This Quick Easy Keto Skillet Lasagna uses simple ingredients and is ready in under 30 minutes!
EASY SKILLET LASAGNA
Having simple recipes with just a few ingredients is the best way to handle busy work weeks with a family. When you can make simple low carb dinners in under 30 minutes that the whole family will enjoy and not complain about, that my friend is priceless!
Even better is knowing it's low carb and keto, and the family won't even notice or care! That is how you remove stress from the infamous, "What's for dinner?" question from the family.
This simple, quick keto skillet lasagna has all the traditional flavors of a traditional lasagna, minus the carby pasta! The special way we cut the cabbage, absorbs well in this tasty, saucy, cheesy mixture and no one will be the wiser! Keto Skillet Lasagna will be your go-to weeknight meal in your regular rotation!
TOOLS TO MAKE SKILLET LASAGNA
Cutting Board-Having multiple cutting boards of different sizes is a wonderful addition to your kitchen.
Cast Iron Skillet-Cast iron skillets are essential when you have a stove top recipe but also need it to bake or finish cooking in the oven. Having this cast iron skillet creates a fantastic sear on meats and other ingredients while keeping the heat nice and even.
I have many recipes, sweet and savory for using a cast iron skillet. My Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie pie is one example and mySkillet Chicken Parmesan is another.
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CAN THIS BE DAIRY FREE?
You can swap the dairy mozzarella cheese as well as the ricotta to make this easy keto skillet lasagna dairy free. I've found dairy free shredded cheese to replace the mozzarella, made with almond milk as well as cashew milk, at Trader Joes and Whole Foods. I've not found a dairy free ricotta cheese, but if you could find a dairy free cottage cheese that would be a great alternative for ricotta.
QUICK KETO SKILLET LASAGNA
Quick Keto Skillet Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic peeled and chopped
- 1.5 pounds ground beef
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon fresh basil (with some extra for garnish)
- 14 ounces marinara sauce unsweetened or tomato passata
- 4 cups green cabbage chopped into 1" squares
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup ricotta cheese
- sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese and basil leaves optional
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over high heat and add your olive oil.
- Cook the onions and garlic for a minute or two until they are translucent and fragrant.
- Season the ground beef and cook until browned and well done.
- Add the seasonings (Italian seasonings and basil) to the beef and stir through.
- Place the sauce in the pan and stir through the beef until the sauce is combined well.
- Add the cabbage squares to the pan and stir gently until they are incorporated.
- (It may look like there is too much cabbage but be patient, as it cooks it will reduce in volume.)
- Cook over a gentle heat for a further 15 minutes, until the cabbage is just tender.
- Stir the mozzarella through the sauce and then dollop the ricotta over the top.
- Finish with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and a scatter of fresh basil leaves. Stir to combine all the cheese and enjoy!
- Storage: The lasagna will keep in a covered container in the fridge for up to one week. It can also be portioned and frozen.
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Brenda
Wondering if you add anything to the ricotta?
Brenda
No, nothing is needed once you mix it all together with the sauce it's plenty flavorful.
SeaGail
I don't understand cutting 4 cups of cabbage in 1" "squares."
Brenda
Cut wedges of head of cabbage then take one wedge at a time and chop into one inch pieces, they will look like squares.
JoAnna Bettencourt
I really want to make this for a dinner for next week. If I freeze it - do I cook it and freeze it or put it all together and than freeze it and cook it after when I'm ready to use it??
Brenda
I would make the recipe but skip the ricotta, cool it, freeze it, warm it up in the oven then add the ricotta once it's heated through before serving.
Shweta
Absolutely the best recipe that I discovered! My meal turned out amazingly well. Too happy
Brenda
Thank you!
Rilia Callaghan-Sander
Hi Brenda! I made this lasagna this evening and it was a hit! I made the marinara sauce from scratch and it was perfect with the meat. I typically make a recipe as is the first time and then tweak it. I can honestly say I would not change a thing. Thank you!
Rilia
J.Staples
This recipe was SOO GOOD! My husband usually hates all low carb and Keto dishes. This was the first sugar free mom recipe I made. He loved it and said we should have it weekly! Hah. Highly recommend.
Brenda
thank you!
Mara
Always feared to cook a lasagna, it seemed to complex to me. But your recipe seems so easy to make! I'm going to try it nxt weekend. I'm also trying to switch to a healthier lifestyle and started to mine for healthy recipes like yours. Also, I started to train with SportMe running app, and I managed to get rid of some pounds. Your blog posts are super inspiring for me in this phase, thanks!
Evelyn
I don’t have any ricotta and can’t go to the store is there something else I can use?
Brenda
any cheese you have on hand
Julie
I don’t have mozzarella. Can I used provolone? Colby Jack? Pepper Jack?
Brenda
Provolone would work.