper and zucchini . Spread tomato mixture in bottom of slow cooker.
    pasta sauce: 1 jar (25.5 oz), crushed tomatoes: 1 can (14.5 oz), ?crushed red pepper: 1/4 teaspoon, yellow bell pepper: 1 (coarsely chopped), zucchini: 1 (halved and thinly sliced), tomato mixture: 1 cup
  2. 2
    Layer lasagna noodles over sauce in slow cooker. Spread half of the ricotta cheese over noodles; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and half of the spinach . Top with one-third of the tomato mixture . Repeat layering of noodles, cheeses and spinach. Top with remaining lasagna noodles and tomato mixture . Save remaining mozzarella cheese in refrigerator.
    lasagna noodles: 3 (uncooked, broken into pieces to fit), ricotta cheese: 1 1/4 cups, mozzarella cheese: 1/4 cup, spinach: 2 cups (coarsely chopped), tomato mixture: about 1 1/2 cups, lasagna noodles: 3, tomato mixture: remaining, mozzarella cheese: 1 cup
  3. 3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting ⏱️ 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender and cooked through. Sprinkle with reserved mozzarella cheese ; cover and let stand ⏱️ 10 minutes to melt cheese.
    mozzarella cheese