What's for Dinner? Skillet Lasagna

Skillet dinners are the best. They start and end in one pan. That's my kind of meal. I often take my skillet right to the table, place it on a hot plate, and dish out the grub.



This skillet lasagna has all the flavor of an awesome lasagna without all of the work. Let's keep dinner easy and yummy, shall we?



Onions, sausage, and garlic kick off this dish with a punch of flavor.



A delicious blend of seasonings gets stirred into the meat mixture and then the dry noodles are sprinkled on top. You can use any noodles you like. I used to use broken up lasagna noodles until I realized that any noodle would work. Also, this dish works just as great with regular or gluten free noodles. Look at those babies. They're just calling out, "Sauce me, please."



Pasta sauce and diced tomatoes get poured on top of the noodles. Just smooth it evenly so that all of the noodles are covered. This is what the noodles will cook in.



This skillet would be so yummy just as it is. It's kind of like a fancy homemade Hamburger Helper at this point. But we can't just leave well enough alone, now can we?



Mozzarella and Parmesan smother the skillet. Then it gets broiled into a goopy, melty, bubbly topping of deliciousness.



I usually serve this dish with a ready-to-go toss-together salad bag. Those salad bags and Steamfresh peas (the kind that you steam in the bag), are my "go to" veggies for quick dinners.

Skillet Lasagna

INGREDIENTS

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced

1 lb Italian sausage

1 tsp dried basil

1 tsp dried oregano, crushed

¼ tsp dried thyme, crushed

heaping ½ tsp salt

¼ tsp fresh cracked pepper

10 oz dry pasta (I use gluten free Barilla)

28 oz diced tomatoes

24 oz pasta sauce

1 8 oz package shredded Mozzarella

¼ to ½ cup grated or shredded Parmesan

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook 3 to 5 minutes until translucent and just starting to brown.

2. Add sausage to skillet, brown, and cook through. Drain any excess grease.

3. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.

4. Add seasonings and stir to combine. Add dry pasta on top. Add diced tomatoes and pasta sauce on top of that.

5. Cover and bring to a simmer. Cook covered on medium low for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. If skillet is too liquidy, cook uncovered for the last 5 minutes.

6. Turn on your broiler. Cover top of skillet with cheeses. Broil for 2 minutes until cheese is melted and a little brown.

WARNING: It's almost impossible to only eat one serving of this dish. If that's gonna be a problem for you, then you shouldn't make it. In fact, you should stay as far away from this recipe as possible. Just unread it and walk away. 😉