This Healthier One Pot Skillet Lasagna is loaded with veggies, ground chicken or turkey, and a homemade tomato sauce making it an easy, healthy dinner that’s ready in 30 minutes!
See the step by step recipe video down in the recipe card.
This healthier Skillet Lasagna has been a long time favorite on The Recipe Rebel, and it is finally getting an update!
As much as we love this Easy Lasagna Recipe (with oven ready noodles that save us a step!) and this Crockpot Lasagna (made with 6 ingredients!), this skillet lasagna still has a place in our hearts because of how much good stuff is in it!
It is a family and reader favorite around here for so many reasons!
- It’s made in one pot, which means easy clean up!
- It’s made healthier, with lots of veggies, ground turkey, and a homemade tomato sauce
- It is cozy and comforting — I love getting my carbs, my cheese and my veggies all in one dish!
- It’s made in 30 minutes, so it is totally doable any night of the week!
Ingredients and Substitutions for this recipe:
- Ground turkey: you can substitute ground chicken, ground pork, or lean ground beef. You can even leave it out entirely, and just add in extra veggies!
- Vegetables: I’ve used vegetables we enjoy and ones that pair well with these Italian flavors. You can add more, leave them out, or substitute for others your family enjoys! Mushrooms and spinach would be more great additions!
- Tomato sauce: I use plain tomato sauce (no salt, no sugar, no seasonings) or crushed tomatoes, but you can always use a jar of tomato pasta sauce (with salt and seasonings) if that’s all you have! Keep in mind you may want to reduce the salt and seasonings if you do.
- Lasagna noodles: you can substitute for oven-ready lasagna noodles, just keep in mind that your lasagna may be a touch saucier, as they are not supposed to absorb as much liquid. It will still be totally delicious and definitely not soup, I promise 🙂
- Cheese: you can use any cheese you want! You can swap it for a low fat variety, or add in some Parmesan for that sharp and tangy flavor we all love.
More one pot pastas you’ll love!
- Easy Hamburger Helper
- One Pot Fettuccine Alfredo
- One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta
- Healthier One Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
Me and pasta and cheese? I’m not sure when the love affair began but it’s not likely to end anytime soon. So I sneak in all the veggies I can to beef up that nutritional value!
Healthier One Pot Skillet Lasagna: a 30 Minute Meal!
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey (or chicken or lean ground beef)
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- ½ onion finely diced
- 1 large carrot shredded
- 1 small zucchini shredded
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 14 oz can crushed tomatoes (or plain tomato sauce – 398ml)
- 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 250 grams dry lasagna noodles (uncooked) about 8.75oz (9 regular noodles)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook ground turkey over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until starting to brown.
- Add pepper and onion and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until turkey is browned and veggies are almost tender. Add carrot, zucchini, salt, pepper, garlic, Italian seasoning, oregano and pepper flakes, stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Add tomatoes, broth and broken lasagna noodles and stir well. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, stirring often, until lasagna noodles are just tender (or to desired tenderness) — about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Notes
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Grace Fulton says
Hi Ashley, I only have 28 oz cans of crushed tomatoes, can I use the whole can and less broth? Or would it be better to just measure the tomatoes to 14 oz and continue with the recipe…
Thank you kindly,
G. Fulton
Debbie Visconi says
HELLO! can we use the oven ready Lasagna noodles?
Julie says
This was very good. The only thing I did different was add 32 oz of the chicken broth as it was cooking. I will make this again…
Diane says
Can this be frozen?
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi Diane! Yes, you could freeze it.
Frank says
I love her recipes usually very simple with great results.
The Recipe Rebel says
Thank you Frank!
A. P. says
Loved this recipe. I thought it looked a bit soupy at the beginning but it ended up thickening and tasting delicious. I used ground beef and a pasta sauce. 5 Stars ⭐️
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
Dawn says
I loved this recipe!! I used Italian sausage, bowite pasta, and beef broth. I also gave it a kick with a can of roasted tomatoes and a little bit of tomato paste.
Thank you so much. I am taking leftovers for lunch tomorrow
Kathy E. says
This was delicious! I made mine in the Instant Pot because I wasn’t able to to watch a pan on the stove. It turned out really well, but a bit saucy. The next day, the noodles soaked it all in and we enjoyed it even more. I also subbed finely crumbled cauliflower for the zucchini and no one knew any better!
Doug says
You will probably love this one… Im a single guy trying to eat well w/o a lot of cooking experience. I was making this right ‘by the book’ but after I had added the crushed tomatoes to the skillet it became obvious that everything was not going to fit. Then I noticed my can of tomatoes was 28 oz. instead of 14. LOL. I transferred everything to a large pot and continued, adding the shredded cheese at the end. It was more like lasagna stew, but it was still delicious, just one more pot to clean. And I have lots of leftovers, it wont be wasted.
Ashley Fehr says
No judgements here! I make mistakes all the time in the kitchen. It happens! I’m glad the flavor was good!
Katherine says
Easy and delicious! A lifesaver as were in the middle of moving and had everything on hand! I did add some dark brown sugar (around 1/2-1 Tbsp) so the sauce would be be so acidic, but that’s just personal preference. Thank you so much! Everyone loved it and I loved only having one pit to clean!!
Katherine says
Oh my goodness, typos.
*We’re (moving)
*wouldn’t (be so acidic)
*Pot (not pit)
I should really proofread before posting. 🤪
Ashley Fehr says
Haha, no problem! Thanks Katherine!
Deanna says
Made this tonight. My family loved it-they told me it was a
keeper!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Deanna!
Vikki says
Looks so yummy and doable. I want to boost the veggies- is there a maximum amount I should be mindful of or types too avoid?
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi Vikki! You can add more, leave them out, or substitute for others your family enjoys! Mushrooms and spinach would be more great additions!
Marleen Sustronck says
Thank you Ashley for this very easy delicious recipe.
I love to cook, but I hate cleaning up pans and pots afterward, this was easy.
And also, many thanks for adding the measurements in the Metric system (I can manage with ponds and quarts and cans, lived for 15 years in MN) makes it so much easier for me.
Marleen
Ashley Fehr says
I am so happy you liked it!
Jess says
I Was afraid it was going to turn out too watery but it was perfect by the end. Absolutely delicious! so glad I made this recipe! Thank you
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Jess!
Vino says
Will you be able to freeze this.
Ashley Fehr says
Yes, you could freeze it