It’s a weeknight and you are craving some lasagna. In just over 30 minutes you can have this Skillet Spinach Lasagna on the table and ready to eat.

Layers of spinach, noodles, cheese and a sausage packed sauce are just the ticket for a happy meal. So delicious and so easy.

Skillet Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients:

1 pound mild Italian sausage, casings removed
1 (28-oz) can crushed tomatoes
1½ teaspoons Italian 
seasoning
1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
16 oz 
ricotta cheese
1 egg
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese, 
divided
6 ounces no-boil lasagna 
noodles
7 cups baby spinach (about 
5 oz), divided
2 tablespoons chopped fresh 
basil

Directions:

1. Cook the sausage, stirring and breaking it up, in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet over medium-high until cooked through 
and browned, about 8 minutes. (I used a 10 inch skillet)

2. Reduce heat to medium. Add the tomatoes, Italian 
seasoning, and ½ teaspoon of the salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce begins to simmer, about 4 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl stir together ricotta, egg, 1 cup of the mozzarella, and the remaining salt.

4. Remove the skillet from heat and set aside 3 cups of the sauce in a bowl.

5. Preheat broiler 
with oven rack 6 inches from heat.

6. Place a layer of lasagna noodles over the sauce in 
the skillet, breaking the pieces to fit as necessary. Top with 
1 cup of the reserved sauce, 
¾ cup of ricotta mixture, and 3 cups of the spinach. Repeat the layers twice with the remaining noodles, sauce, ricotta mixture, and spinach, omitting the spinach from the top layer.

7. Return the skillet to heat. Cover and cook over medium until the noodles are softened, about 20 minutes. 
Top with the remaining 1 cup of spinach. Cover and cook 
just until the spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Uncover and top with the remaining 1 cup 
of mozzarella.

8. Broil until the cheese begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Check every minute so that the cheese will not burn.

9. Sprinkle with the basil and serve.

Serves 6

Recipe from Real Simple

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