Add this to your must-try lasagna list, and then give this one-pot skillet lasagna a go! The beauty of this easy lasagna recipe is just how easy it is – it’s right there in the title. It’s broken down into two steps: making the tomato sauce, full of hearty ground beef. And a white sauce, where all three cheeses live! Who knew you could have a classic lasagna recipe that’s truly easy to assemble and even easier to eat! The most intensive part of this lasagna recipe is the ingredient list, however, once you have everything on hand and ready to go it all comes together quickly and seamlessly!
Here’s what to add to your grocery list to make this lasagna recipe easy as can be:
Dried lasagna noodles: you can find dried lasagna noodles in the pasta aisle of your grocery store. It doesn’t matter if you pick up pre-boiled or not, since you’ll give the noodles a quick boil before assembling your lasagna anyway. Shredded mozzarella: you’ll need 4 cups of shredded mozzarella for this recipe! Cheese lovers unite! Half will go into the white sauce (see below), and the other half will be used to sprinkle and melt on top of the lasagna.
For the tomato sauce:
Ground beef: For this recipe, extra lean ground beef is a good call. It will be added to the tomato sauce for a meaty, rich flavor. Onion and garlic: Mince both your onion and garlic to enhance the taste of the tomato sauce. Italian seasoning: This is a combination of oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary, and marjoram. It’s the perfect spice blend for a lasagna. Crushed tomatoes: You’ll need a large, 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes for a smooth, silky sauce. Diced tomatoes will be too chunky. Tomato paste: This might be one of the few recipes where you will need more than a tablespoon of tomato paste! For this recipe, you’ll need a whopping ¼ cup to enhance the tomato flavor of the sauce. Grated parmesan cheese: ¼ cup of grated parmesan goes into the tomato base for a tangy, sharp taste. Salt and pepper: Include for seasoning.
For the white sauce:
Ricotta cheese: This cheese has such a smooth texture and a nice mild flavor. It’s a great choice for the white sauce of any lasagna. Shredded mozzarella: This cheese will melt and bake in the oven giving that beautiful stringy, stretchy, classic mozzarella component to your lasagna Parmesan cheese: ½ cup of parm will do! It adds more flavor than the ricotta or mozzarella. Parsley: using this herb just cuts through and balances the richness of this sauce. You’ll need ¼ cup, minced. Salt and pepper: ½ teaspoon each is all you need to enhance the other flavors. Large egg: Adding an egg will help keep the sauce from separating. It acts like a binding agent.
How many layers of lasagna do I make?
This easy lasagna recipe will create 10 layers of lasagna altogether.
Which layer starts on the bottom of the lasagna?
Tomato sauce always starts on the bottom. This way your ingredients, like the noodles, are less likely to stick to the bottom of the dish.
What’s the correct order for layering lasagna?
There are different ways to layer a lasagna, and all would technically be “correct”. What you want to do is alternate tomato-based sauce, lasagna noodles, and white/cheese/cream sauce so that you have a nice stack of flavors in every bite. For this easy lasagna recipe, you will layer in this order: after adding an initial layer of tomato sauce to the bottom, you will continue layering noodles, tomato sauce, then cheese sauce until you run out of sauces or reach the top of the baking dish. You could eat this lasagna on its own and be totally satisfied, however, if you’re serving a complete meal here are some ideas of what to serve with it: Bread: There’s nothing better than sopping up all that sauce with a nice piece of bread. Garlic bread is a great option, or try making this whole wheat Irish soda bread or this cheesy no yeast bread.
Greens: You probably noticed there are not many vegetables in this recipe and a whole lot of cheese. It’s absolutely incredible, BUT, perhaps you want to balance things out with something fresh. Try this crispy kale salad, this asparagus salad, or this simple spring mix salad.
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