I manage to dirty a lot of dishes when I cook. It really looks like a tornado hit by the time I’m done.
This meal is a different story, I only had to use one skillet. I did use a small cutting board for the fresh basil, but that’s it! It’s an easy, yummy meal with minimal clean up. You can’t beat that!
Easy clean up and it’s a quick meal. Two of my favorite things! I’m always looking for meals like this during the week when I’m working and running the kids around.
This Skillet Lasagna uses ground beef – not turkey!
It also has pasta! And to top it all off is the mozzarella cheese. Yum! These are some of my favorite things.
Nothing about this dish says diet food. The whole family ate this and there were no complaints.
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Skillet Lasagna
Yield: 6 servings (8 per serving for blue, green and purple)
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. 90% lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 32 1/2 ounces canned tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 1/2 cups uncooked bow tie pasta
- 1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese
- Chopped fresh basil
Directions:
- Brown ground beef in a 14 inch skillet with the minced onion, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Break up into small pieces while it’s cooking, then drain the grease .
- Add pasta and Parmesan cheese to the skillet.
- Add tomato sauce making sure the noodles are covered. Place lid on the skillet.
- Bring to a simmer and let it cook 15 minutes, or until noodles are done, stirring occasionally.
- Once noodles are cooked sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese and put the lid back on until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle with fresh basil.
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Debbie Robards
June 29, 2020 at 3:48 pmhow many freestyle points?
Nina
October 8, 2020 at 12:58 pm6 freestyle points ; 8 smart points ( blue, green , purple )
Aimee
August 18, 2020 at 3:31 pmIs 32 1/2 oz cans correct for tomato sauce?
Kathy E.
October 28, 2020 at 8:26 pmThis was delicious! The perfect blend of spices and so easy to prepare on a busy weeknight. I did add one cup of water to make it extra saucy (perfect for us) and added one cup of fat free cottage cheese after the simmering was finished. I will be making this again for sure! Thanks!
marie
November 22, 2020 at 2:03 pmwhat is a serving size?
Cassie
November 24, 2020 at 8:25 pmI would suggest cooking the pasta before mixing it in. Came out a little too chewy after 15 minutes and the sauce had started to evaporate which prevented me from cooking it much longer.
Beth
June 27, 2021 at 8:01 amHow did you calculate points? When I put this in the builder it comes out to like 12 points per serving?
Lindsay McPherson
May 22, 2023 at 8:02 pmOmg. It was the most delicious skillet lasagna I have ever tried. I made a few changes. I used 1 1/2lbs ground beef, a little extra bow tie pasta and crushed tomatoes instead of tomato sauce. It was definitely a keeper.