Cooks Country Skillet Lasagna

Taken from Cooks Country

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
•  water
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  medium onion, minced
•  salt
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1  lb ground beef
• 10  curly edged  lasagna noodles, broken into 2 inch pieces
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese, plus
• 2  tablespoons  grated parmesan cheese
•  pepper
• 1  cup ricotta cheese
• 3  tablespoons  chopped fresh basil

Directions

1. Pour tomatoes with their juices into 1 quart liquid measuring cup. Add water until mixture measures 1 quart.
2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and pepper flakes snd cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground meat and cook, breaking apart meat, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
3. Scatter pasta over meat but do not stir. pour diced tomatoes with juices and tomato sauce over pasta. Cover and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender, about 20 minutes.
4. Remove skillet from heat and stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper. Dot with heaping tablespoons ricotta, cover, and let stand off heat for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with basil and remaining 3 tablespoons parmesan. Serve.