Skillet Lasagna

also called one-pan lasagna · lazy lasagna · broken lasagna · skillet lasagne

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Skillet Lasagna: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
The noodles go in dry and broken and cook in the sauce, and the starch they shed is what thickens it.
1 lb(450 g; casings off)Italian sausagebrown 8 min, broken upsoften 4 minsimmer covered 20 min, noodles under the saucespoon the cheese on, stand covered 5 min
1 Tbsolive oil
1 medium(diced)yellow onion
4 cloves(sliced)garlic
1 tspdried oregano
1/2 tspred pepper flakes
28 oz(800 g)canned crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 cups(360 mL)water
8 oz(225 g; broken in 2-in pieces)lasagna noodles
1 1/2 tspkosher salt
1 cup(250 g)whole-milk ricotta
1 cup(115 g; shredded)low-moisture mozzarella
1/4 cup(torn)basil
Push the noodles under the liquid before the lid goes on and stir once at ten minutes, or the tops go leathery.
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Before anything else

2brown 8 min, broken up

3soften 4 min

goes in with what step 2 made

4simmer covered 20 min, noodles under the sauce

goes in with what step 3 made

5spoon the cheese on, stand covered 5 min

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
37 min
Needs you
12 minthe rest you can walk away from
What you'll wash
One thing — the cast-iron skillet
Does it keep
2 days — it firms into proper slices overnight, which some people prefer; cover it or the edges dry
  1. brown 8 min, broken up

    8 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. soften 4 min

    4 minneeds you8 min in

  3. simmer covered 20 min, noodles under the sauce

    20 minwalk away12 min in

  4. spoon the cheese on, stand covered 5 min

    5 minwalk away32 min in

You'll need cast-iron skillet

See how it is written
>> title: Skillet Lasagna
>> category: Pasta
>> tags: pasta, sausage, tomatoes, one-pot, skillet, weeknight
>> counters: One Pot
>> aka: one-pan lasagna, lazy lasagna, broken lasagna, skillet lasagne
>> servings: 4
>> time: 50 min
>> washing-up: the cast-iron skillet
>> keeps: 2 days — it firms into proper slices overnight, which some people prefer; cover it or the edges dry

>> step: The noodles go in dry and broken and cook in the sauce, and the starch they shed is what thickens it.
The noodles go in dry and broken, and they cook in the sauce rather than in a pot of water beside it.

>> step: brown 8 min, broken up
Brown @Italian sausage{1%lb}(450 g; casings off) in @olive oil{1%Tbs} in a #cast-iron skillet{} for ~brown{8%min}.

>> step: soften 4 min
Soften @&(~1)sausage{} with @yellow onion{1%medium}(diced), @garlic{4%cloves}(sliced), @dried oregano{1%tsp}, @red pepper flakes{1/2%tsp} for ~saute{4%min}.

>> step: simmer covered 20 min, noodles under the sauce
Simmer @&(~1)base{} covered with @canned crushed tomatoes{28%oz}(800 g), @water{1 1/2%cups}(360 mL), @lasagna noodles{8%oz}(225 g; broken in 2-in pieces), @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp} for ~simmer{20%min}.

>> step: spoon the cheese on, stand covered 5 min
Dot @&(~1)skillet lasagna{} with @whole-milk ricotta{1%cup}(250 g), @low-moisture mozzarella{1%cup}(115 g; shredded), @basil{1/4%cup}(torn) and ~stand{5%min} covered off the heat.

>> step: Push the noodles under the liquid before the lid goes on and stir once at ten minutes, or the tops go leathery.
Push the noodles under the liquid before the lid goes on and stir once at the ten-minute mark, or the pieces on top come out leathery at the edges.