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Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna From Scratch

October 26, 2020 by Tracy | Updated October 26, 2020 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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cast iron lasagna and wooden spoon with a piece of lasagna with Pinterest pin text.
cast iron lasagna and wooden spoon with a piece of lasagna with Pinterest pin text.
cast iron lasagna and wooden spoon with a piece of lasagna with Pinterest pin text.
cast iron lasagna and wooden spoon with a piece of lasagna with Pinterest pin text.
cast iron lasagna and wooden spoon with a piece of lasagna with Pinterest pin text.
a piece of lasagna coming out of a cast iron skillet with Pinterest pin text.

This Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna From Scratch is pure comfort food but made with homemade pasta, a homemade sauce, and homemade ricotta cheese. It's cheesy, easy to assemble, and will soon be one of your family's favorites!

a cast iron lasagna with spoon in it.

Is there anything more comforting than a dreamy cheesy lasagna? Nope. When you add pasta with a meaty mushroom packed tomato sauce and lots of cheese, it is the comfiest. This Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna from scratch is the absolute epitome of that! Plus, it's all made in one skillet!

Ingredients Needed

ground beef, marinara, cheese, seasoning, lasagna noodles, spinach, and garlic and onion on counter.

Classic lasagna ingredients and flavors, but with some SFS from scratch love!

  • Ground Beef - We prefer a 90% lean for this recipe but you can also use a 80% or 85%, it'll just mean more draining of the fat after the beef is cooked.
  • Marinara - We love our Homemade Mushroom Marinara for this recipe but your favorite marinara or tomato sauce would also be great.
  • Cheese - A mixture of mozzarella and Ricotta cheese, made even better with a fresh made Ricotta Cheese From Scratch!
  • Onion and Garlic - Staples in our recipes.
  • Lasagna noodles - Fresh Pasta (easily) shaped into lasagna noodles!
  • Fresh Spinach - I love to "sneak" this in for some added protein, calcium, magnesium, and iron!
  • Herbs - Dried oregano, thyme, basil, and sage. You can also of course use fresh, instead! Just see the recipe notes for the conversion.

Cast Iron Skillet - Another key piece of this recipe. We absolutely adore this local Portland, OR made, incredible cast iron from Finex. It's an investment, and honestly if you have your grandmother's cast iron that's been in the family for generations, then I'm jealous. But if not and you're in the market for a new (incredible) cast iron, this is an amazing one!

An investment again, for sure. So here's another that's also great and more affordable.

Step-by-Step Instructions

cast iron of onions and garlic and cast iron of ground beef.

Step 1: Sauté garlic and onion in your cast iron skillet and then add the ground beef. Once cooked, drain the excess fat.

Tip: Dependent upon the fat percentage of the beef you use, you will want to drain most of the fat from your cast iron skillet.

4 cast irons, one with ground beef and spinach, one mixed with mushroom sauce, one topped with lasagna noodles, and one with cheese.

Step 2: Add fresh spinach and cook until wilted and then add you marinara of choice with your dried herbs.

Step 3: Remove 2/3 of the marinara sauce and add to a large bowl and then add lasagna noodle pieces.

Step 4: Top with 1/2 of the cheese.

Step 5: Repeat with sauce, noodles, and the rest of the cheese mixture.

a cast iron of mushroom marinara over lasagna noodles and then topped with cheese.

Step 6: Top with the last of the spinach marinara before topping with the last of the mozzarella cheese.

overhead of a cast iron lasagna.

Step 7: Baketo perfection!

a cast iron lasagna with spoon in it.

Ooey, gooey, easy cheesy perfectiooooooon. This lasagna is hands down, one of our favorites. We made this multiple times in the past month and my whole family devours it. With that added spinach, and our super mushroom packed marinara, I happily give my kiddos another serving!

Easy Substitutions

You can easily make this your own, too!

Make it Meatless by leaving out the ground beef and swap in your favorite veggies!

Make it Sausage lasagna by substituting ground sausage for the ground beef.

Make it Cheesier by adding even more mozzarella to your mixture or Parmesan Cheese or even sub all/some of the ricotta for cottage cheese.

Use your Favorite Sauce with added herbs or cheeses or veggies.

Add Some Heat by adding some red pepper flakes.

a piece of lasagna coming out of a cast iron skillet with Pinterest pin text.

Welcome to comfort food season, friends! Break out those cozy clothes and warm up with some of our most comforting pasta dishes, soups, and sweets.

Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!

a cast iron lasagna with spoon in it.

Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna From Scratch

This Cast Iron Skillet Lasagna From Scratch is pure comfort food but made with homemade pasta, a homemade sauce, and homemade ricotta cheese. It's cheesy, easy to assemble, and will soon be one of your family's favorites!
5 from 11 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Author: Tracy

Equipment

  • 12 inch cast iron skillet

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 white onion, diced about 1 cup
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups packed baby spinach
  • 3 cups Mushroom Marinara Sauce or your other favorite marinara or 25 oz jar of pasta sauce
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 2 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 8 pieces lasagna noodles, cut into thirds
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • Fresh basil or parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Heat oil in a cast iron skillet, or other 12 inch skillet, to medium. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 3-5 minutes until lightly browned.
  • Add ground beef and crumble with wooden spoon as it cooks for about 5 minutes until it's no longer pink.
  • Drain about 1/2 of the grease and then add spinach and cook for another 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly until spinach is wilted.
  • Add sauce, mix well, add dried herbs and mix and let simmer for 5-7 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, add ricotta and 2 cups of mozzarella cheese to a small bowl and mix.
  • Remove about 2/3 of the sauce from pan and add to a bowl, leaving about a 1/3 of it in the skillet.
  • Add a layer of lasagna pieces then spread about 1/2 of the cheese over the noodles and top with 1/2 of the sauce in the bowl. Add another layer of lasagna pieces, the rest of the cheese, and then the rest of the sauce. Top with the 1/2 cup of remaining mozzarella cheese.
  • Cover cast iron with lid or with aluminum foil and bake for 30-35 minutes.
  • Top with fresh parsley or basil and serve and enjoy!

Notes

Use herbs to your taste, dependent upon the sauce that you use.  Add more for a more basic sauce, or less if your sauce is already very well seasoned.
Sub fresh herbs for dried by using about 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh for the 1/4 teaspoon of dried. 
Sub cottage cheese for ricotta, or a mixture of the two.  Add in Parmesan Cheese to the final mozzarella topping, if you'd like.  
Add more cheese for an even cheesier lasagna.  
Make it vegetarian by omitting the ground beef and adding in your favorite veggies.  

Nutrition

Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 1043mg | Potassium: 773mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1935IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 486mg | Iron: 4mg
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  1. Kimi Immordino

    February 13, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    I agree with you

    Reply
  2. Ryann A. Glenn

    January 16, 2021 at 4:56 pm

    5 stars
    This was very good and SO much easier than regular lasagna. Will be on repeat for my family for sure!

    Reply
    • Tracy

      January 16, 2021 at 5:06 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it, Ryann! Thanks so much for sharing, I love to hear that!

      Reply
      • Kathy Wichland

        March 11, 2021 at 6:40 am

        Did you cook the Lasagna pieces or use precooked

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        • Tracy

          March 11, 2021 at 8:07 am

          Hi Kathy! No need to cook - they cook right in the cast iron with everything else! You could use pre-cooked, too and then it'll take even less time to cook - you could shave off about 5 minutes.

          Reply
  3. Jo

    December 14, 2020 at 1:18 am

    5 stars
    Oh I love this cast iron lasagna. It looks so tempting and the flavors are spot on. This makes me soo hungry!

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