Stovetop Skillet Lasagna
This Stove Top Skillet Lasagna is a Traditional Italian recipe but made on the stove top. No need to heat the oven. Perfect for week nights or anytime.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 medium carrot chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1/2 stalk celery chopped
- 1/2 onion chopped (small or medium)
- 7 oz ground beef (70-77% lean) ((200 grams))
- 2 cup + 2 tablespoons tomato puree (passata) ((500 grams))
- 5 leaves fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon ground
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1-2 dashes black pepper or hot pepper flakes if desired
- 1 cup water ((240 grams))
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 cup milk ((240 grams))
- 1 pinch salt
- 5 strips oven ready lasagna noodles*
- 1+1/2 cup mozzarella shredded ((340 grams))
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese ((50 grams))
Instructions
- 1
In a large pot add the oil, garlic, carrot, celery and onion. Cook over medium heat until the onion is translucent about 3 minutes. Add the ground beef and cook until almost browned, stirring often. Add the tomato puree, basil, bay leaf, salt, pepper (or hot pepper flakes) and the water. Cook on medium/low heat until thickened. Stirring often. Make sure the sauce is thick enough or you will have a soupy lasagna. Taste for salt.
- 2
In a medium pot melt the butter over low heat, then blend in the flour and salt, gradually stir in the milk , cook and stir constantly over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble and thicken, remove from heat to cool, While it's cooling it will thicken, if you find it too thick add just a little bit of milk and stir to combine.
- 3
In a heavy large saucepan or skillet 9 ½ - 10 inch (24cm), place 2-3 tablespoons of sauce on the bottom, then add a layer of noodles (slice the noodles to cover), top with ⅓ of the sauce, ⅓ of the shredded mozzarella, drizzle with some white sauce, ⅓ of the parmesan cheese continue for 3 layers. Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 30 minutes, shake the pan occasionally so that nothing sticks and everything is cooking properly. In the last 5 minutes, raise the heat to medium, uncover the pan and cook to remove any extra liquid. Remove from heat and let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!