One Pot Skillet Lasagna Recipe

A Quick and Easy Skillet Lasagna Recipe!

This is likely to quick become a new family favorite! It’s unbelievably easy to make yet the finished result is undeniably impressive for something so simple. You get all the flavors of a traditional lasagna with a fraction of the effort. None of that tedious pre-cooking and repetitive layering. And huge bonus – there’s not tons of extra dishes! Let’s also not forget you don’t even need to turn the oven on. This is a cooked solely on the stovetop. Which could also be nice if you want free up oven space to bake breadsticks, garlic bread, or roasted broccoli to pair with this. A classic dish with a updated and simplified, modern weeknight spin. So much to love here, especially that overload of cheese!

Skillet Lasagna Recipe Ingredients

Olive oil 90 to 95% lean ground beef Salt and black pepper 24 oz jar marinara sauce Water Fresh parsley and fresh basil Uncooked lasagna noodles (not no boil) Mozzarella, ricotta cheese, and parmesan cheese Red pepper flakes (optional)

How to Make Skillet Lasagna

Possible Variations

Healthier option: Use lean ground turkey for the ground beef and also replace regular semolina based lasagna noodles with whole grain lasagna. Italian sausage substitute: You can replace the ground beef with Italian sausage here. Just drain the fat after it’s been browned. Simplest version: To make this recipe as simple as possible omit the garlic, parsley, basil and red pepper flakes. To finish you could sprinkle with some dried parsley for a pop of color if preferred. Pre-shredded cheeses: These will work fine here too, but if using shredded parmesan rather than grated use 1/2 cup (it measured a little differently, the finely grated is heavier by volume than finely shredded but you want the same weight). Alternate pasta: You can try another type of pasta here like bow-ties if you want to skip breaking the lasagna into pieces. Campanelle should work well too. Use the same weight. Make it vegetarian: Try using sauteed vegetables (such as zucchini, bell pepper, and mushrooms) in place of the beef or use a vegetarian beef substitute such as Beyond Beef or Impossible Beef.

Helpful Tips for One Pot Lasagna

If you don’t use a very lean beef then just drain the fat before continuing on to the next step of adding sauce so the dish isn’t greasy. Stir the mixture at least once or twice during the covered simmer time so the lasagna pasta cooks evenly and doesn’t stick together. Every skillet will cook a little differently and steam will escape according to how snug the lid fits or not, with that said monitor the moisture level so it doesn’t burn up on bottom and add more water as needed. It should always look a bit wet. A heavy skillet or braiser works best here for even heat distribution and cooking. I like to use this one here.