Skillet Lasagna

Looking for a simple recipe for busy weeknights? This quick and easy, one pan skillet lasagna fits the bill! It’s a family favorite. My delicious skillet lasagna is absolutely the easiest one pan meal there is! If you love lasagna but never make it because it’s too time consuming. Then this one’s for you! Find the full recipe and directions in the recipe card below. Click jump to recipe to get dinner on the table.

Why I love this skillet lasagna recipe so much!

This easy lasagna has all the components of traditional lasagna without all the fuss and takes minimal effort. Did I say one pan? Literally one pan. I know sometimes recipes say one pan but there are actually two pans, a bowl, and cutting boards. This is no joke. It is one pan and one pan only! As much as I love to cook, the hardest time for me to feed my family is right before a holiday.  I am so into preparing the one big meal that the days leading up to the holiday (you name it Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, birthdays) end up being filled with egg sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, naan bread pizza’s or Thai take out!

Skillet Lasagna will change your life!  My kiddos have declared this great recipe their new favorite meal.  And guess what? It takes less than 30 minutes from start to table. Did I tell you that you only need one pan?

Gather these ingredients

This how you make easy skillet lasagna.

1. Brown beef in a large skillet over medium high heat breaking meat up with a wooden spoon or spatula.
2. Turn heat down low and add 1 cup of water to the browned beef.
3. Break lasagna noodles into small pieces. Place broken lasagna noodles over browned beef and water. Pour the whole jar of marinara sauce over the noodles. Cover with a tight lid. Turn heat up to medium low -medium heat let cook for 15 minutes without removing the lid! (If it sounds or smells like it may be burning, lift the lid and add an additional 1/4 cup of water, replace the lid.)
4. After 15 minutes, remove the lid and stir ingredients around in the pan. The noodles should be al dente.
5. Dollop spoonfuls of ricotta cheese around over the top of the lasagna and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Cover with lid for an additional 5 minutes until cheese melts.

Tips & Variations

• Using leftover spaghetti sauce: When making spaghetti sauce I make double and freeze half so I have it on hand when I need a quick meal. If you have freezer spaghetti sauce you can use it as a replacement for the lean ground beef and jars of marinara. Add water to pan, add broken noodles, then layer your (thawed) premade spaghetti sauce on top of noodles and proceed with the recipe as written in recipe card.
• Meatless lasagna: If you are a vegetarian, or practicing meatless Mondays, this recipe is very easy to convert. Simply leave out the meat! Add 1 cup of water to a large skillet, broken lasagna noodles on top, then pour 2 jars of your favorite marinara sauce over noodles and proceed as usual. Easy peasy.
• Alternative protein options: Ground chicken, ground turkey, Italian sausage can all be used to replace the ground beef in this recipe or a combination of any and all.
• Serving Suggestions: We all need more extra veggies in our lives, so I try to serve this with a salad, or maybe I’ll throw some broccoli on a baking sheet and roast it in the oven. Of course my family never says no to garlic bread. My garlic bread hack is to use leftover hot dog or hamburger buns spread butter and sprinkle with garlic salt and toast under the broiler. Voila! Happy family and annoying leftover buns used up!
• Leftovers: I honestly doubt you will have leftovers. We rarely do. However if you find that you have leftover skillet lasagna pack it in an airtight container and have them for lunch. Lasagna, in my opinion, is always better the next day.

Here we go! The easiest way to get dinner on the table any night of the week is to make this classic lasagna with a twist. The twist? One pan, 30 minutes to a comforting homemade dinner that the whole family will come running for!

I hope this helps you get dinner on the table for your family. Please give me some stars below in the recipe card if you loved this, for sure PIN it, and share it on your social media. I really appreciate you. XO Sheila

Skillet Lasagna

Sheila

All the components of lasagna in a one pan delicious quick and easy meal.

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Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 16 minutes mins

Course dinner

Cuisine Italian

Servings 6 servings

Equipment

• 1 12' deep skillet

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup water
• 1 12 ounce box lasagna noodles
• 5 cups spaghetti sauce with meat or 2 24 ounce jars Marinara Sauce
• 1 cup ricotta
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese

Instructions

 

• Place 1 cup water in a large skillet (I prefer non-stick) on stove top, break lasagna noodles in 1-2 inches pieces over the water, pour spaghetti/marinara sauce over noodles, cover pan and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes. Do not remove lid. Uncover, give noodles and sauce a stir. dollop spoonfuls of ricotta over noodles and sprinkle with mozzarella Place lid back on pan for 2-3 minutes, just to melt the cheese.

Notes

If you want to use jarred sauce but don’t want your lasagna to be meatless just brown one pound of ground beef, chicken, or turkey in the skillet then pour water over meat, break noodles over top and proceed with the recipe as it is above.

Keyword easy, lasagna, marinara, one pan, quick

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