Easy healthy one-pot lasagna is a great way to get a homemade lasagna served up without all the fuss! It's perfect for a delicious family dinner!
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I grew up eating huge tin-foil frozen lasagnas. It was just how my mom did lasagna.
When I was ready to make lasagna for my own family - it was high time my kiddos tried that deliciousness! - I could see why she went that route.
Homemade lasagna can be such a pain! All the fussing over the noodles and the layering and bringing all the different parts together from all the different pots and pans.
But, you know I'm going homemade, and you know I'm going to make it as easy and fuss-free as possible.
So I made this easy healthy one-pot lasagna for one of our Sunday night family dinners, and we were all bowled over!
Tender noodles (no pre-cooking needed), rich, thick tomato sauce, hearty ground turkey and plenty of ooey, gooey cheese - swoon! ❤️
I'm not sure I'll ever go back to the traditional lasagna!
(I also love making these veggie lasagna roll ups for a healthy vegetarian version. And this skillet ravioli lasagna is perfect for a shortcut version!)
OK, let's get cooking.
Recipe Notes:
Shallots: I use shallots, which are a bit milder than regular onions, but you could certainly substitute a white or yellow onion here. Just make sure it's finely chopped.
Meat: I use ground turkey (93% lean) for my lasagna (just like I do for my homemade spaghetti dinner and my go-to turkey tacos) but you can substitute ground beef if that's what you prefer.
Sauce: I opted for a tomato basil sauce but regular marinara sauce (or some homemade spaghetti sauce) would be great here too. Go with your favorite flavor.
Wine: I went with a cabernet sauvignon for the wine, but any dry red wine will work. Just make sure it's something yummy you want to drink with dinner! (Or if you need this to be alcohol-free, you can substitute chicken or beef broth.)
You can broil this for 1-2 minutes or turn your oven up to about 425 degrees for the last couple of minutes of cooking to brown the cheese on top, if yours hasn't browned much. Just keep an eye on it!
Fresh mozzarella really is a must here. And I highly recommend you serve this with some fresh Parmesan cheese and chopped, fresh basil to really brighten all the flavors.
If you love lasagna (doesn't everyone?!) but hate all the fuss that goes into it, I hope you'll try this easy healthy one-pot lasagna for a delicious homemade version!
Enjoy!
XO,
Kathryn
Easy One-Pot Lasagna
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large shallots, minced
- 3 medium carrots, minced or shredded
- 1 lb. ground turkey, I use 93% fat-free
- Salt and pepper
- 1 24-25 oz. jar tomato basil sauce or marinara sauce
- ½ cup dry red wine
- 4 oz. cream cheese, I use ⅓ less fat
- 4 oz. no-boil lasagna noodles
- 6 oz. Fresh mozzarella, cut into thin slices
For serving:
- Grated Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat oil in a large pot (or use a Dutch oven) over medium heat.
- Add shallots and carrots and sauté for 2-3 minutes, until tender.
- Add ground turkey to the pan, season with salt and pepper and cook until browned and cooked through, breaking up with a spoon as it cooks.
- Add the tomato sauce and red wine, bring to a simmer then reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add cream cheese to the skillet and stir until it's melted into the sauce.
- Break lasagna noodles into 3-4 pieces each and nestle them into the sauce so they are covered (and not sticking out the top).
- Tuck mozzarella cheese slices in among the noodles and layer the rest on the top of the pot.
- Transfer the pot to the oven and bake at 350 for 20 minutes, until noodles are al dente, cheese is melted and everything is bubbly.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes, to let it set up, before scooping and serving.
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Cookbook says
I was a tin foil lasagna kid too! This looks so beautiful 🙂
Kathryn says
Thanks so much!
Diego Lopes says
I love one-pot recipes! For someone who doesn't cook very well, they always seem to work for me 😉
Diego Lopes says
I love one-pot recipes!! For someone who doesn't cook very well, they always seem to work for me 😉
Kathryn says
One-pot recipes are my favorite! So easy and do-able! I hope you try this one!
Diana Lopes says
I love one-pot recipes, especially when they combine such delicious ingredients like these. Thanks for the recipe!
Kathryn says
I'm with you Diana! I hope you give this a try!
Adina says
The easiest lasagna recipe I've ever seen! My kids would love it! And I go to Aldi every chance I get (have to go to town for it, we don't have it in the village) and I love it, great quality at very nice prices. 🙂
Kathryn says
I keep finding more and more favorites at ALDI! I hope you give this recipe a try for your family Adina! XO
2pots2cook says
So happy to find this version ! My son and me a just like two Garfields 🙂 Never enough of lasagna ! Thank you so much !
Kathryn says
Yay, it's definitely the easiest way I know to do lasagna. I hope you and your son love it!
Erin says
Any advice for making ahead and freezing?
Kathryn Doherty says
Hi there! So you'll have to make the entire recipe before freezing since it's a process of layering into the skillet. Once it's cooked and done, let the lasagna cool down. Then I would either pack it up into individual freezer-safe bags or containers, for one at a time meals to pull out and reheat... OR if you want to save it as a complete meal for later, I would recommend transferring the lasagna from the skillet to a foil pan and freezing it that way. It will likely take 1-2 days to thaw all the way in such a large container and then you could reheat it in the oven. I haven't tried that though so I'm not sure if it would dry out or need any adjustments. (This recipe is meant to be more of a shortcut lasagna to make and eat the same day versus prepping for another time.) Would love to hear if you try it!