Skillet Lasagna

Ingredients

Meat Sauce

1 pound mild or hot pork Italian sausage, casings removed

½ yellow onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon tomato paste

25 ounce jar tomato pasta sauce

¼ cup chopped fresh basil

¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

½ teaspoon kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Cheese Mixture

3 ounces herbed goat cheese

½ cup ricotta cheese

½ cup grated parmesan cheese, lightly packed

1 egg

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Lasagna Layers

Fresh gluten free lasagna noodles* (I used 6 ounces/6 sheets cut in half)

8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

¼ grated parmesan cheese, for topping

Garnish

Grated parmesan cheese

Freshly chopped basil

Preparation

Meat Sauce

Place 10” skillet over medium heat and add the Italian sausage and onion, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Cook until sausage is no longer pink, about 5 - 7 minutes, then drain. Add the garlic and tomato paste, stir and cook for 1 minute

Stir in the pasta sauce, basil, parsley, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes until thickened.

Cheese Mixture

While the meat sauce is cooking, make the cheese mixture. In a medium bowl, combine the goat cheese, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, kosher salt, and black pepper. Set aside.

Assembling the Lasagna

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

To assemble the lasagna, spread 1 cup of the meat sauce over the bottom of the skillet. Add ½ cup of cheese mixture on top of the meat sauce, followed by half of the sliced mozzarella cheese. Top with a layer of lasagna noodles (it’s ok if they overlap slightly, you can also cut them to fit). Next, layer on the remaining cheese mixture, remaining mozzarella cheese, ¾ cup meat sauce, then another layer of lasagna noodles. Top noodles with the remaining meat sauce and ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese.

Bake for 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted. Garnish with parmesan cheese and fresh basil. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.