Crock Pot Bowtie Lasagna
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Making lasagna doesn’t have to be hard with this Crock Pot Bowtie Lasagna recipe. It is a real crowd pleaser for its taste too!
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How to Make Bowtie Lasagna in a Crock Pot
Aunt Lou here.
We are revisiting our tried and true recipes, and I thought this Crock Pot Bowtie Lasagna would be a great recipe with which to start. This recipe is so easy to put together, cooks up quickly and tastes delicious! Even better, in this house, it was picky eater approved! My non-picky eaters also loved this recipe. I received a, “Good job, Mom! This is great!” from all members of my family. This recipe is definitely a keeper.
I did make a small change to the original recipe. There isn’t anything wrong with the original recipe, I just thought it might be good to try a little more cottage cheese on both cottage cheese layers and see how we liked it. The result was wonderful! You can’t go wrong with either one of these recipes.
(You can find the original recipe here.)
What You Will Need for Crock Pot Bowtie Lasagna
Ingredients Needed
- 2 lbs ground beef, cooked and drained
- 8 oz bowtie pasta, cooked al dente and drained
- 24 oz jar of your favorite pasta sauce
- 16 oz container of cottage cheese, divided
- 16 oz shredded mozzarella (2 – 8 oz bags), divided
- Cooking spray
Equipment Needed
- Skillet and strainer or micro cooker
- Mix n Chop
- Pot and strainer
- Large spoon
- 6 quart crock pot
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes to 4 hours on low or 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours on high, turning your insert halfway through the cooking time if your unit does not cook evenly
What Home Cooks are Saying About Our Crock Pot Bow Tie Lasagna
Reader Nan H. says: โThis was EXCELLENT! I made a few changes, because I like spicy: I used hot Italian sausage instead of the ground beef, and added a can of Rotel to the meat & pasta sauce mix. Yum!โ
Reader Kels says: โEasy to make!โ
Reader Brenda says: โCame out great!โ
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Crock Pot Bowtie Lasagna
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef browned and drained
- 24 oz jar of your favorite pasta sauce
- 8 oz dry bowtie pasta cooked al dente, divided
- 16 oz cottage cheese divided
- 16 oz shredded mozzarella cheese divided
Instructions
- Combine browned ground beef and pasta sauce.
- Place half of your beef mixture in the bottom of your lightly greased 6 quart crock pot.
- Place half of your pasta on top.
- Top with half of your cottage cheese then half of your shredded cheese.
- Repeat layers.
- Cover and cook on low for 3.5 to 4 hours or high for 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours, turning your insert halfway through the cooking time if your slow cooker does not cook evenly.
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This was EXCELLENT! I made a few changes, because I like spicy: I used hot Italian sausage instead of the ground beef, and added a can of Rotel to the meat & pasta sauce mix. Yum!
I want to try this, perhaps this weekend. It looks so delicious! But I do have a question; do you add any seasoning to the meat when it’s frying? I’m wondering if I should add something to it, like Italian seasoning or maybe just salt and pepper.
I did not add anything to the ground beef as I was cooking it, but you can if you would like. We always encourage our readers to adapt our recipes to fit their tastes. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
Can you use ricotta cheese in place of the cottage cheese Iโm not a fan of cottage cheese? Thanks
I haven’t tried this recipe with ricotta but think it might be pretty good. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
For the lasagna recipe what happens if you don’t cook the pasta ahead of time and just put the dry pasta in the crockpot covered with the second layer.