Tonight's Dinner....

I decided to try a new recipe for dinner today. So, I made Skillet Lasagna. It was really great though I did have to tweak it a little from the original recipe. Also, it took way more than twenty minutes to cook the noodles. The kids all loved it!!


Skillet Lasagna
Use a 12-inch nonstick skillet with a tight filling lid.


-1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
-Water
-1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, minced
-Salt
-3 garlic cloves, minced
-1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
-1 pound ground beef or turkey. (I used a package of sliced mushrooms for a veggie version)
-10 curly-edged lasagna noodles, broken into 2-inch lengths
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
-Pepper
-1 cup mozzarella
-1 cup ricotta cheese
-3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

1. Pour tomatoes with their juices into a 1-quart measuring cup. Add water until mixture measures 1 quart.

2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until onion (and mushrooms if using) begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground meat and cook, breaking apart meat, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.

3. Scatter pasta over meat but do not stir. Pour diced tomatoes with juices and tomato sauce over pasta. Cover and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender, about 20 minutes.

4. Remove skillet from heat and stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle on mozzarella. Dot with heaping tablespoons of ricotta, cover and let stand off heat for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with basil and remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan. Serve Enjoy!