One pan Skillet Lasagna made with bite sized pasta, parmesan, ricotta, and mozzarella cheese. All of the flavors you love from Lasagna, made quick and convenient!
I’m obsessed with one pan meals like this Skillet Lasagna for their easy preparation and clean up. They make the perfect weeknight meal as this recipe is family friendly and ready to eat in about 30 minutes!
How to Make Skillet Lasagna:
1. Brown beef: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and season with salt and pepper. Brown meat and remove some of the grease.
2. Make sauce: Stir in garlic, minced onion, pasta sauce, oregano, basil, garlic powder and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring sauce to a simmer.
3. Add pasta: stir in pasta and water, bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked through, about 13-15 minutes. Remove from heat.
4. Add cheese: Stir in parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Spoon a few scoops of ricotta on the top, and cover for a few minutes to allow the cheese to warm.
5. Serve immediately topped with fresh basil.
Recipes Variations:
The meat: substitute ground turkey or use half ground Italian sausage for added flavor.
The cheese: substitute cottage cheese for ricotta if necessary and substitute shredded cheddar or provolone for mozzarella, if needed.
Add veggies: add chopped bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach or other chopped veggies in step 2, and sauté.
Make ahead instructions: To prep ahead of time, make the recipe through step 2, before adding the pasta. Store it in the refrigerator and add pasta and water (step 3) when ready to cook.
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- Tomato Basil Pasta
- Chicken Fajita Pasta
- Teriyaki Pasta Salad
- Gourmet Baked Mac N Cheese with Bacon
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Recipe
Skillet Lasagna
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 1 Tablespoon dried minced onion
- 24 ounces pasta sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 8 ounces bite-size pasta ,penne, rigatoni or farfalle
- 1 1/2 cups water
- salt and freshly ground black pepper , to taste
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 2-3 Tablespoons fresh basil leaves , for topping
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and season with salt and pepper. Brown meat and remove some of the grease.
- Stir in garlic, minced onion, pasta sauce, oregano, basil, garlic powder and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Bring sauce to a simmer and stir in pasta and water. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked through, about 13-15 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir in parmesan and mozzarella cheese.
- Spoon a few scoops of ricotta on the top, and cover for a few minutes to allow the cheese to warm.
- Top with fresh basil. Serve immediately.
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I originally shared this recipe October 2015. Updated September 2020.
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It was a good recipe and my kids loved it, but I had to add about twice as much water so the meat and pasta wouldn’t burn.
I don’t know what I did wrong but this was not good. The extra water made the sauce lack flavor and seemed to make the pasta more mushy. I cooked the pasta separate and added it in at the very end. My gut told me not to add the full amount of pasta water. If I ever make this again I’ll use only 1/2 cup max.
Added some mild Italian sausage.
Turned out great. Was hit for even my picky eaters
What pasta sauce would you recommend?!
We add Italian sausage for an extra kick. It’s so good. It’s the only meal I make that BOTH kids agree on and cheer when I make it.
My whole family LOVED this recipe!
Loved the lasagna without the fuss of making lasagna. Loved this version and will definitely be making again!
BOTH kids loved it, so that is an automatic win!
It was a big hit with my picky family. I doubled the pasta and added more cheese because we love cheese here. I will share this one.
Thanks for this recipe! Our family loves it. We leave out the ricotta(we aren’t big fans of ricotta) and add extra parm. So yummy!