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Easy Weeknight Lasagna in the Slow Cooker

Lasagna made in a slow cooker is just as delicious as any baked lasagna recipe, but with only 3 ingredients and a few hours without the oven on, this hot Easy Weeknight Lasagna in the Slow Cooker will be your new favorite go-to slow cooker recipes on busy nights! If you’re new to slow cooking, be sure to check out my slow cooker user’s resource guide for great slow cooking tips and even more delicious slow cooker recipes!

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Lasagna in the Slow Cooker

I love, love, love lasagna.  But I hate how long it takes to make it, especially on our busy weeknights.  A couple days ago, I was really craving lasagna, but I didn’t have the time and I didn’t have all the ingredients either.  No time to hit the store, so I started rummaging around the pantry and freezer and this is what I came up with. I found a couple packages of frozen cheese raviolis, a jar of spaghetti sauce, and a package of shredded mozzarella.  That’s pretty much what’s in lasagna, right?!?!

easy weeknight lasagna, shown after cooking in a slow cooker

Not only is it an easy supper, it only took about 3-4 hours in the slow cooker, it is the perfect Sunday lunch.  Put it in before church and it will be ready when you get home.  I do this often and because it only takes 5 minutes or so to throw together it really is the perfect lunch for after church….even when the morning is hectic I still have time to throw this together in my slow cooker.

I had planned on having this for lunches the following day, but my family ate the entire pot.  Apparently it was a huge hit!  This really isn’t lasagna, but it tastes like it.  And the recipe is more of a guideline…you can adapt it easily to fit your family’s preferences.  Use any type of ravioli that you like…meat, seafood, cheese and use your favorite jarred sauce or your homemade marinara sauce…really the sky’s the limit here.

slices of slow cooker lasagna

If you are fan of using your slow cooker, then check out my Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie and all of my other slow cooker recipes.

How to Make Lasagna in the Slow Cooker

Easy Weeknight Lasagna in a Slow Cooker

Easy Weeknight Lasagna in a Slow Cooker

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
Only 3 ingredients and a few hours and this hot Easy Weeknight Lasagna in the Slow Cooker will be your new favorite go-to meal on busy nights!

Ingredients

  • 1-2 pkgs ravioli (depends on size of raviolis)
  • 16 oz jar spaghetti sauce
  • 2-3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Spray a 5-6 qt slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. 
  2. Spoon a little sauce to cover the bottom lightly. Add layers of ravioli, sauce, and cheese. Repeat layers until slow cooker is about 3/4 of the way full. 
  3. Turn on low and cook for 3-4 hours.

Notes

  1. I freeze the ravioli when I bring it home from the store, so the cooking time listed is for frozen ravioli. You can pick whatever flavor ravioli your family likes (cheese, mushroom, meat, lobster, etc). And the same for your spaghetti sauce. I make my own sauce, but you can certainly use any store bought sauce that you like (garlic, meat, marinara, etc).

© Wendy O'Neal
Cuisine: American / Category: slow cooker
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Originally published: 3/4/11        Recipe and Photos Updated: 2/12/18, 8/1/18

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Comments

  4. Michelle Jackson says

    This recipe was outstanding! Restaurant quality and by far the easiest recipe I have ever followed. Couldn't decide between cheese ravioli and spinach, so I used both. I don't like pasta sauce, but most of it cooked off and it didn't give me reflux. I planned to make this for my family and I was going to eat a salad, but this was so good for all of us. A+
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  8. Chelsea says

    Are your raviolis already cooked before you freeze them? The only kind I could find was CoraBella 8 oz, so I just want to make sure if I needed to freeze them in the package or cook then freeze them.
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  9. Jennifer Plato says

    Made this last night! Big hit in my house full of boys! I added beef seasoned with Italian seasoning and garlic. Was very good! Will def be making this again! Maybe add a bit more sauce and bit more cheese! Thanks for a great recipe keeper!
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  10. Robbie Baggett says

    Thanks for putting this in a slow cooker. I make this but I add beef to mine. I also make it with Alfredo sauce and chicken too. Just never thought of putting it in the slow cooker!!
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  11. Rebecca says

    This recipe came out ok but it wasn't anything I would make again. I put it on low for 3 hours and yet the frozen ravioli still came out overcooked, the shredded cheese didn't get hot enough to melt and it definitely needed some seasoning because it was a little bland.
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