Best Spicy Turkey Lasagna For The Crock Pot Recipes

SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat cook the ground beef, onion, and garlic until brown. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, and oregano and stir until well incorporated. Cook until heated through.
• In a large bowl mix together the cottage cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Spoon a layer of the meat mixture onto the bottom of the slow cooker. Add a double layer of the uncooked lasagna noodles. Break to fit noodles into slow cooker. Top noodles with a portion of the cheese mixture. Repeat the layering of sauce, noodles, and cheese until all the ingredients are used.
• Cover, and cook on LOW setting for 4 to 6 hours.

SLOW-COOKER TURKEY PESTO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cut three 25x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a greased 5-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray., In a large skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink, breaking up turkey into crumbles; drain. Stir in Italian seasoning and salt., In a small bowl, mix 1 cup mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese and pesto. In prepared slow cooker, layer a third of each of the following: marinara sauce, noodles (breaking noodles if necessary to fit), turkey mixture and cheese mixture. Repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese., Cook, covered, on low until noodles are tender, 3-4 hours. Turn off slow cooker; remove insert. Let stand, uncovered, 30 minutes before serving. Using foil strips, remove lasagna to a platter. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

SPICY TURKEY LASAGNA FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown turkey, breaking up clumps, until no longer pink.
• Add oregano, salt and red pepper flakes. Remove from heat.
• In a bowl mix the ricotta, cheese blend and spinach.
• In crock pot, layer half the noodles, overlap as necessary.
• Spoon on half the meat mixture and cover with half the sauce and half the water.
• Spread half the cheese blend on top.
• Repeat layering.
• Cook on low heat about 4 1/2 hours.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese to serve.

SPICY TURKEY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Put olive oil and sausage in large pot and brown the meat.
• Add garlic, onion, dried seasonings, and mushrooms. Simmer until onions are softened, about 4 minutes.
• Add tomato paste, diced tomatoes, and parsley. Simmer, uncovered, for about 1 1/2 hours.
• While sauce is simmering, cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Rinse with cold water.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 13x9-inch non-stick baking dish.
• Lay 3 noodles evenly over the sauce.
• Spread about half of the cottage cheese onto the noodles.
• Sprinkle about 1/3 of the mozzarella and parmesan evenly into the pan.
• Spread another thin layer of sauce.
• Repeat steps 8-11.
• Lay 3 more noodles evenly over the sauce.
• Spread out the rest of the remaining sauce.
• Sprinkle the rest of the parmesan and mozzarella.
• Bake, covered with aluminum foil, for about 45 minutes.
• Uncover, and continue to bake for 15 more minutes.
• Allow to cool for 10 minutes before cutting into squares.

SLOW-COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook sausage and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, basil and salt.
• Mix 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese and the ricotta and Parmesan cheeses. (Refrigerate remaining mozzarella cheese while lasagna cooks.)
• Spoon one-fourth of the sausage mixture into 6-quart slow cooker; top with 5 noodles, broken into pieces to fit. Spread with half of the cheese mixture and one-fourth of the sausage mixture. Top with 5 noodles, remaining cheese mixture and one-fourth of the sausage mixture. Top with remaining 5 noodles and remaining sausage mixture.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours or until noodles are tender.
• Sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into pieces.