Slow Cooker Lasagne (Vegetarian)

by Collette White | 25 September, 2020

Good Afternoon friends, I hope this finds you well. As promised, here is a new and exciting recipe (let’s just say I did a happy dance in the kitchen when it turned out for the first time, as I LOVE slow cooking meals!). Silverbeet and Mushroom Slow Cooked Lasagne! I have made it a couple of times now and it’s a huge hit with my family, even for Miss 9 who REALLY doesn’t like mushrooms! I hope you love it as much as my family does.

Ingredients

700ml passata

16 -20 button mushrooms – roughly sliced

1 large bunch silverbeet – shredded into 2-3cm pieces

375g ricotta

200-250g sliced cheese

250g lasagne sheets (dry)

1 tblspn dried rosemary leaves

1 tblspn dried thyme leaves

1 tblspn dried parsley leaves

1 tblspn garlic granules

good pinch salt and pepper

paprika (to sprinkle on top optional)

Method

Place layers of the ingredients into the slow cooker in the following order:

1/3 of the passata
1 layer lasagne sheets
half the amount of silverbeet, mushrooms, herbs, garlic
1/3 of the passata
ricotta (use the entire amount – I place teaspoon size dollops around the entire lasagne as I find this difficult to spread)
1 layer of cheese
1 layer lasagne sheets
the remaining half of the silverbeet, mushrooms, herbs and garlic
salt and pepper
the remaining 1/3 of passata
1 layer lasagne sheets
1 layer of cheese
Sprinkle with Paprika (optional)

Cook on LOW heat for 4 hours (or until the pasta sheets are completely cooked).

Notes

my slow cooker is a 7L Breville (not sponsored!) rectangle size that would hold 2 x whole roast chickens next to each other – if your slow cooker is a different size to this, you may need to adjust the time cooked and quantity of ingredients
you can use grated cheese if you prefer but be aware that store bought grated cheese has additives to prevent it from sticking together
this is a basic mushroom and silverbeet lasagne, you can add more vegetables eg grated carrot and zucchini depending on your preferences
you can make this gluten free by buying gluten free lasagne sheets