Lasagna Casserole. This has all of the same elements of a classic lasagna recipe - meat sauce, cheese sauce and pasta plus more cheese of course, but the process couldn't be easier. This EASY lasagna casserole recipe is cheesy and oh so yummy! Quick and easy lasagna casserole is the best dinner for busy nights.

I will be making this again as it takes a lot less time than. This cheesy crockpot lasagna casserole is packed with all the flavors of traditional lasagna but so much easier to make! No boiling the noodles required, just dump it all in your slow cooker and when. You can cook Lasagna Casserole using 21 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Lasagna Casserole

You need of uncooked pasta, shape is your choice. I use elbow mac, rotini, or penne. If you can find mini lasagna noodles go for it, bow tie works good too.
You need of or so Mozzarella cheese for topping.
It's of Sauce.
Prepare of ground meat, personally we like 1/2 beef and 1/2 venison. You could use pork, turkey, sausage, whatever.
Prepare of olive oil, if your meat lacks fat.
You need of large onion, diced.
Prepare of minced garlic.
Prepare of Salt and pepper.
It's of dried basil, oregano, and parsley.
Prepare of jar of pasta sauce, and a little water to rinse out the jar.
You need of can of tomato paste (optional for more intense tomato flavor).
You need of cooking sherry.
You need of red wine vinegar (cuts the sweetness).
It's of sugar to bring flavors together.
You need of Cheese filling layer.
It's of cottage cheese or ricotta (full fat tastes best).
It's of eggs.
You need of parsley.
You need of pepper (use slightly more if coarse ground).
You need of grated parmesan.
It's of shredded Mozzarella cheese.

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Lasagna Casserole step by step

Bring large pot of water to boil, salt water and cook noodles to al dente. Drain and set aside..
Brown meat, and as meat is getting close to done add in onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook until onions are getting translucent, and add herbs (oregano, parsley, and basil). Then add pasta sauce and tomato paste if using. Stir well together, add the vinegar and sherry. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed, add the sugar, then let simmer together for an hour. Watch bottom of pan that it doesn't scorch..
Heat oven to 375. Put your cheese and two eggs into a bowl, beat together until smooth (important for if you use cottage cheese instead of ricotta, helps smooth out out. Cottage cheese also spreads easier during assembly). Stir in pepper, parsley, and parmesan. Finally mix in Mozzarella cheese..
Once all your components are assembled, spray a 11x16 casserole pan with cooking spray. You will assemble starting with 1/3 of the noodles, 1/3 of the sauce, and 1/2 of cheese mixture. Repeat the layers, and end with last third of noodles topped with sauce. Finally spread 2 cups of Mozzarella cheese over top of the casserole..
Cover with foil, bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes, if you want the cheese on top browned and slightly more crispy put under the broiler for a hot minute. Allow to cool for 10 minutes to set up before dishing up. Feed to hungry children and husband!.

Freeze the unbaked casserole in a disposable foil pan, or line your baking dish with foil. This easy Lasagna Casserole has all the flavor of the classic dish but without all the work! This delicious and easy recipe for Lasagna Casserole. Lasagna certainly looks like a casserole, but it's usually associated more with pasta dishes like spaghetti. WATCH: How to Make Italian Green Bean Casserole.