Skillet Veggie Lasagna Recipes

ONE-SKILLET VEGETABLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Add half of zucchini; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove from pan. Repeat procedure with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and remaining zucchini. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan. Add onion and mushrooms; cook 6 minutes. Stir in spinach and garlic; cook 1 minute. Remove pan from heat.
• Spread mushroom mixture in bottom of pan; top with cooked zucchini. Pour 2 cups tomatoes over zucchini; top with salt. Arrange noodles over top, breaking ends as needed to fit in pan. Spread remaining tomatoes over pan; top with ricotta. Cover, and simmer 20 minutes over medium-low or until noodles are done.
• Remove pan from heat. Preheat broiler with oven rack in top position.
• Sprinkle mozzarella over pan; broil 3 minutes or until melted and lightly browned.

VEGETARIAN SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and mushrooms; cook until softened, 2-3 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook until vegetables are tender, 2-3 minutes. Add pasta sauce, water and seasonings. Stir to combine; add broken noodles. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until noodles are tender, 15 minutes. Top with mozzarella and, if desired, Parmesan cheese. Broil until cheese melts and starts to brown. If desired, sprinkle with basil.

VEGETARIAN LASAGNA SKILLET

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add beans, Alfredo sauce and garlic salt to skillet; heat until hot and bubbly.
• 3. Add cooked pasta to skillet; stir to combine. Add drained tomatoes; toss to combine. Top with cheese. Reduce heat; cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts.

EASY CHEESY VEGGIE SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place a 12-inch or larger cast-iron skillet on the stovetop over medium heat. Heat olive oil and add onions, stirring frequently, until they begin to soften. Add the garlic, sauteeing for another minute. Add the zucchini and mushrooms and saute for 3 - 4 minutes until the zucchini is tender and the mushrooms soften.
• Pour Italian tomato sauce over veggies and combine, stirring over medium heat until warmed through. Stir in baby spinach leaves and cook for an additional minute. Taste sauce and add a little salt and pepper if desired.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Remove all but 1 cup of the sauce from the pan. Spread the remaining sauce evenly in the bottom of the pan and cover with a layer of noodles. No need to place them perfectly evenly, just place them here and there in a single layer until most of the sauce is covered by the pasta.
• Spoon the ricotta, about 5 or 6 mounds and about 1/3 of ricotta, onto the noodles. Add 1/3 of the remaining sauce, spreading evenly with the back of a spoon, and then sprinkle 1/3 of the mozzarella. Add another layer of noodles. Repeat with another layer - ricotta, sauce, mozzarella, and noodles, then spoon the remaining sauce on the top, add the ricotta, sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese, and top with the Parmesan cheese.
• Place the skillet in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and the pasta is cooked through.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes, then serve.

SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat until sauce is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook mafalda noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Add cooked and drained noodles to the sauce and stir until completely coated. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Place skillet under the hot broil and cook until cheese is golden and bubbly, 3 to 5 minutes.

SKILLET LASAGNA WITH SPINACH AND SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a well-seasoned large cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook until softening, 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 5 minutes more. Increase the heat to medium, add the zucchini and yellow squash and cook until soft and lightly golden, 10 minutes more, adding the spinach in the last 2 minutes of cooking. Stir constantly until the spinach is wilted. Transfer the cooked vegetables to a plate.
• While the vegetables cook, crush the tomatoes with a potato masher in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Spoon a thin layer over the bottom of the pan (about 1/3 of the tomatoes). Add 4 lasagna sheets, breaking off the edges to fit into the curved edges of the pan. Top with half the vegetables, and drop half the ricotta by spoonfuls over the top. Repeat with another 1/3 of the tomatoes, the remaining vegetables and ricotta. Top with another layer of 4 lasagna sheets, the remaining sauce, and layer the Parmesan and mozzarella over the top.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover and cook over a low simmer until the pasta is soft and the cheese has completely melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook on medium-high until the tomato has thickened, 5 minutes more. Set aside to cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes, before cutting. Sprinkle basil and more Parmesan over the lasagna and serve.

QUICK AND EASY SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown and crumbly, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain grease from skillet.
• Pour in 1/2 of the pasta sauce and mix with browned ground beef. Break up lasagna noodles into 4 or 5 pieces each and set on top of the ground beef-sauce mixture. Add the remaining pasta sauce on top of the noodles and stir. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until noodles are soft, about 25 minutes.
• Add ricotta cheese to the skillet and stir until melted. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top; cover and let sit until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.

SKILLET VEGETABLE 'LASAGNA'

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add eggplant, zucchini and yellow squash; cook 10 min., stirring frequently. Stir in garlic; cook on medium heat 5 to 8 min. or until vegetables are tender. Remove vegetable mixture from skillet; set aside. Mix ricotta and Parmesan until blended.
• Spread 1 cup pasta sauce onto bottom of skillet; top with small spoonfuls of ricotta mixture, vegetable mixture, remaining pasta sauce and mozzarella. Cover.
• Cook on medium-low heat 20 min. or until heated through. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min. before serving.