Super Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna

Super Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna

Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ fire roasted tomato cooking sauce, a slow cooker and no precooking the noodles make weeknight lasagna super easy.

Prep Time

15

Minutes

Total Time

6:15

Hrs:Mins

Makes

8

servings

1 1/2
lb bulk Italian sausage
2
cans (18 oz each) Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ fire roasted tomato cooking sauce
3
cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1
container (15 oz) part-skim ricotta cheese
15
uncooked lasagna noodles
  1. In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Stir in cooking sauce.
  2. In medium bowl, mix 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese and the ricotta cheese. (Refrigerate remaining mozzarella cheese while lasagna cooks.)
  3. Spray 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Spoon 1 cup of the sausage mixture into slow cooker; top with 5 noodles, broken into pieces to fit. Top with half of the cheese mixture and 1 cup of the sausage mixture. Top with 5 noodles, remaining cheese mixture and 1 cup of the sausage mixture. Top with remaining 5 noodles and remaining sausage mixture, covering noodles completely.
  4. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until noodles are tender. Sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into pieces or spoon out to serve.
Makes 8 servings

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)
  • Calories 590
    • (Calories from Fat 290),
  • Total Fat 32g
    • (Saturated Fat 14g,
    • Trans Fat 0g),
  • Cholesterol 75mg;
  • Sodium 1400mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 39g
    • (Dietary Fiber 3g,
    • Sugars 8g),
  • Protein 36g;
Percent Daily Value*:
    Exchanges:
    • 2 Starch;
    • 0 Fruit;
    • 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
    • 0 Skim Milk;
    • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
    • 0 Milk;
    • 0 Vegetable;
    • 0 Very Lean Meat;
    • 0 Lean Meat;
    • 0 High-Fat Meat;
    • 1 1/2 Fat;
    Carbohydrate Choices:
    • 2 1/2;
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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