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This Easy One Pan Lasagna is a quick and easy skillet version of everyone’s favorite dish. Made in just 30 minutes with Italian sausage, delicious sauce, lasagna noodles and topped with cheese! 

Serve this lazy Lasagna on a busy weekday, with a side of Easy Garlic Bread of Garlic Butter Breadsticks made with crescent dough.

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EASY ONE PAN LASAGNA

This one pan lasagna couldn’t be easier to make. Thanks to oven-ready noodles, it really cooks fast. That’s my secret to it’s success! The sauce is a simple combination of crushed tomatoes, chicken or vegetable stock and Italian seasoning. The noodles will absorb as much liquid as they need and the rest will turn into a delicious tomato sauce. Use hot sausage for added kick to the dish or top with crushed red pepper flakes for the heat.

Quick and easy weeknight meal full of comfort goodness? Yes, please! I’ll take a big plate of this lasagna after a busy day or even for a low-key weekend meal. This dinner is always a big success with my family!

How to Make Lazy Lasagna in One Pan?

  • Start by sauteeing garlic and shredded carrot in a deep skillet.
  • Add sausage and cook until done.
  • Add chicken stock, crushed tomatoes and broken up lasagna noodles. Make sure no pieces of noodles are stuck to each other.
  • Bring the mixture to boil. Stir well.
  • Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or so. Stir in spinach.
  • When noodles are done, top the dish with mozzarella and spoonfuls of ricotta and Parmesan cheese mixture and cover with the lid. In just a few minutes, the cheese will melt into gooey deliciousness!

Note: The ricotta and Parmesan mixture is completely optional but highly recommended. In my opinion, there is no lasagna without ricotta!

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Skillet Lasagna Ingredients:

  • Italian sausage
  • oven-ready lasagna noodles
  • crushed tomatoes
  • chicken or vegetable stock
  • olive oil
  • garlic
  • carrot
  • mozzarella cheese
  • ricotta cheese
  • Parmesan cheese
  •  fresh baby spinach
  • Italian seasoning
  • crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

What to serve with lasagna?

The most common side to serve with lasagna is garlic bread or breadsticks. You can dip them in the tomato sauce to soak up every last bit of it.

Can I make this One Pan Lasagna Ahead of Time?

Yes, you can make this dish up to 2 days in advance. Keep it covered in the fridge, bring to room temperature. Bake in 350 degrees F oven until bubbly. Add cheese just before baking.

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One Pan Lasagna Variations:

  • vegetarian: add onions and mushrooms to make this dish meat-free.
  • gluten-free: use GF lasagna noodles
  • low-carb: skip noodles and use wide-cut zucchini strips

More Easy Pasta Recipes:

Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells

One Pan Tortellini and Meatballs

Instant Pot Baked Ziti

Best Vegetable Lasagna from Cookie and Kate

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Easy One Pan Lasagna
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

Quick and easy skillet version of everyone's favorite dish. Made in just 30 minutes with Italian sausage, delicious sauce, lasagna noodles and topped with cheese! 

Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: lazy lasagna, one pan lasagna, skillet lasagna
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 883 kcal
Author: Anna
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 medium carrot shredded (or 5 baby carrots, shredded)
  • 4 Italian sausage links casings removed
  • 1 and 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock see note
  • 1 and 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 12 oven-ready lasagna noodles
  • 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach
US Customary - Metric
Instructions

  1. Heat up oil in pan. Add garlic and shredded carrots. Saute until fragrant. 

  2. Add sausage links. Cook, breaking it apart, until done.

  3. Add stock, crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning and broken up lasagna noodles. Stir well. Bring mixture to boil. Lower heat to simmer, cover pan with lid and cook for about 15 minutes OR until the noodles are done. Stir few times. 

  4. Add spinach, stir well. Top with shredded mozzarella cheese. Mix together ricotta and Parmesan cheese and drop spoonfuls on top of mozzarella. Cover dish and let stand until cheese is melted. 

  5. Garnish with crushed red pepper flakes, more Parmesan, chopped parsley or basil and serve. 

Recipe Notes

If you do not have chicken or vegetable stock on hand, use water and add 2 small or 1 large chicken bouillon cube. 

Nutrition Facts
Easy One Pan Lasagna
Amount Per Serving
Calories 883 Calories from Fat 450
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50g 77%
Saturated Fat 19g 95%
Cholesterol 121mg 40%
Sodium 1098mg 46%
Potassium 618mg 18%
Total Carbohydrates 67g 22%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 3g
Protein 37g 74%
Vitamin A 71.6%
Vitamin C 7.2%
Calcium 30.5%
Iron 17.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This post was originally published on March 3rd, 2017 and updated on May 28th, 2019.

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  1. Bri says

    January 24, 2018 at 7:56 pm

    I did not love this recipe and just wanted to provide some feedback in case it might help anyone else. Once I put the pasta in, it kept sticking to the bottom of the pan. Also the amount of food it made was so much less than I thought! If you want to feed 5 or 6 people and maybe have leftovers I would double or triple this recipe.

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  4. Wendy says

    March 9, 2017 at 6:25 pm

    The pans are beautiful!! Thank yo7 for the opportunity to win!! Either way, I will make this lasagna recipe. It looks delicious

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  6. Blair says

    March 8, 2017 at 11:15 am

    Definitely making your lasagna if I win! Maybe also a chicken pot pie? Those tall sides would let you get so much filling in!

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  7. Melissa Little says

    March 7, 2017 at 4:36 am

    If I win the first thing I am going to cook is your One Pan Lasagna! It looks so good and easy to make.

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