Cottage Cheese Lasagna Skillet
A quick and easy one-pan lasagna skillet featuring cottage cheese for a lighter, creamy twist. Perfect for a comforting weeknight dinner with layers of pasta, marinara sauce, and melted mozzarella cheese.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound ground beef
2 cups marinara sauce
2 cups water
8 ounces uncooked lasagna noodles, broken into 2-inch pieces
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add chopped onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.
Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add ground beef to the skillet and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through, about 6-8 minutes.
Drain excess fat if necessary.
Stir in marinara sauce, water, dried Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper.
Add broken lasagna noodles to the skillet and stir to combine.
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
Cover the skillet and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
Remove the skillet from heat and dollop cottage cheese evenly over the top.
Sprinkle shredded mozzarella and grated Parmesan cheeses over the cottage cheese layer.
Cover the skillet again and let it sit for 5 minutes off the heat to allow the cheeses to melt.
Sprinkle chopped fresh basil over the top before serving.