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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Jamie says
YUM!!! This was incredibly easy and full of veggies. It was just as good left over! I’ll be adding this to my most favorite meals list.
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Jamie! It’s one of our favorites too!
holly levitsky says
made your healthy skillet Lasagna…….Outstanding!!!!
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Holly!
Laura says
We don’t like zucchini here, but I’m thinking broccoli cut up in really small pieces might be a nice substitute. I might also try it with a different pasta as well, like someone above answered ?
Ashley Fehr says
I think that’s a great idea! Let me know how it goes!
Michelle says
I made this for a friend and my two kids (5 and 2 years old). Everyone loved it. My toddler asked for seconds and thirds and my picky 5 year old ate it without complaint. I actually forgot until I was halfway through that I put the veggies in. When I mentioned it to my friend she paused with her form midair and said she had totally forgotten! I can’t cant wait to try it on my super picky husband. I used the fine grated to shred the carrots and zucchini (they were pretty much baby food after that). I had sharp cheddar on hand for the cheese and my friend and I sprinkled a bit of cayenne on ours to counter the sweetness a bit. Thanks for a keeper!
Ashley Fehr says
You just made my day! This is one of my favorite recipes too and I’m so glad your family enjoyed it!
Kara says
I love this recipe so much! It’s already a repeat recipe in our house.
I do have one question though, do you think I could substitute the lasagna noodles for anything I have on hand? We almost always have penne/rotini noodles but not always lasagna noodles. Do you think these would work just as well?
Ashley Fehr says
I think it should work, although I haven’t tried it. I’m glad you like it!
Nicole says
This was delicious and so easy and quick. I don’t usually use turkey (I’m an Aussie [now living in Canada] and turkey isn’t really a thing we eat) but this was so good! The flavours are delicious. Will be eating the rest tonight!!
Ashley Fehr says
I’m so happy to hear that! It’s one of our favorites!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
I’ve never had lasagna with anything but ground beef, this has made me curious though and since I love both turkey and chicken I’ll try using one or the other next time I make lasagna. 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks! Let me know how you like it!
Leslie H says
What kind of cheese would you suggest?
Ashley Fehr says
You could use a low fat mozzarella or regular mozzarella cheese if you want!
Jayme says
Hey, Ashley! I love the looks of this recipe! I am definitely going to try it out this week. Quick question: did you drain the zucchini at all? May seem silly to ask, but it’s such a watery vegetable! Thanks for your help and delish recipes as always 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Jayme! I actually didn’t drain the zucchini at all! I hope that helps 🙂 Let me know how you like it!
Rachel @ Bakerita says
Give me all the cheesy carbs!! Especially if there’s a secret veggie serving packed in there 😉 yum! I’ve got to give this a try.
Stacey @ Bake Eat Repeat says
This looks fantastic. But then carbs and cheese usually do! 🙂 Love that it’s only one pan too. And that there’s so many veggies snuck in there! Can’t wait to try this one out!
Rhonda says
How many weight watchers smart points per serving?
Ashley Fehr says
I’m not sure, sorry. I don’t calculate weight watcher’s points.
Kelly says
Haha too cute, I love that you are sneaking in extra veggies for yourself and your kiddos 🙂 This looks so cheesy and delicious and would be a hit at our house! And yay for one pot and 30 minutes!
Ashley Fehr says
Haha! It’s sad but true!
Marcie Bidou says
I don’t know why I’ve never thought to make a skillet lasagna — this is so much easier (and faster!) than then the baked version! I think my family would really love this and I can’t wait to try it!
Ashley Fehr says
Right?! This was my first time but not the last!
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
You win at easy, healthy, fast, and DELISH weeknight dinners, Ashley!! I mean, this lasagna is basically all I want for lunch and dinner today and possibly every day for the rest of this week. Need, need, need!!
Ashley Fehr says
Haha! Easy, healthy (mostly!) and fast is what we NEED these days! Just CHAOS. Thanks Sarah!
Kristine | Kristine's Kitchen says
I’m adding this one to my back to school menu plan, Ashely! I’ll be needing quick, easy and delicious meals just like this one in the coming weeks! I love that you snuck in some extra veggies… I wonder if my kids will notice? 😉
Ashley Fehr says
Haha! If my kids would have noticed they probably would have picked out only the veggies! Turns out they have more good sense than their mother 😉
Liz @ Floating Kitchen says
I didn’t know you weren’t a veggie lover! Oh my gosh! But good that you have the sense to sneak them into things. I love that. And I’m always down for hidden veggies (and visible veggies, too – lol). This lasagna looks so cheesy and good. I’m swooning over it!
Ashley Fehr says
Haha! I guess I hide it well! I WISH I was but raw veggies I just can’t do much of. I do try to be a sensible adult though and eat them anyways, wherever I can get them in!
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says
Who doesn’t like carbs! Looks super delicious!
Ashley Fehr says
Right?! Thanks!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Mmm you just can’t beat a healthier skillet meal, and those are hard to find! I definitely have to give this one a try since my husband and I adore anything with lasagna. I’ve never tried ground turkey before, but this looks like the perfect dish to use it in!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Gayle! I think this was actually the first time I’ve made a skillet lasagna, and I don’t know if I could go back to all the cooking and simmering and layering and baking! LOl
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
Love this Skillet Lasagna and all the veggies inside!!!! delicious! I know my kids would love this too!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Alice!