Spinach Lasagna Slow Cooker Style

Beat the Heat!

Spinach Lasagna Slow Cooker Style

 

We've still been having a heat wave.  So my tried and true way to Beat the Heat in the kitchen is, you guessed it, to use the slow cooker. It seems it's all I've been using the past month, but I do have a fondness for slow cooking. Which must have something to do with the fact that I have four slow cookers, with my latest addition being a Cuisinart Multi-Cooker. The Multi-Cooker slow cooks, sautes, roasts and steams! Now how great is that little feature. Want a little history on slow cookers? Click here!

On to the recipe Spinach Lasagna Slow Cooker Style. Just in case you didn't know this, lasagna dates back to the ancient Greeks. For a history lesson, click here. I stumbled upon this recipe somewhere, but can't remember just where and the pic looked really good. For me, if I like a picture presentation of a particular recipe then I'm sold on giving it a try. What's that saying? Oh, A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words. Maybe more importantly, A Picture is Worth a Thousand Bites! So, bite this... ;)

Let's Try It!

Ingredients: (using 6 qt. slow cooker serves approx. 6)

• 12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 2 jars (1 lb. 8 oz. ea.) pasta sauce
• 1 envelope (about 2 oz.) dry vegetable soup mix, I used Wyler's
• 1 10 oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry (you can just gently pat dry the spinach between paper towels)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese
• 2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 15 oz. containers ricotta cheese

 Preparation:

1. Combine ricotta cheese, 1 c. mozzarella, 1/4 c. parmesan, eggs, spinach & vegetable soup mix in medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

2. Spread 1 c. pasta sauce in slow cooker. Layer 4 lasagna noodles over pasta sauce, breaking to fit. Spread 1 c. more pasta sauce over noodles and 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture. 

3. Repeat layering from step 2. 

4. Top second layer with remaining 4 lasagna noodles & 2 c. pasta sauce. Reserve any remaining pasta sauce.

5. Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours. 

6. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Cover & cook 10 more minutes. 

7. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Heat any remaining pasta sauce & serve with lasagna.

How easy was that little prep. Serve your lasagna with some garlic bread and a little side salad. Take a bite or two or three ... or a "thousand". Leftovers keep well for a couple of days, so you can just heat a serving in the microwave for another easy dinner or brown-bag it to work for lunch! Yum! B-)

Enjoy! WildWSS outta here!