Easy Skillet Lasagna
on Feb 19, 2021, Updated Jun 28, 2024
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This is a one pot Skillet Lasagna made with canned tomatoes, sausage, and broken pieces of lasagna noodles all cooked on the stove top. It tastes like your favorite lasagna with half the work and a 1/4 of the time!
I love a traditional lasagna but sometimes I’m just not in the mood for all that effort. That’s where skillet lasagna comes in. It is the same great taste but comes together in a flash. It will become a family favorite.
One pot meals have my heart. They are easy to prepare, are done in a jiffy, and clean up is almost non existent. Lasagna in the skillet makes for a great meal when you have lots of things going on and can’t be in the kitchen all day preparing. I love serving this with my whole wheat buns.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Skillet lasagna is the ultimate cheesy and delicious comfort food.
- It comes together much quicker than your typical lasagna. It’s a one pot meal that is ready in under 30 minutes.
- Everything cooks in a single skillet, minimizing cleanup and simplifying the cooking process.
- Whether your family prefers a smoother sauce or likes it chunky, with or without ricotta, this recipe provides flexibility to accommodate different preferences.
Recipe Ingredients
- Ground sausage
- Onion
- Garlic – Minced
- Tomato paste
- Chicken broth
- Crushed tomatoes – Canned
- Petite diced tomatoes – Canned
- Lasagna noodles
- Cheese – I use mozzarella and parmesan cheese in the sauce and ricotta cheese as a garnish
- Seasonings – Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper
- Fresh parsley – For garnish, optional
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities
How to Make Skillet Lasagna
Step 1. Brown sausage in a skillet, then add onion and cook until soft.
Step 2. Stir in garlic, tomato paste, broth, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and salt.
Step 3. Break lasagna noodles into pieces, add to skillet, and cook until tender.
Step 4. Sprinkle with cheeses, stir, and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot, optionally with ricotta and parsley.
Recipe FAQs
Of course! You can omit the sausage and add extra vegetables if you’d like. It will still taste delicious.
I love to serve garlic bread or some other loaf with lasagna. A simple green salad also compliments lasagna well.
I looooove my cast iron skillet. Food cooks faster and more evenly because it retains heat. You do need to be careful when using a skillet because it gets really hot-even the handle. I think it is a kitchen staple to have a good cast iron skillet.
Expert Tips
- You can use ground breakfast sausage, Italian sausage, spicy sausage, turkey sausage, use what you like or have on hand.
- If you don’t like little chunks of tomato in your sauce then replace the petite diced tomatoes with a second can of crushed tomatoes.
- The lasagna noodles don’t break very evenly most of the time, it’s ok to have inconsistent pieces.
- My kids prefer this dish without a scoop of ricotta in it and I think it’s great with it. I just add it as they like to individual servings. It’s ok to skip it all together too, it’s great with or without it.
- You’ll need to add at least a 1/2 cup additional chicken broth to this recipe if you are using whole wheat pasta.
How to Serve and Store Easy Skillet Lasagna
Serve this Skillet Lasagna with a side of brioche bread, cracked wheat braided bread, or parmesan focaccia bread. A delicious appetizer could be my zucchini boats with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella or artichoke dip
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. To freeze, let the lasagna cool completely, then transfer it to a freezer-safe container or bag. Freeze for up to 2-3 months. To reheat, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and then reheat in a skillet or microwave until heated through.
More Easy Dinner Recipes to Consider
Pasta Dishes
Easy Slow Cooker Vegetable Lasagna
Slow Cooker Recipes
Perfect Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Pasta Dishes
Pumpkin Alfredo
Dinner Ideas
One-Pot Sausage, Rice, and Peas Dinner
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Easy Skillet Lasagna
Ingredients
- 12-16 ounces ground sausage
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2-3 cup chicken broth
- 1 can crushed tomatoes, (14 ounces)
- 1 can petite diced tomatoes, (14 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8-9 lasagna noodles, with the ruffled edge broken into 3 inch pieces (about 6 ounces)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, (4 ounces)
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, (2 ounces)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounces ricotta cheese, optional
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley for garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a large skillet or saute pan add the sausage and cook over medium to medium-high heat for 5 minutes, stirring often and breaking the sausage into pieces as it cooks.
- Add the onion to the pan and cook the sausage and the onion together in the pan for an additional 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and the tomato paste and cook until the garlic fragrant, stirring well, about 30 seconds.
- Add 2 cups chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and salt. Stir to combine well.
- Add the broken lasagna noodles and stir to combine.
- Place the lid on the pan and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the pasta is cooked through, stirring often to avoid sticking and the noodles clumping. Feel free to add additional chicken broth as need if you need to or to adjust the texture and thickness of the remaining sauce.
- When the noodles are cooked through sprinkle the cheeses over the top and stir to combine.
- Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve right away with a dollop of riccotta and/or chopped parsley on individual servings if you would like.
Notes
- You can use ground breakfast sausage, Italian sausage, spicy sausage, turkey sausage, use what you like or have on hand.
- If you don’t like little chunks of tomato in your sauce then replace the petite diced tomatoes with a second can of crushed tomatoes.
- The lasagna noodles don’t break very evenly most of the time, it’s ok to have inconsistent pieces.
- My kids prefer this dish without a scoop of ricotta in it and I think it’s great with it. I just add it as they like to individual servings. It’s ok to skip it all together too, it’s great with or without it.
- You’ll need to add at least a 1/2 cup additional chicken broth to this recipe if you are using whole wheat pasta.
