What’s that you were saying? You don’t have a crockpot? No need to worry! Just layer this in a pan like regular lasagna and throw it in the oven! But I do think the crockpot is the easiest way to make this – and it gives you very tasty results!
Readers have loved this recipe over at The Kitchen Magpie! Here’s an example of what they’ve thought about this dish:
I wish you had posted this earlier in the week – this would have been an awesome way to use up my leftover mashed potatoes!
Ingredients
- 9 uncooked lasagna noodles (normal, NOT no boil noodles)
- 8 medium baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup of butter
- 2 cup shredded old Cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 3 onions, chopped
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 cups low fat ricotta cheese
- ½ teaspoon onion salt
- 1 pound bacon
Instructions:
Cook the lasagna noodles according to the package instructions. Drain, rinse under cold water and set aside. Grease the inside of a large crockpot.
Peel and dice the potatoes. Place in a large pot of water, bring to a boil and cook until they fall apart when pierced with a fork. Drain, and place in a large bowl.
Mash in the butter, salt, pepper and milk, and continue mashing the potatoes until smooth. Mix in the shredded Cheddar.
Stir ½ tsp onion salt into the ricotta cheese and set aside.
Place the bacon on a large foil lined cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes, until cooked but still soft. Cut the bacon with kitchen shears or cut it into smaller pieces with a knife.
Slice the onions, fry them in a pan with the tablespoon of butter until soft.
Place 3 lasagna noodles onto the bottom of the crockpot. Spread 1 cup of ricotta cheese on top of the noodles. Spread ⅓ of the potato cheese mixture on top of the ricotta. Spread one third of the bacon and one third of the onions on top of the potatoes. Place another three noodles on top and repeat layer.
For the last layer, no ricotta cheese.
Cook in the crockpot on low for 2 hours.
Quick Tip: Use your leftover potatoes for this dish!
Thanks to The Kitchen Magpie for this unique meal made easy in the slow cooker!
