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Slow Cooker Spinach Lasagna [Recipe]

January 18, 2011

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This recipe comes from the Meal Makeover Mom’s, No Whine with Dinner. This cookbook is a goldmine!

I have this thing for slow cooker lasagna. It’s so easy and it comes out surprisingly good. Unlike my other slow cooker veggie lasagna, this one is made with no-boil noodles. It has a great flavor and consistency and I ate it for lunch for 3 days straight. This is soft enough for beginner eaters — and can easily be pureed if needed.

I want to say my kids gobbled it up but they opted for the bread and fruit I served it with. That’s okay, they’ll get another chance to eat it.

Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Spinach Lasagna
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
3 hours
Total time
3 hours 15 mins
 
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 10-ounce box frozen chopped spinach
  • 15-ounce container part-skim ricotta cheese
  • ⅓ cup 1% low-fat milk
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 8 ounce can no salt added tomato sauce
  • 8 or 9-ounce box dried no-boil lasagna noodles
  • 26-ounce jar pasta sauce
  • 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. Drain spinach in a colander. Press with the back of a large spoon to remove the excess moisture.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the spinach, ricotta, milk, and Parmesan cheese until well combined. Set aside.
  3. Lightly oil or coat the bottom and sides of a 5 or 6-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Pour the tomato sauce into the slow cooker bowl, and top with one fourth noodles. Cover as much of the sauce as possible by breaking some of the noodles into pieces (this will be hard for you neat freaks -- the noodles can overlap and it will still turn out).
  4. Spoon ½ cup pasta sauce over the noodles, then top with one-third of the ricotta mixture (about 1 cup), and ½ cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat two more times with a fourth of the noodles, ½ cup sauce, 1 cup ricotta mixture, and ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese.
  5. For the final layer, cover with the remaining noodles, 1 cup sauce, and the remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover and cook on low until the noodles absorb the sauce and are tender, about 2½ hours. Turn off the slow cooker and let the noodles absorb any remaining sauce, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 340 Fat: 11g Sodium: 580mg Fiber: 3g Protein: 21g
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For more easy recipes and tips on how to serve meals to kids, check out Maryann’s book The Family Dinner Solution: How to Create a Rotation of Dinner Meals Your Family Will Love

 

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  1. Jackie says

    January 18, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    Maryann, this looks amazing! This week I bought all the ingredients to make veggie lasagna (the long traditional way in the oven with bechamel sauce too) this looks WAY easier and healthier. Do you think it would work if I threw in a layer of lightly grilled eggplant or zucchini too?

    Also, did you miss the slight baked crunch you get making it in a traditional oven? I worry I would miss that. I guess I’m just going to have to try it and see 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      January 18, 2011 at 10:45 pm

      Jackie — I guess I don’t make traditional lasagna enough because I don’t really notice (or miss) the crunch. You should try it…I’m sure the eggplant or zucchini would work fine. Let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
    • P Dorsey says

      June 29, 2016 at 2:01 pm

      Did you try the recipe with eggplant?

      Reply
      • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

        July 1, 2016 at 8:17 am

        No I haven’t. I’m sure it’d be good.

        Reply
  2. michelle says

    January 18, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    I’ve been intrigued by the notion of lasagna in the crockpot, but I have such concerns with it not getting the brown and bubbly part on top. I have a veggie lasagna that my husband is a huge fan of, but it is something of a pain to make. From your picture it seems to keep it’s shape somewhat when you cut it….yes? Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      January 18, 2011 at 10:46 pm

      Michelle — you just need to let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes and then it’s pretty easy to cut. It does hold its shape pretty well. The other one does too.

      Reply
  3. Lisa {Smart Food and Fit} says

    January 18, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    I’ve always wanted to try a slow cooker lasagna but agree with Jackie I’d miss the crispy cheese crunch. But if it makes my life easier as far as time, then I can live without the golden brown crispy cheese crunch. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Jackie says

    January 24, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    Maryann – I tried this recipe and it turned out great! In fact, my husband said it was the tastiest lasagna I’ve ever cooked! The slow cooker definitely gave it great flavor. My son (four years old) even liked it! I definitely plan to make it again.

    Also, just wanted to follow up and say that it did have a crust to it when it came out of the slow cooker – not as much as a traditional oven, but plenty enough to make me feel happy and like I wasn’t missing anything. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      January 24, 2011 at 3:42 pm

      Glad it turned out! If you haven’t try the other slow cook veggie lasagna…

      Reply
  5. michelle says

    January 24, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Guess it was lasagna night. I also made this today and it was fabulous! I added a layer of thinly sliced carrots and zucchinni after the spinach/ricotta layer. Even better, my 3 year old helped make it with me. She took a few bites, said she liked it, then changed her mind. She is dead set against spinach. Oh well, we keep on trying. Thanks again for a great recipe!

    Reply
  6. Liz - Meal Makeover Mom says

    January 24, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    I loved reading these comments and am so pleased everyone liked the Mile-High Spinach Lasagna from No Whine with Dinner. Thanks for posting it Maryann. I LOVE the addition of carrots and zucchini! I always find that a crust forms around the edges where the noodles meet up with the crock. FYI: My boys don’t typically like ricotta in lasagna, but they make an exception with this recipe!

    Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      January 25, 2011 at 2:44 pm

      Liz — thanks so much for your wonderful book. It’s amazing!

      Reply
  7. kirsten says

    January 25, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Oh yeah! I have found the next family dinner for my husband & 18 mo old. I’ve wanted try lasagna but I thought traditional lasagna might be too labor intensive after a full day at work.

    Reply
  8. Kim says

    January 27, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    I made this tonight and it was SO good. I also appreciate that is was something that I could do without messing up. I am a kitchen klutz and it made me proud to put some dinner on the table for once. And a healthy dinner at that. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      January 27, 2011 at 9:40 pm

      Glad to hear it Kim. I am the same way — klutzy in the kitchen. That’s why I love the slow cooker!

      Reply
  9. Lisa {Smart Food and Fit} says

    January 31, 2011 at 6:46 am

    All last week I’ve been getting everyone’s comments on the slow cooker lasagna and I made some. It was really delicious, I made it gluten free for my one year old and it did crust up on the sides. I made mine a bit different and will share the post later this week, it was a big hit with my family! My son wanted the leftovers in his school lunch!
    Reading all the wonderful comments on this recipe motivated me to try it. 🙂

    Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      January 31, 2011 at 8:34 am

      So glad it turned out!

      Reply
  10. Sarah says

    February 3, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    Made this today and it is sooo yummy! So much easier and neater in the crockpot also. This one will definitely be going into the rotation! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      February 3, 2011 at 7:40 pm

      I love hearing al the success stories. Thanks Meal Makeover Moms!

      Reply
  11. Norma Floyd says

    July 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    I printed your tempting recipes but the photos interfere. Is there a way to print the actual text recipe only?
    I’m excited to spread my crockpot wings!

    Norma

    Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      July 24, 2012 at 8:41 pm

      Let me look into it…

      Reply
    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      July 25, 2012 at 7:58 am

      I tool the images out. Let me know if that works

      Reply

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