5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 (26 oz) jar spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup water
1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, drained
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 (16 oz) container cottage cheese
2 cups frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
8 whole wheat lasagna noodles
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Cut chicken breasts into 1 inch cubes. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika; toss to coat. Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until chicken is thoroughly cooked, about 9 minutes. Remove chicken from pan with slotted spoon. In drippings remaining in skillet, cook onion and garlic until tender. Stir in red bell peppers, spaghetti sauce, water, and Italian seasoning; bring to a simmer.
Meanwhile, in bowl combine cream cheese, eggs, and cottage cheese; beat until smooth. Stir in drained spinach and parmesan cheese. Break lasagna noodles in half. Place about 1 cup of the chicken mixture in bottom of 6 quart casserole.
Top with a layer of lasagna noodles, more chicken mixture, some cream cheese mixture, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers, ending with cheese. Cover, and cook on LOW 5-7 hours or until noodles are tender. To serve, scoop down deeply into the slow cooker to get all the layers. Makes 10-12 servings.
Review:
YES! I finally found a slow cooker lasagna recipe that I really love. This one and this one were pretty good, but there was always something missing. I love the combo of cream cheese, spinach, cottage cheese and red pepper in this recipe. Next time I will also add a can of mushrooms. This could easily be made into a ground beef lasagna or sausage lasagna if you aren’t a chicken fan. I give this recipe 4 1/2 stars and it will be added to my list of personal favorite’s.
Jocee Bergeson says
We had this for dinner last night. We both agree – this is a great recipe! Loved it. (Wish it would have been easier and required cleaning less dishes, though! ha ha)
Megan and Tony says
I just found your blog and absolutely love it! I LOVE using my crockpot but am always a little hesitant to try some recipes I see in cookbooks. I love how you rate each recipe! Can’t wait to start trying some of these.
Tami says
I’m saving this one to try! Thanks for sharing the recipe. It looks great and I love the fact that I can use my crockpot for it!