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5 from 3 votes

Easy Skillet Lasagna Recipe

A quick and easy meal idea, this no-fuss skillet lasagna recipe takes half the time to prepare compared with traditional lasagna.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beef, lasagna, pasta
Author: Jane and Sonja

Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 garlic clove chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 8 fully cooked lasagna noodles broken into 1 to 2 inch pieces
  • 1 650ml pasta sauce marinara
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • Italian seasoning to taste

Instructions

Preparing the Noodles

  • Break up the lasagna noodles into smaller pieces before placing them in hot water too cook.
  • Cook the lasagna noodles in water as per packaging instructions. Remove from heat and strain, reserving 4 cups of water for the sauce.
  • Alternatively, you can also use ready-made lasagna noodles but be sure to let them soak in boiling water for 1-2 minutes to soften before assembling the skiller lasagna.

Preparing the Skillet Lasagna

  • Cook the ground beef and garlic clove in a large skillet on medium-high heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until the ground beef is browned.
  • Add the green peppers and cook until tender, stirring frequently.
  • Add the jar of pasta sauce and reserved water on top of the meat mixture and mix together.
  • Remove the majority of the mixture from the skillet and place in a large bowl, leaving just enough meat/sauce mixture in the bottom of the pan.
  • Take 1/3 of broken pieces of the cooked lasagna and place them in the skillet on top of the remaining mixture.
  • Top with ½ cup of the shredded cheese, 2 tbsp each parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
  • Continue layering the meat sauce with the noodles and the cheeses until all ingredients are back in the skillet.
  • Top with remaining shredded cheese; cover.
  • Simmer on medium-low heat for 20 minutes. Remove from heat; uncover.
  • Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
  • Optional: if using a cast iron, the skillet lasagna can be baked in oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.