Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna

I love love love lasagna! We haven’t been able to find a spot I consider great since moving to Colorado so I decided to make my own! I used my cast iron skillet of course and couldn’t be happier with the results. Okay maybe a touch more sauce, cause I like it saucy, would have been my only change. Can’t wait for y’all to try it and let me know what you think! I used regular-boil lasagna noodles since I personally am not a fan of oven ready. This also cuts the time down to an already very time consuming recipe!

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Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword dinner, homemade, lasagna, yummy

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 4 ppl

Ingredients

• 1 package Lasagna
• 1 lb Italian Sausage
• 1 jar Pasta Sauce I use Marinara
• 4 cloves Garlic
• To Taste Italian Seasoning
• To Taste Garlic Powder
• To Taste Pepper
• 1 Egg
• 15 oz Ricotta Cheese
• 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375
• Cook lasagna noodles as directed on package. I like mine al dente since they will cook a touch more while baking. 
• Brown Italian Sausage about 8 minutes.
• Add: Garlic cloves, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and pepper. 
• Add sauce leaving a small portion in the jar for the first layer. 
• While sautéing meat, sauce and spices, add egg and Ricotta cheese to a bowl mixing well. 
• Also blend Mozzarella and Parmesan in a separate bowl. 
• Remove meat sauce from skillet and put in a separate bowl. 
• Now time to layer...

  First layer will be the reserved sauce from the jar.
• Add a layer of noodles, I used 4 noodles per layer.
• Add a layer of Ricotta cheese,
• Add a layer of Cheese blend, 
• Add a layer of sauce then repeat..
• Noodles, Ricotta, Cheese blend and sauce.
• Top the last layer with Noodles, Sauce and Cheese blend.
• My lasagna was two layers tall (12 noodles) and the noodles spilled over the edge. I carefully cut the layers to height of my skillet. 
• Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. 
• After 25 minutes remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes. 
• I like my cheese a bit toasted to I broiled on low for about 3 minutes. 

Notes

I would add tomato paste to increase my sauce next time. You can also add veggies and ground beef to mix it up.