SuperSimple Recipes

Skillet Lasagna

From the recipe box of travel writer Carole Terwilliger Meyers.

skillet lasagna
skillet lasagna

8 oz. lasagna noodles, broken into thirds
          Boil per package instructions but cut the time in half, about 6 minutes.  Drain and set aside. 

1 Tbl. olive oil
1 Tbl. butter
1/2 sweet onion, chopped
          Sauté in oven-safe skillet over medium heat.

4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp.  pepper
½ lb.  mushrooms, perhaps a mix of shitake and brown
          Add and sauté until browned. 

1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes
3 Tbl.  fresh chopped basil (or Italian parsley)
          Mix.  Add noodles and fold in. 

4 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
          Sprinkle over top. 

425 degrees for 10 minutes.

8 fresh basil leaves, torn
          Sprinkle on top.

(www.berkeleyandbeyond2.com; copyright Carole Terwilliger Meyers)