Thursday, March 3, 2011

Quick & Easy Skillet Lasagna

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The hubs is running a marathon this Sunday so its Carbo load week at our house. And with a sick baby, I'm all about quick and easy. I made a lasagna dish last week which everyone loved but I didn't have 2 hours to make it again so this was definitely a great substitute. I can tell this will be staple at our household.



Quick & Easy Skillet Lasagna


Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

5 cups Farfalle noodles (bowtie noodles)

1 small onion

3 cloves garlic

10 oz tomato sauce

1/2 tspn basil

1/2 tspn oregano

3/4 tspn parsley

1/2 tspn garlic powder

1/4 tspn onion powder

1/4 tspn dried thyme

1/2 tspn rosemary

1/2 tspn salt

1/4 tspn pepper

1 tbspn sugar

1/2 cup mozarella cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

Directions:

1. Cook the pasta until al dente, drain and set aside.

2. Dice the onion and mince the garlic and saute in skillet for about 2 minutes on medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook until brown. Once the beef has browned, add the tomato sauce and the rest of dry ingredients. Bring the sauce to a boil and then simmer on low for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Add the noodles and toss with the sauce and meat.

4. Add the cheese and sour cream and fold together with the sauce and meat until it is all completely combined allowing for the cheese to melt. Do this over low heat for about 5 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.

5. Serve and enjoy!

(recipe adapted from Bowtie Lasagna by Rozanie )

What would I do differently next time?

-Great recipe so I really wouldn't change much except experiment on different ingredients to add like mushrooms, olives, different types of cheese, the possibilities are endless!