Beef Lasagna Skillet
Broken lasagna noodles, ground beef, and marinara layered and cooked in one skillet—all the comfort of baked lasagna in under 20 minutes. No assembly, no oven required.
- Total time
- 18 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 580
- Protein
- 38g

Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 8 oz lasagna noodles
- 24 oz marinara sauce
- ½ cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- 1
Break lasagna noodles into rough 2-inch pieces. Brown ground beef in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high, breaking up with a spoon, about 5 minutes until no pink remains.
- 2
Stir in marinara sauce and broken noodles. Add 1 cup water, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook 6 minutes until noodles are tender.
- 3
Dollop ricotta over the top in spoonfuls. Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan evenly across the surface.
- 4
Cover and cook 2 more minutes until cheese melts and surface looks glossy. Remove from heat and let sit 1 minute.
- 5
Serve hot directly from the skillet.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet with lid
- wooden spoon
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