In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie suggests we make a classic lasagna. We each use a different method. Kelly makes an oven baked lasagna while Stephanie makes her lasagna in the crockpot. Both of us remember how easy this dish is to make and why it never goes out of style!
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why Stephanie picked this recipe
- Making marinara sauce from scratch
- Cottage cheese vs ricotta cheese
- Boil the noodles or not?
- Baking the lasagna vs cooking in the slow cooker
- How each of us prepared the recipes (and where we improvised!)
- Our honest thoughts on flavor, texture, and whether it’s worth making again
Resources & Links
Marinara sauce recipe
m/shorts/5Jr3bJ2T1UA?si=LlorJoXUzLIWvVlu
Lasagna recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzJss3PUGHE
Bonus! This is Stephanie’s own recipe!
Easy Slow-Cooker Lasagna
Ingredients
1-pound Italian sausage
1 small onion
2 garlic cloves chopped
1 large jar 24oz pasta sauce (marinara or your pick)
1 cup chicken stock or bone broth
1 24 oz low-fat cottage cheese
1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
5 oz (small clam or bag) of fresh baby spinach
6-8 oven ready-bake lasagna noodles
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon Herbs de Provance
Optional
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ finely chopped jalapeno
8 oz chopped mushrooms
1 yellow or orange bell pepper chopped (or any other veggies you like)
LOW CARB replace lasagna noodles with cabbage leaves
Directions
1. Cook Italian sausage then drain grease either into foil or with a paper towel.
2. Add onion and cook (do not overcook onion)
3. Add jar of pasta sauce along with 1 cup chicken stock and mix with sausage and onion
4. In a separate bowl, mix the cottage cheese along with the seasonings: Italian seasoning, Herbs de Provance, and red pepper flakes
5. Line slow cooker with cooking bag or non-stick cooking spray
6. Scoop about ½ - 1 cup of the sausage & sauce mixture to the bottom of the slow cooker
7. Add a layer of the ready-bake lasagna noodles. It’s ok to break them to cover the sauce
8. Add a layer of the cottage cheese mixture
9. Add chopped bell pepper and spinach (veggies)
10. Last layer add shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese
11. Repeat
- sausage & sauce mixture
- noodles
- cottage cheese
- veggies
- cheese
12. Slow cook HIGH 3 hours, LOW 4-6
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Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.
Credit
Original Music by Matthew J. Smith
Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron
