Recipes with Rachel: Comfort food in 30 minutes

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Crushed red pepper flakes adds a little spice and brings the tomato sauce to life, according to recipe creator Rachel Tritsch. In one skillet – I repeat, one skillet – you have delicious sauce, cheese and broken noodles. There are a lot of skillet lasagna recipes out there so […]

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Crushed red pepper flakes adds a little spice and brings the tomato sauce to life, according to recipe creator Rachel Tritsch.
Crushed red pepper flakes adds a little spice and brings the tomato sauce to life, according to recipe creator Rachel Tritsch.

In one skillet – I repeat, one skillet – you have delicious sauce, cheese and broken noodles. There are a lot of skillet lasagna recipes out there so this isn’t anything groundbreaking, but to amp this up a notch, I add crushed red pepper flakes. It adds a little spice and really brings the tomato sauce to life.

The ricotta cheese adds this creamy texture that helps coat the noodles. Best yet? It only takes 30 minutes! The noodles cook in the tomato sauce and the flavors all come together beautifully.

Easy Skillet Lasagna

Prep time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 25 minutes | Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil

1/2 yellow or white onion, diced

1 lb ground beef

2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp dried oregano

tiny pinch of crushed red pepper flakes

45 oz Ragu tomato sauce

6 lasagna noodles, snapped into 2-inch pieces

1 cup parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese

1 cup ricotta cheese

salt and pepper to taste

2 tsp dried parsley

Recipe

In a large skillet on medium heat, add the olive oil and cook the onions until they’re translucent.

Add the ground beef. Using a mix and chop tool or a large spatula break up the beef and cook until it’s no longer pink.

Add in the garlic powder, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes and tomato sauce. Stir until it’s all mixed together.

Add in the lasagna noodles, stir and then bring to a boil. Once it’s boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and cook until the noodles are soft, stirring occasionally for 15-20 minutes.

Remove the lid, add in dollops of the ricotta cheese and parmesan or mozzarella cheese and stir.

Season with salt and pepper.

Top with parsley and serve.

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