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1 jar (25-26 oz) marinara sauce
1 can (14 1/2 oz) diced tomatoes
1 package (8-9 oz) oven-ready (no boil) lasagna noodles
1 15 oz container part-skim ricotta cheese
1 8 oz. package shredded Italian cheese blend or shredded mozzarella cheese
1 10 oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry
1 c. frozen veggie crumbles
(Note: Veggie crumbles are a heat & serve vegetarian meat substitue found in your grocer's freezer. If you prefer, you can substitute 8 oz. browned extra lean ground beef for the crumbles. Boca and Morning Star are 2 brands that I found when looking for these)
1 can (14 1/2 oz) diced tomatoes
1 package (8-9 oz) oven-ready (no boil) lasagna noodles
1 15 oz container part-skim ricotta cheese
1 8 oz. package shredded Italian cheese blend or shredded mozzarella cheese
1 10 oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry
1 c. frozen veggie crumbles
(Note: Veggie crumbles are a heat & serve vegetarian meat substitue found in your grocer's freezer. If you prefer, you can substitute 8 oz. browned extra lean ground beef for the crumbles. Boca and Morning Star are 2 brands that I found when looking for these)
In medium bowl, combine marinara & tomatoes with their juice.
Spray 4 1/2-6 qt. slow cooker bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon 1 c. tomato sauce mixture into bottom. Arrange 1/4 of noodles over sauce, overlapping noodles & breaking into large pieces to cover as much sauce as possible. Spoon about 3/4 c. sauce over noodles, then top with 1/3or ricotta (about 1/2 c) and 1/2 c. shredded cheese. Spread half of spinach over cheese.
Repeat layering 2 more times beginning with noodles but in middle layer, replace spinach with frozen crumbles. Place remaining noodles over spinach, then top with remaining sauce and shredded cheese.
Cover slow cooker with lid & cook on low setting 2 1/2-3 hours.... or on high setting 1 1/2-1 3/4 hours or until noodles are very tender.
Gail'S Notes: I made the full recipe the time I've done this but in the future I would cut it in half for 2 of us. I used whole wheat noodles, not oven ready....I did soak them in hot water in a shallow pan for about 3-5 minutes but I'm not even sure if that is entirely necessary if you get enough liquid in the crockpot to cover them entirely. I just layered my stuff in there, not sure I made as many layers as recipe called for....just put noodles, sauce, cheese, spinach and did add the crumbles to one layer. I used Boca brand and there were 3 individual packages in the frozen box and I only used 1 package so I probably didn't use enough of it but I never noticed it and Don didn't say anything about it either! I used a West Bend slow cooker that has 5 numbers for settings, I used #4 I think and let it go for about 2 hours. It was pretty easy to do and with the full amount there were plenty of leftovers.
Spray 4 1/2-6 qt. slow cooker bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon 1 c. tomato sauce mixture into bottom. Arrange 1/4 of noodles over sauce, overlapping noodles & breaking into large pieces to cover as much sauce as possible. Spoon about 3/4 c. sauce over noodles, then top with 1/3or ricotta (about 1/2 c) and 1/2 c. shredded cheese. Spread half of spinach over cheese.
Repeat layering 2 more times beginning with noodles but in middle layer, replace spinach with frozen crumbles. Place remaining noodles over spinach, then top with remaining sauce and shredded cheese.
Cover slow cooker with lid & cook on low setting 2 1/2-3 hours.... or on high setting 1 1/2-1 3/4 hours or until noodles are very tender.
Gail'S Notes: I made the full recipe the time I've done this but in the future I would cut it in half for 2 of us. I used whole wheat noodles, not oven ready....I did soak them in hot water in a shallow pan for about 3-5 minutes but I'm not even sure if that is entirely necessary if you get enough liquid in the crockpot to cover them entirely. I just layered my stuff in there, not sure I made as many layers as recipe called for....just put noodles, sauce, cheese, spinach and did add the crumbles to one layer. I used Boca brand and there were 3 individual packages in the frozen box and I only used 1 package so I probably didn't use enough of it but I never noticed it and Don didn't say anything about it either! I used a West Bend slow cooker that has 5 numbers for settings, I used #4 I think and let it go for about 2 hours. It was pretty easy to do and with the full amount there were plenty of leftovers.
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printed on: February 1, 2026 |