This Easy Skillet Lasagna recipe just takes one pan, a few simple ingredients, and about 30 minutes to make, from start to finish. It is filled with your favorite traditional lasagna flavors; rich marinara sauce, ground beef, tender lasagna noodles, and melty cheeses. It is completely a family friendly dinner ready in about 30 minutes!
This is an incredibly easy stove top lasagna, no need to turn on the oven! Saute the beef and onions, add the sauce and noodles and simmer for a total of 20 minutes. This can be a great dinner even on a busy night. And if you like pesto, definitely give this Pesto Lasagna Skillet recipe a try!
If you are also a fan of easy skillet dinners, check out my Skillet Dirty Rice and Beans, Skillet Mac and Cheese, or Skillet Cajun Shrimp!
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You can listen to this full recipe, all the tips and serving ideas on the podcast Let’s Make Dinner. There is an audio player right in the recipe card below.
Lasagna Noodles
When I make this I buy either traditional lasagna noodles or mafaldine noodles, which are like if you took a lasagna noodle and broke it in half down the middle, lengthwise.
Oven ready, no-boil noodles will work too! However they are a little thinner than a traditional noodle so it may require a few more noodles.
Step by Step Picture Instructions
Start with a large skillet that has a well fitting lid.
- Brown Beef & Soften Onions
- Add Sauce
- Nestle In The Noodles
- Add Cottage Cheese & Mozzarella
- Cook Another 10 Minutes
Over medium heat sauté the ground beef, crumbling while cooking. Add ½ cup diced onions and 2 chopped garlic cloves. Sauté for another 5 minutes until the ground beef is cooked and the onions are softened.
Pour in 2 cups of your favorite jarred marinara, 1 ½ cups water, and ½ teaspoon salt. Bring this to a boil.
Lower the heat to low and nestle all the broken lasagna noodles into the liquid. Pop the lid on and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove the lid and scrape up any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan. If the pan is looking dry add another ½ cup water (I usually do this). Stir in 1 cup cottage cheese and sprinkle the top with 4 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese.
Pop the lid back on and simmer on low for another 10-12 minutes, until the noodles are tender and the cheese is melted.
Let the Skillet Lasagna sit off the heat for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Skillet Lasagna for Dinner
If it is a busy night then I highly recommend just having this with a bagged caesar salad. However if you have a little extra time add a salad and warm garlic bread or breadsticks.
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30 minute Easy Skillet Lasagna Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- ½ cup diced yellow or white onion
- 2 fresh garlic cloves, chopped
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups jarred marinara
- 1 ½ cups water
- 8-10 dry lasagna noodles - See Note #1 – traditional or oven ready both work
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 4 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a large skillet (that has a lid), over medium heat start to brown and crumble the ground beef. Stir in the the onions and garlic. Sauté until the beef is cooked the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.Drain any excess grease.½ lb ground beef, ½ cup diced yellow or white onion, 2 fresh garlic cloves, chopped
- Stir in the kosher salt, 2 cups marinara and 1 ½ cups water, raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.2 cups jarred marinara, 1 ½ cups water, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Once it boils turn the heat to low, nestle in broken up pieces of lasagna noodles.8-10 dry lasagna noodles
- Pop the lid on and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid, scrape up any bits that have stuck to the bottom, if the pan is looking dry add another ¼-1/2 cup water.Nestle in the 1 cup cottage cheese, dotting it throughout the pan, and then sprinkle 4 oz shredded mozzarella over top.1 cup cottage cheese, 4 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
- Cover and simmer an additional 10-12 minutes, until the noodles are tender.
- Remove from the heat and let sit uncovered to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving!
Serving
- On a busy night serve as is!
- For a heartier dinner add a green side salad with Basil Vinaigrette or A Big Italian Salad, and don't forget the garlic bread!
Recipe Tips and Notes:
- Both traditional lasagna and oven ready noodles work. However we prefer the traditional noodles. They cook up a little thicker and heartier. If you choose the oven ready noodles add a few extra noodles to the pan.
- If you are not a fan of cottage cheese you can always stir in ricotta cheese in its place.
- Try stirring a little pesto with the marinara.
- Use ground turkey or sausage instead of ground beef.
Phyllis Clark says
Delicious. I love this recipe.
Susie Weinrich says
wonderful! It’s such an easy way to have lasagna during the week.
Em says
Was very good will make again. Made it with hot ground sausage and frozen onion/peppers mix, added 1/4 c ricotta because I had leftover from a different recipe, used Prego spaghetti sauce. Used oven ready noodles and 2 c water, doubled the garlic and added onion powder to make up for using frozen onion.
Kara says
Made this dinner tonight with the tiny little lasagna noodles. It was delicious!