Healthy Turkey Lasagna Crock Pot Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat cook the ground beef, onion, and garlic until brown. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, and oregano and stir until well incorporated. Cook until heated through.
• In a large bowl mix together the cottage cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, and shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Spoon a layer of the meat mixture onto the bottom of the slow cooker. Add a double layer of the uncooked lasagna noodles. Break to fit noodles into slow cooker. Top noodles with a portion of the cheese mixture. Repeat the layering of sauce, noodles, and cheese until all the ingredients are used.
• Cover, and cook on LOW setting for 4 to 6 hours.

Steps:

• Cut three 25x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a greased 5-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray., In a large skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink, breaking up turkey into crumbles; drain. Stir in Italian seasoning and salt., In a small bowl, mix 1 cup mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese and pesto. In prepared slow cooker, layer a third of each of the following: marinara sauce, noodles (breaking noodles if necessary to fit), turkey mixture and cheese mixture. Repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese., Cook, covered, on low until noodles are tender, 3-4 hours. Turn off slow cooker; remove insert. Let stand, uncovered, 30 minutes before serving. Using foil strips, remove lasagna to a platter. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Brown ground turkey in olive oil.
• Add tomato sauce (and lots of oregano!) and mix thoroughly.
• Spoon a layer of meat sauce onto the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Add a double layer of uncooked lasagna noodles (break to fit) and top with cheeses.
• Repeat with sauce, noodles and cheeses until all are used up.
• Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook onions and garlic over medium-high heat for 4 minutes or until softened.
• Add turkey to skillet and cook, breaking up large chunks, for about 6 minutes or until no longer pink; drain fat. Season turkey with oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese and 1/2 cup of the Italian shredded cheese.
• In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, layer half the uncooked noodles, overlapping as necessary.
• Spread half of both the meat mixture and broccoli over noodles, then top with about half of the tomato sauce and 1/4 cup water.
• Gently spread ricotta mixture on top, and continue layering with remaining noodles, meat, broccoli, sauce and an additional 1/4 cup water.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 5 hours.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of Italian cheese on top for last 15 minutes of cooking time or until melted.

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown turkey, breaking up clumps, until no longer pink.
• Add oregano, salt and red pepper flakes. Remove from heat.
• In a bowl mix the ricotta, cheese blend and spinach.
• In crock pot, layer half the noodles, overlap as necessary.
• Spoon on half the meat mixture and cover with half the sauce and half the water.
• Spread half the cheese blend on top.
• Repeat layering.
• Cook on low heat about 4 1/2 hours.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese to serve.