Skillet Lasagna {Lightened Up}
I love a rich and delicious homemade lasagna. I’ll admit though, I rarely make it from scratch because it can be a time-consuming dish to put together.
This Skillet Lasagna Recipe is an excellent alternative for those times you are in the mood for lasagna but don’t want to deal with the mess or have time to make it from scratch.
And of course, I have used lighter ingredients to help counteract my ever-expanding waistline…
Skillet Lasagna (Lightened Up)
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Skillet Lasagna {Lightened Up}
Ingredients
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- 3/4 lb of lean ground beef turkey
- 3/4 medium onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 jar of your favorite lower-calorie spaghetti sauce
- small jar of mushrooms
- 1 tsp dried basil
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 12 oz of your favorite shaped pasta
- 3/4 cup low fat ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup lowfat mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to directions.
- While pasta is cooking, cook the ground meat, onion and garlic together in a large skillet until the meat is no longer pink. Drain off any excess fat.
- Stir in pasta sauce, mushrooms, basil, and oregano.
- Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Add pasta to skillet and combine well. Add small spoonfuls of ricotta cheese over the pasta mixture.
If you have picky eaters like I do, use the edge of your spatula to gently mix some of the ricotta into the lasagna mixture. (Otherwise, you can leave it in spoonfuls over the top of the lasagna.) - Cover and simmer for another 5 minutes or so. Top with grated mozzarella, parmesan, and pepper.
Serve and Enjoy!
This is sure to be a family favourite. We all love lasagna and this looks delicious. Can't wait to give it a try. Thanks so much. Pinning it now so I don't forget 🙂
Looks really good! How big of a jar of spaghetti sauce? I buy all different sizes and just want to make sure I use the right amount. : )
Yum yum…I'm starving, this looks great. Going to share on FB & pin!
Yum! This looks great! My hubby loves lasagna, but it always takes forever to put it all together…this looks like a fantastic alternative!
Yum! I've never made skillet lasagna before – sounds so delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Looks fantastic! I am featuring it tomorrow… High five!
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This looks delicious! Pinning 🙂
Oh yum!! Coming over from Monday Funday and pinning!
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Yum! This looks delicious. I love that it is a different spin on lasagna. I will be pinning this! Hope you will check out my blog! lovepastatoolbelt.com
Pinning this! I came over from the Monday Funday Link Party.
Emily
Perfect! My husband loves lasagna but I hate how time consuming and messy it is making it from scratch. Pinned! Thanks a bunch!
Saw this over at Craft-O-Maniac.
Looks DELICIOUS! Thanks for sharing it at Monday Funday!
This is making me hungry. Blessings!
This looks ah-mazing! Pinning! I'd love for you to come share this at our Pinteresting Party!
This looks delicious! Pinning! My boys LOVE lasagna, so if I can sneak them a lighter version, I'm all for it! I popped over from It's Overflowing–thanks for sharing!
~Abby =)
Looks delicious and easy, just pinned!
Julie
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