Roller Coaster + {Slow Cooker White Sauce Lasagna}

Posted: November 2, 2012

Let me just tell you, I have been (and am still) on a roller coaster ride of emotions with this whole house-selling/buying process.  You know I was super excited about my mountain dream home, until it turned into a nightmare.  Well, I've been excited about probably 4 other possibilities since then only to have my hopes smashed...again and again - noisy neighbors, too expensive afterall, another better offer, permitting issues... I honestly didn't think house buying/selling would bring me to tears!! 

As for our current location, Babycakes and I settled in a bit more to our new digs - the inlaws' house.  We went grocery shopping, unpacked some boxes, and did about 4 loads of laundry.  And I made a new meal in the slow cooker.  It felt like the most "normal" day I've had in at least a month :)

Introducing Slow Cooker White Sauce Lasagna:

It features lots of yummy veggies like spinach, carrots, and mushrooms.  And is a bit lighter than a store-bought version, as it uses ground turkey and "light" Alfredo sauce.

Ever since I made my first slow cooker lasagna, I knew I wanted to make a white sauce version.

A wonderful blend of flavors. Hidden mushrooms (Dear Hubby hates them, but didn't know they were in there...until he reads this post!!).  Perfect consistency and structure.

Sorry, Stouffers', this was so much better!!!

Slow Cooker White Sauce Lasagna

Description

Slow Cooker White Sauce Lasagna | No Sugar Sweet Life

Ingredients

1 cup
Diced Mushrooms
1 tablespoon
Minced Garlic
1 tablespoon
Olive Oil
24 ounces
Cottage Cheese (I used 2% reduced fat)
1 pound
Ground Turkey (You could substitute ground beef)
1 package
Grillmates Tomato, Garlic, Basil Seasoning (Any "Italian" seasoning would work)
4 cups
Spinach
1 teaspoon
Minced Garlic
2 cups
Frozen sliced Carrots (Or fresh)
1  
Jar of Alfredo (I used Asiago Romana Light Alfredo)
1 can
Recipe Starter Creamy Parmesan Basil (Could substitute additional alfredo)
1⁄2 pound
Lasagna Noodles (Regular, not cooked)
1⁄2 cup
Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

  1. Saute/brown diced mushrooms, 1 Tbsp minced garlic, and olive oil.
  2. Once browned, in a separate bowl mix together with cottage cheese.  I further pureed mine with my immersion blender because Dear Hubby doesn't care for mushrooms (he didn't even know they were in there!!)
  3. Saute the ground turkey with the seasoning packet.  Set aside in a large bowl.
  4. Saute the spinach with 1 tsp garlic. I "cut" mine with a knife afterwards to make the pieces smaller to mix in.
  5. Mix turkey, spinach, carrots, and sauces in the large bowl.
  6. In the slow cooker, layer the turkey mixture, followed by a layer of noodles, followed by the cottage cheese mixture. Then repeat 3 times ending with the turkey mixture.
  7. Cook on high in the slow cooker for 4 hours.
  8. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese for the last 10 minutes before eating.
  9. Diggeth Inneth!!

Yields 8 Servings

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Comments

Submitted by Corrie Kreisel - November 2, 2012 - 2:07am

I loved the last slow cooker lasagna recipe so I'll have to try this one too. But there's no way I can put in mushrooms! I can't do it!!!

Submitted by kelly - November 2, 2012 - 12:12pm

Just try it. Pureed with the garlic and cottage cheese, you CAN NOT taste them. :)
Submitted by Elle - November 2, 2012 - 11:49am

This recipe looks so delicious..I will have to try it! I just read your post about move...I have to say...wow...and I can't imagine responding any other way. You are so fortunate to have found out what you did! I believe when one door closes another one will open or as some refer to it as "faith". Things have a way of working out in the positive...so hang in there! You are so blessed to have a beautiful child and an adoring husband...and you provide some of the yummiest recipes and interesting insights that I have enjoyed! A better home is in your future so be patient, Kelly...(no I'm not a pyschic!!...lol..just someone who always looks at the glass half full!)

Submitted by kelly - November 2, 2012 - 12:13pm

Thanks for the sweet comment. Yeah, it's been a crazy couple of weeks :) I will try to be patient!!
Submitted by Debbie - November 2, 2012 - 3:42pm

Sweetie, buying and selling a home are some of the MOST STRESSFUL times in your life. You might find it helpful to just know it IS stressful!! VERY stressful!! Keeping good thoughts and sending loving hugs your way. It will happen and everything will be fine. :)

Submitted by Ashleykade - November 3, 2012 - 12:29pm

That Lasanga looks absolutely amazing. I'm going to give this a try tonight, onomonom.

Submitted by Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning - November 3, 2012 - 2:48pm

Hang in there, hon- I know it's frustrating but it WILL all work out! I promise!
I must've missed your last slow cooker lasagna (I've missed many things on many blogs over the last few months!)- but will have to check it out. I've never made one with that method, and I'm a big fan of slow cooker anything! :)

Submitted by Wendy - November 9, 2012 - 12:52pm

Do you prefer the Cottage cheese to Ricotta?, being 1/2 Italian I was raised with Ricotta (Sierra Whole milk was my fav, but since leaving CA no more Giuliano's market to but it) and have never tried Cottage Cheese in Lasagna (Stuffed shells, Manicotti, Canneloni etc.) Looks Yummy

Submitted by Karen A. - November 17, 2012 - 2:20pm

I am so enjoying your recipes, thanks for sharing. Just wanted to make a point about this recipe that may have been obvious to others, but wasn't to me -- this isn't suitable for a round crockpot/slow cooker since the lasagne noodles don't fit without breaking them. And, uncooked noodles don't take kindly to being broken--they want to break into many pieces. We'll see how mine turns out!

Submitted by Calee - May 1, 2013 - 1:21pm

i didn't realize you were still trying to figure out the house situation. i can't even imagine the stress you're under right now. HUGS coming your way!

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