Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Lasagna Food

SLOW-COOKER VEGETABLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Lightly spray the inside of a slow cooker crock with nonstick cooking spray. Spread 1/2 cup marinara sauce on the bottom of the slow cooker, then add a layer of noodles (you may have to cut or break noodles to fit in a single layer).
• Cover the noodles with 3/4 cup ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup green peas, 1 cup baby spinach leaves, 1 cup sliced zucchini and 3/4 cup marinara sauce. Repeat with two additional layers of noodles, ricotta, vegetables and sauce; you will have three layers in all. End with a final layer of noodles, the remaining marinara sauce and the mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with the lid and cook on high for 3 hours or 5 to 6 hours on low. Turn the slow cooker off and let the lasagna sit for at least 30 minutes before serving (this allows it to firm up).
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

SLOW-COOKER VEGETABLE LASAGNE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp rapeseed oil in a large non-stick pan and fry 2 sliced onions and 2 chopped large garlic cloves for 5 mins, stirring frequently until softened.
• Tip in 2 diced large courgettes, 1 red and 1 yellow pepper, both roughly sliced, and 400g chopped tomatoes with 2 tbsp tomato purée, 2 tsp vegetable bouillon and 15g chopped basil.
• Stir well, cover and cook for 5 mins. Don't be tempted to add more liquid as plenty of moisture will come from the vegetables once they start cooking.
• Slice 1 large aubergine. Lay half the slices of aubergine in the base of the slow cooker and top with 3 sheets of lasagne.
• Add a third of the ratatouille mixture, then the remaining aubergine slices, 3 more lasagne sheets, then the remaining ratatouille mixture.
• Cover and cook on High for 2½ - 3 hours until the pasta and vegetables are tender. Turn off the machine.
• Scatter 125g vegetarian buffalo mozzarella over the vegetables then cover and leave for 10 mins to settle and melt the cheese.
• Scatter with extra basil and serve with a handful of rocket.

SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine marinara sauce and tomatoes with their juice.
• Spray 4.5-6 quart slow cooker bowl with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon 1 cup tomato-sauce mixture into bowl.
• Arrange 1/4 of noodles over sauce, overlapping noodles and breaking into large pieces to cover as much sauce as possible.
• Spoon about 3/4 cup sauce over noodles, then top with 1/2 cup ricotta, and 1/2 cup 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 and cook on low 2.5 to 3 hours or on high 1.5 to 1.75 hours, or until noodles are very tender.

EASY VEGAN SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Place tofu, lasagna noodles, onion, garlic, salt, and ground pepper in a slow cooker. Pour sauce into slow cooker and gently stir ingredients.
• Cook on low for 8 hours.

SLOW-COOKER VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Combine egg, ricotta, spinach, mushrooms and zucchini in a large bowl.
• Combine crushed and diced tomatoes and their juice, garlic and crushed red pepper (if using) in a medium bowl.
• Generously coat a 6-quart or larger slow cooker with cooking spray. Spread 1 1/2 cups of the tomato mixture in the slow cooker. Arrange 5 noodles over the sauce, overlapping them slightly and breaking into pieces to cover as much of the sauce as possible. Spread half of the ricotta-vegetable mixture over the noodles and firmly pat down, then spoon on 1 1/2 cups sauce and sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella. Repeat the layering one more time, starting with noodles. Top with a third layer of noodles. Evenly spread the remaining tomato sauce over the noodles. Set aside the remaining 1 cup mozzarella in the refrigerator.
• Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on High for 2 hours or on Low for 4 hours. Turn off the slow cooker, sprinkle the reserved mozzarella on the lasagna, cover and let stand for 10 minutes to melt the cheese.

SLOW-COOKER VEGGIE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cut two 18x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble an "X." Place strips on bottom and up sides of a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray. , In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Spread 1 tablespoon spaghetti sauce on the bottom of prepared slow cooker. Top with half of the zucchini and a third of the cheese mixture., Break noodles into 1-in. pieces; sprinkle half of the noodles over cheese mixture. Spread with 1 tablespoon sauce. Top with half of the spinach and half of the mushrooms. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cheese mixture and spaghetti sauce., Cover and cook on low for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until noodles are tender.

EASY SLOW COOKER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Mix diced tomatoes, garlic, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl.
• Mix ricotta cheese, parsley, Parmesan cheese, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a separate bowl.
• Spoon about 1/3 the tomato mixture into the bottom of a slow cooker. Top with a single layer of lasagna noodles, breaking them as needed to fit the shape of the crock. Layer about half the Swiss chard atop the noodles. Dollop about 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture atop the chard and spread another 1/3 the tomato mixture over the ricotta. Sprinkle about 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese over the tomato mixture. Repeat layering of lasagna noodles, Swiss chard, ricotta mixture, tomato mixture, and mozzarella cheese, respectively.
• Cook on Low until the lasagna noodles are tender, 2 to 3 hours.

VEGETARIAN CROCK POT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Spray the inside of the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, combine 1 cup mozzarella with the ricotta and Parmesan cheese.
• Add a thin layer of sauce to the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Place a layer of lasagna noodles on top of the sauce. You'll have to break them up to make an even layer. It's ok to overlap the noodles.
• Top with 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, then top with a layer of squash.
• Top with sauce, then another layer of noodles.
• Continue to layer ricotta, spinach, sauce, and noodles.
• Add a final layer of ricotta, noodles, sauce, then cheese.
• Put the crockpot on high for about 3 hours. Let sit for a few minutes then cut and serve!