Lasagna In A Skillet - In About 30 Minutes!

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb meatloaf mix (ground beef, ground lamb and ground veal)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 6 ounces curly-edged lasagna noodles, broken into 2-inch pieces. (8 noodles)
• 26 ounces marinara sauce (i like barilla)
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cook meat in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it into pieces with a wooden spoon, for about 5 minutes (until cooked through).
• 2 drain meat and return to skillet.
• 3 stir in garlic, red pepper flakes and 1/2 t. salt and cook over medium-high heat until fragrant (about 30 seconds -- do not burn garlic).
• 4 sprinkle broken lasagna noodles into the skillet, then pour in marinara sauce and water over the top.
• 5 cover and cook, stirring often and adjusting heat as necessary to maintain a vigorous simmer, until noodles are tender (about 20 minutes).
• 6 take the skillet off the heat source and stir in half of the mozzarella and half of the parmesan. season with salt and pepper.
• 7 dot heaping tablespoons of ricotta over the noodles, then sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
• 8 cover and let stand off heat until the cheeses melt (about 3-5 minutes).
• 9 sprinkle with basil before serving.