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Two Hour Crockpot Lasagna (Perfect for Practice Nights)

January 15, 2015 By Dana White | 24 Comments

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How to Make Crockpot Lasagna in 2 Hours at ASlobComesClean.com

I have a whole repertoire of portable meals for game nights, but practice nights are difficult. Gymnastics, basketball and baseball practices all seem to happen smack dab in the middle of the hour when I’d like to have dinner as a family.

We end up getting home right at the edge of what I personally consider an acceptable dinner time.

In an ideal world, I’d always think to make a crockpot meal for those nights. I don’t live in an ideal world, though, so I’m always looking for things I can prep before practice that can be eaten immediately when we get home.

My whole family loves my Skillet Lasagna so I thought I’d try making it in the crockpot. It worked!! Each kid gave it a thumbs up.

Things to consider:

I can do this in 2 hours because I pre-cook and freeze my ground beef.

It’s not gourmet. The lasagna noodles aren’t as perfect as they are in a legit lasagna. At an hour and forty-five minutes, they’re slightly al dente, but my family thinks they’re great.

Ingredients:

How to Make Lasagna in the Crockpot at ASlobComesClean.com

One 24 oz jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce (or equivalent amount homemade spaghetti sauce)

Equal amount of water (I fill the jar with water and swish it around.)

1 lb pre-cooked and frozen ground beef (no need to thaw)

8 oz (or so) shredded mozarella

Coupla’ shakes of parmesan cheese

8 oz (or so) lasagna noodles, broken into bite-sized pieces

 

Instructions:

Uncooked Lasagna noodles for quick crockpot lasagna at ASlobComesClean.com

Place cooked ground beef (unthawed or partially thawed to the point where you can break it up is fine) into crockpot with spaghetti sauce and water. Stir in broken noodles until they’re covered in liquid.

Skillet Lasagna in the Crockpot at ASlobComesClean.com

Cook on high for 1.5 to 2 hrs. I usually get it going about 5:25 and it’s ready when we get home at 7:15.

When you are ready to eat and the noodles are soft, stir in the mozzarella and parmesan. These melt right away. Amounts should be according to taste. I put WAY too much in last week, but even though each serving included strings of melted cheese reaching from the crockpot to the plate, my family declared it was fine.

Hubby Stirring in the Cheese at ASlobComesClean.com

That’s Hubby’s hairy arm, not mine. I had to show at least one of the TEN pictures he and the boys took of him dumping and stirring the cheese. I had to run an errand so he finished it up for me. (He has embraced his role as Husband of a Slob Blogger.)

 

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  1. Sarah says

    January 15, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    There is no such thing as “too much cheese”, much less “way too much cheese”.

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    • JoDi says

      January 16, 2015 at 11:05 am

      Agreed! Was going to make the same comment!

      Reply
  2. Angel says

    January 16, 2015 at 8:48 am

    Thank you for this recipe! I will be making this next week. I appreciate that it’s a crockpot recipe that doesn’t take all day. I get home from work by 5:15 and hubby gets home by 7:30 (yes, we eat late but it’s important we eat together) so this will be a great recipe to try.

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    • Amanda says

      January 16, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      Our family ate very late for years. It’s SO worth the effort to eat together. It makes my heart happy to see other families working hard to make it work! <3

      Reply
  3. Karen says

    January 16, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    Do they take at least 10 pictures when you cook dinner to completion?

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  4. Julie says

    January 23, 2015 at 12:25 am

    I made this last night (because I had everything on hand already) and it was awesome! Everyone ate it too! The only change I made was that I used taco cheese (all I had on hand) and it was “taco” lasagna. Thanks for the awesome recipe!

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    • Dana White says

      January 23, 2015 at 11:14 am

      So glad you liked it!!!

      Reply
  5. Jessica says

    November 2, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    Do you have any after pictures? I’m curious to know if this recipe will be enough to feed my family. I don’t want to double and have tons of leftovers.

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    • Dana White says

      November 3, 2015 at 6:18 am

      I don’t. I have three men and my daughter and I and this is barely enough because everyone likes it so much.

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      • Jessica says

        November 5, 2015 at 7:24 pm

        I made it today. It came out good! Thanks for the recipe! Can’t wait to try more!

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  6. Donna Dennis says

    January 21, 2016 at 12:49 am

    What about adding cottage cheese or ricotta? Would that work in the crockpot?

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    • Dana White says

      January 21, 2016 at 8:21 pm

      You could try! I’d definitely wait to stir it in at the end like the mozzarella.

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    • Aunt Ni says

      May 22, 2016 at 7:04 pm

      Dot spoonfuls of ricotta on top (sprinkled with parsley or oregano if you have any) and cover the crockpot until they are warmed through. Let each person stir it in on their own plate.
      –better late than never

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  7. Amber Galli says

    January 10, 2018 at 1:22 pm

    Have you tried cooking on low for longer? Did it turn out, if so?

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    • Dana White says

      January 11, 2018 at 11:04 am

      I haven’t. I’m concerned the pasta would get icky.

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      • Amber Galli says

        January 11, 2018 at 11:54 am

        Haha. I should have waited for that response. Yes, the pasta got icky! Now you can know for certain 🙂

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  8. Cris says

    December 11, 2018 at 10:36 am

    A friend just gave me a similar recipe, but instead of using lasagna noodles, she uses frozen cheese ravioli. Going to try it this week.

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  9. Tasha says

    December 24, 2018 at 5:23 pm

    What size crock pot did you use?

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    • Dana White says

      December 28, 2018 at 1:26 pm

      7qt

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  10. Alyssa says

    December 22, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    What if I have unthawed uncooked meat? What should I do?

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    • Dana White says

      December 22, 2019 at 9:16 pm

      I would not use frozen uncooked ground beef in this. It needs to be cooked first.

      Reply
  11. Eileen says

    June 23, 2020 at 1:11 am

    I haven’t tried this yet, but I’m wondering why it is cooked on such a high temperature and for such a long time? All the ingredients, except the noodles, are cooked already, aren’t they?

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  12. Rebecca says

    December 10, 2020 at 8:49 am

    Hi! I’m listening to your podcast from the start (on Episode 68 at the moment) and LOVE this! I’m guessing they are NOT the pre-cooked noodles, right? Thanks!

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  13. Jessica Bray says

    February 5, 2021 at 2:39 pm

    Dana, you’ve changed my life! I’ve consumed all your books and recent courses, so now I’m going back to the beginning of the podcast. You mentioned this recipe in 75 (ish?) and because my dishes were done, I could try it out!

    It was delicious and done in 20 minutes!

    (I used an InstantPot and Gardein Beefless Ground which comes frozen.)

    Just wanted to say this recipe is still delicious and relevant in 2021!

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