Skillet Lasagna

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can water (approx)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 tbsp)
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 lb ground beef (or lamb, chicken, sausage, etc...)
• 14 lasagna noodles, broken up into pieces about 2 inches long
• 1 (26 ounce) jar of your favorite pasta sauce
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. add the onion and 1/2 tsp salt and cook until the onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes. stir in the garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. add the ground meat and cook, breaking apart the meat, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
• 2 scatter the pasta over the meat but do not stir. pour on the diced tomatoes, the water and the jar of sauce over the noodles. cover and bring to a simmer. reduce the heat to a med-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender, about 20 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat and stir in the parmesan cheese. dot with heaping tablespoons of the ricotta and sprinkle the top with shredded mozzarella. let stand about 5 minutes. serve.
• 4 optional: before serving sprinklw with 2 tbsp parmesan and 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil.