Skinny Skillet Lasagna Food

SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat until sauce is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook mafalda noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Add cooked and drained noodles to the sauce and stir until completely coated. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Place skillet under the hot broil and cook until cheese is golden and bubbly, 3 to 5 minutes.

LASAGNA IN A SKILLET - IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES!

Steps:

• 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).
• Drain meat and return to skillet.
• 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).
• Sprinkle broken lasagna noodles into the skillet, then pour in marinara sauce and water over the top.
• Cover and cook, stirring often and adjusting heat as necessary to maintain a vigorous simmer, until noodles are tender (about 20 minutes).
• Take the skillet off the heat source and stir in half of the mozzarella and half of the parmesan. Season with salt and pepper.
• Dot heaping tablespoons of ricotta over the noodles, then sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
• Cover and let stand off heat until the cheeses melt (about 3-5 minutes).
• Sprinkle with basil before serving.

ONE-SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomatoes and spaghetti sauce; heat through. Transfer to a large bowl., In a small bowl, combine the soup, eggs, cottage cheese and Italian seasoning., Return 1 cup meat sauce to the skillet; spread evenly. Layer with 1 cup cottage cheese mixture, 1-1/2 cups meat sauce and half the noodles, breaking to fit. Repeat layers of cottage cheese mixture, meat sauce and noodles. Top with remaining meat sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-17 minutes or until noodles are tender., Remove from the heat. Sprinkle with shredded cheeses; cover and let stand for 2 minutes or until melted.

SKINNY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package. Place in cold water.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook beef and garlic over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in pasta sauce, ground red pepper and 1 teaspoon of the basil. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, beat egg slightly. Stir in ricotta cheese and remaining 1/2 teaspoon basil until blended. Drain noodles. Spread about 1/2 cup sauce mixture over bottom of baking dish. Top with 3 noodles, 1 1/2 cups of the sauce mixture, half of the ricotta mixture and 3/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Spray 15-inch piece of foil with cooking spray. Cover lasagna with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

BEST ONE-SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook meat in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat, breaking it into pieces with a wooden spoon until fat renders, 3-5 minutes. Drain.
• In the skillet stir into the meat, garlic, red pepper flakes and 1/2 tsp salt and cook over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Sprinkle broken noodles into skillet, then pour in tomato sauce and water so that it covers the noodles (you may need to add extra water if noodles are especially dry).
• Cover and cook, stirring often at a vigorous simmer until noodles are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Turn off heat, stir in half of the mozzarella and half of the parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Dot heaping tablespoons of ricotta over the noodles, then sprinkle the remaining cheeses.
• Cover and let stand off heat until cheeses melts, 3-5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with basil before serving.