Directions
1Meat Sauce
2Heat oil in large fry pan, fry onion, garlic, minced steak, mushrooms, herbs, salt and pepper for 5 minutes to slightly brown and get big lumps out. Add tomatoes, spinach and tomato paste, stir to combine.
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4Microwave Bechamel Sauce
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6Melt butter for 30 seconds or so in microwave, stir flour in and cook for 1 minute so it resembles breadcrumbs. add milk, stir to combine. cook in 1 minute bursts until thick. (took me approx 3 minutes total)
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8Prepare Lasagna
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10Lightly spray slow cooker dish with oil. Pour meat, then a layer of bechamel into the dish. Arrange uncooked Lasagna strips over the bechamel. Cover liberally with meat sauce, bechamel and some mozzarella. Continue alternating layers of lasagna, meat and bechamel. Arrange mozzarella over bechamel and then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. cook for 2 hours on high then 1-1.5 hours on low.
11Or 6-8 hours on low depending on what your slowcooker is like.
12Cook with tea towel trick under the lid.
Submitted by Melissa McClelland
32 Reviews
Sandra
May 11, 2018
If you like add ricotta into it. Just cut up the ricotta into pieces and sprinkle on each level of meat. You will thank me later
Vee
May 5, 2018
Great recipe ! Delicious
Michelle
May 5, 2018
We like a more traditional lasagne, so I leave out the Mushrooms and Spinach, but this is the only way I cook Lasagne now . My slow cooker is 6l, so it feeds a family of 5 with leftovers for lunch.
Alison
May 5, 2018
I love lasagne made this way, I have used round wraps as well with a lasagne sheet in the middle of the two halves. (Cut the wrap in half like a semi circle and place the round edges against the bowl with a sheet of lasagne or another piece of wrap in the middle) perfect every time!
Rita Fiorentino
April 22, 2018
fantastic. Big hit in my family. When I use to make in the oven it was always watery. Not this one. People don’t believe me when I say I cook in slow cooker.
Jodie Leemhuis
March 27, 2018
Absolutely delicious recipe! I added 120 gm extra tomato paste, diced carrots and used 250 gm finely diced mushrooms. I also added an extra tablespoon of flour and extra milk, grated tasty cheese and cracked black pepper to the bechamel sauce. Cooked on high for 2 hrs then low for 2.5 hrs. The BEST lasagna ever!!
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
March 3, 2018
Adele
March 2, 2018
Do you just put the tea towel over the cooker then put lid on top and at what point is it best to do this?
Tam
February 20, 2018
My first time making any type of lasagna. Such a success and so delicious.
Emma Roney
January 28, 2018
Extremely yummy 🤤
Andrea Gray
August 12, 2017
Love love love
Chloe
August 11, 2017
I usually use a veal mince and cook it into the sauce when I cook my lasagnas and always use fresh herbs
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
May 31, 2017
stacey
May 23, 2017
sorry I don’t no what the Cook with tea towel trick under the lid. could someone explain please thanks
Melissa McClelland
February 21, 2017
Hi! Dry herbs are what I use, but fresh would work too if that’s what you have?
I use the 280 g of tomato paste as that’s what my Mum’s original recipe uses, but if you want to use less that’s perfectly ok? It may not be strong enough in flavour though? It’s easily adaptable to whatever your personal preference is and can’t hurt to try.
I also need to get this recipe edited to include thatdry lasagna sheets to be used and a tea towel around lid is needed to prevent condensation
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
February 21, 2017
I’ve asked Melissa to come and confirm the questions for her recipe 🙂
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
February 21, 2017
I’m thinking dry but I’m asking Melissa to come and confirm the questions for her recipe 🙂
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
February 21, 2017
I believe that’s what was intended 🙂
Debbie
February 21, 2017
Is 280g of tomato paste a typo? It’s usually only a table spoon in these type of recipes
Emma Wiles
February 21, 2017
Do you use dry or fresh herbs for this recipe please?
Emma Wiles
February 21, 2017
do you suggest dry herbs or fresh herbs for this recipe please
Melissa McClelland
February 19, 2017
Dry lasagna sheets work the best for this recipe, I have tried it with fresh, and it didn’t turn out as well, so I always use the dry ones, I think it helps absorb the excess liquid and makes it turn out so good!! And they are cheaper so bonus 🙂
Melissa
January 15, 2017
Do the lasagne sheets have to be fresh? Or can I use the boxed variety?
Melissa McClelland
June 27, 2016
Yes Simone its the same do any type of mince would be fine.
nikki
June 14, 2016
This is my go-to recipe….
1hour before its done i always put a tea towel underneath.
paige
April 25, 2016
is this for a 2 1/2 litre slow cooker or do i have to halve the ingredients
michelle slade
February 3, 2016
absolutely loved this was a big hit will never cook lasagne in oven again
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
January 15, 2016
I would yes 🙂
Marni Campbell
January 15, 2016
Hi, i have jar sauce to use, would i still cook for the same time using jar sauce?
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
November 24, 2015
Yes you can 🙂
Simone
November 24, 2015
whats minced steak? could u use regular/premium normal mince?
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Narda
July 13, 2018
Had this tonight was sooooo good. Great for when we care home my daughters footyball game! Big hit!