Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne (Slow Cooker)
Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne in your Slow Cooker is a life changing experience of easiness! For a no fuss spinach and lasanga recipe layer, repeat and cook!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time3 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Total Time3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian, International, Italian
Keyword: lasagne, pasta, vegetarian pasta
Servings: 6
Calories: 657kcal
Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne
- 500 grams lasagne sheets Note 1
- ½ cup cheese grated Note 2
- parsley to garnish
Spinach and Ricotta
- 500 grams spinach leaves
- 375 grams ricotta cheese
Tomato Sauce
- 700 grams tomato passata
- 400 grams crushed tomatoes Note 3
- 400 grams condensed tomato soup
- 1 tbs garlic minced
- 1 tbs Italian herbs
- salt and pepper to taste
White sauce
- 500 grams Greek yoghurt low fat
- 1 tablespoon dried onion Note 4
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne
Spinach and Ricotta
Add spinach leaves to the bowl of the food processor and blitz for 5 seconds
Remove the blade from the food processor and add the ricotta cheese to the bowl. Use a spoon to stir the spinach and ricotta together, set aside
Tomato Sauce
In a jug combine tomato passata, tomato soup, crushed tomatoes, minced garlic, dried onion, Italian herbs, salt & pepper, stir to combine, set aside
White Sauce
Add Greek yoghurt, garlic powder, dried onion, stir to combine, set aside
Lasagne
Spray the bowl of your Slow Cooker with canola oil
Do a pasta layer by laying one lasagne sheet on top of the tomato sauce, breaking another sheet and spreading it out across the surface
Pour a tomato sauce layer, pasta layer, spinach and ricotta layer, pasta layer and then a white sauce layer, repeat x 1 for each layer
Top the final layer of tomato sauce with cheese
Cook for 3 - 3 ½ hrs on high or 6 - 6 ½ hrs on low
Garnish with cracked pepper and parsley
- Note 1 This usually comes in boxes of 250 grams. We need 2 x boxes. This is a standard size.
- Note 2 I use light cheese, cheddar is popular in USA.
- Note 3 You can use crushed or diced tomatoes. Go for the ones that have no added herbs as we are putting our own in there.
- Note 4 Dried spices area of the supermarket. So simple, great flavour and saves time and tears.
Calories: 657kcal | Carbohydrates: 98g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 589mg | Potassium: 1838mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 9249IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 465mg | Iron: 7mg