Skillet Meat Lasagna is one of my favorite weeknight dinners because it brings all the comfort of traditional lasagna right into one pan! There’s nothing quite like the aroma of beef, garlic, and onions sizzling together while you’re preparing this heartwarming meal.
What makes this recipe so special, dear, is how the pasta cooks right in with the meat and sauce, soaking up all those wonderful flavors. The ricotta keeps everything creamy and rich, and you don’t need all those fussy layers—just good honest cooking in a single skillet.
I’ve served this dish at countless family dinners, and the grandchildren always come back for seconds. There’s something so satisfying about ladling this straight from the skillet onto their plates, knowing they’re getting a meal made with love.
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Skillet Meat Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 pound Beef
- 0.5 tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 0.33333333333333 cup Onions
- 3 cup Pasta
- 0.5 cup Ricotta
- 2 ounce Noodles
- 0.5 cup Mozzarella
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium heat add ground beef, garlic, and onion and cook until beef is no longer pink, breaking up any large chunks.
- Drain the fat.
- Add half of the pasta sauce to meat mixture; mix until combined.
- Drop chunks of ricotta cheese over the meat and then add the broken up lasagna noodles, covering some of them with the meat.
- Add remaining pasta sauce and top with mozzarella cheese.
- Set burner to low, cover pan with a lid and heat until noodles are soft and cheese is melted; about 15 minutes.
- Check pasta with a fork before removing skillet from the heat.
- Let it cool for a couple of minutes and serve.
