Skillet Lasagna

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
• 1 small sweet or yellow onion

  diced
• 2 large cloves garlic

  minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 ½ – 2½ cups water

  as needed
• 1 15 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

  optional (add less or more, to taste)
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 8 ounces traditional lasagna noodles
• 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan
• 1 ½ cups shredded whole milk mozzarella
• Fresh basil

  for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Heat a very large (at least 11”) high-sided skillet over medium heat. Add the
  Italian sausage and cook for a few minutes, breaking it up as it cooks into
  bite-size pieces. Once it is halfway browned, spoon out any excess grease and
  discard. Then add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes, or until sausage is
  browned and onion is softened and translucent.
• 2 Add the garlic and tomato paste. Stir until the tomato paste coats the sausage
  and cook for an additional minute.
• 3 Add 1½ cups of the water, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, red
  pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Stir together and then bring sauce to a gentle
  simmer.
• 4 Break the noodles into 1" to 2” pieces and add them to the skillet, pressing
  them into the sauce. Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring periodically to
  keep the noodles from sticking together. The sauce will thin as the noodles soak
  up the water – add an additional ½ cup of water, as needed, until the noodles
  are al dente.
• 5 While the noodles cook, combine the ricotta cheese, Parmesan, and ½ cup shredded
  mozzarella in a small bowl. Season with a pinch of salt.
• 6 When the noodles are tender, remove the skillet from the heat. Stir the sauce
  one more time and then place big dollops of the ricotta mixture on top (but
  don’t stir them in). Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of mozzarella over the top and
  then place lid back on top of the skillet and allow it to sit covered for 5
  minutes to melt the cheese. Option: For a browned cheesy top, place the
  uncovered skillet under the broiler for 3-4 minutes, or until the cheese is
  blistered to your liking.
• 7 Garnish with fresh basil (use whole, sliced, or chopped leaves) – and ENJOY!

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