Have You Tried Making Lasagna in a Skillet?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores various cooking experiences and recipes using skillets, particularly focusing on the idea of making lasagna and other dishes in a skillet. Participants share their thoughts on the versatility of skillets and discuss specific recipes they have tried or are interested in trying.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant wonders about making lasagna in a skillet with uncooked noodles, highlighting the convenience of using one pot.
  • Another participant mentions a recipe for Skillet Lasagna found in a cookbook.
  • One participant shares their experience of using their family skillet almost every night, emphasizing its versatility.
  • Another participant notes that a crusty lasagna pan doesn't need to soak for long if using a baking stone.
  • One participant mentions that pineapple upside-down cake works well in the skillet.
  • Several participants express interest in a Chicken Parmesan recipe for the skillet, with one sharing a detailed recipe they tried.
  • Another participant shares a different Chicken Parmesan recipe and discusses variations in preparation.
  • One participant shares a non-Pampered Chef recipe for Chicken Enchiladas that uses both cookware and stoneware.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the specific recipes and techniques for using skillets, with no clear consensus on the best approach to making lasagna or Chicken Parmesan.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences and recipes, reflecting a range of cooking styles and preferences within the community.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants and community members interested in skillet cooking and recipe sharing may find the discussions and experiences shared in this thread helpful.

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Okay, so what all have you made in yours besides the norm? I was wondering if you could do a lasagna in it with the uncooked noodles. If so I was thinking of taking the spin of, "You cook the beef in this skillet, give it a quick wipe with a paper towel, then build AND BAKE your lasagna in it! Only ONE pot to wash instead of a pasta pot, a skillet, and a crusty lasagna pan to soak for three days!!"
 
I think in the new 29 Minutes or Less Cookbook there is a recipe for Skillet Lasagna.....
 
I use my family skillet just about every night for dinner. I don't know what I CAN'T use it for - lol! It's my go-to pan for everything. I sell them a lot b/c I say just that. :)
 
Just remember a crusty lasagna pan doesnt have to soak for 3 days if you use the rectangular baking stone....but great idea! Anything to sell cookware! I can't wait to get my cookbook!
 
Pineapple upsde down cake works great in the skillet!
 
Does any one have the Chicken Parmesan recipe for the skillet? I can't find it!
 
dannyzmom said:
I do a one-pan lasagna dish - lemme see if I can find it and attach it here...
Carolyn~

That looks great! Have you ever had it?

Also, what is Mafalda pasta?
 
Christ Follower said:
Does any one have the Chicken Parmesan recipe for the skillet? I can't find it!
Here is what I had saved...



Our executive director talked about making Chicken Parmesan in the Family Skillet. I tried it and it was incredible!

Not really a recipe, but here goes:
Chicken Parmesan
1/2 cup of dried Italian breadcrumbs
8 chicken breast halves
1 T olive oil
1 T butter
1 jar of marinara sauce
8 slices of mozzarella cheese
Parmesan to taste.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat chicken with bread crumbs. (I do it in a bag). Saute breasts in olive oil and butter over medium heat until just browned on both sides. Pour marinara sauce over chicken. Top each breast with a piece of mozzarella and sprinkle everything with parm. Bake for 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

This is a GREAT family meal served with pasta. Or, for a party, you could cut the chicken up into small pieces and serve it on toasted Italian bread. (Great way to use the stones for a demo...) For my family of four, we ate it with pasta the first night and as sandwiches the second. Delicious!
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Ok, so this one might be a slight variation, nonetheless I'll share it:


30 minute Chicken Parmesan

Pound chicken with meat tenderizer to thin cutlets, then saute with basil canola oil about 5 minutes on each side. Top with tomato sauce or ready made pasta sauce, and top with thick sliced mozzarella or grated. Add some fresh cut parsley with scissors and Italian PC seasonings, and place in oven for about 10 minutes, and WOWSERS, a whole meal. In the meantime boil water with linguine and add rest of pasta sauce. You can also make the Italian Monkey Bread in the small skillet or buy premade garlic bread, and you did a whole dinner for your guests. Viva Itailiano!
 
Thank You! I'm going to try it! One of my September hosts wants to have it at her show. Don't know how the servings will work out though.
 
Here is a different recipe. It's NOT from PC, but it uses BOTH cookware and stoneware!! It always goes over VERY well!



Campbell Soup Chicken Enchilada

Cook : 25 minutes

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (10 3/4)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion, chopped to = 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 cups cooked, chopped chicken or turkey
1 can green chilies, chopped ( 4 ounces)
8 flour tortillas (8 inch)
1 cup shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack Cheese (4 ounces)

Mix soup and sour cream.

In saucepan over medium heat, add butter.
Now add onion and chili powder and cook till tender.
Add the chicken, chilies and 2 tablespoons soup mixture.

Spread 1/2 cup soup mixture in a 2 qt shallow baking dish.

Along one side of each tortilla, spread about 1/4 cup chicken mixture.
Roll up each tortilla around filling and place seam side down in baking dish.

Spread remaining soup mixture over each enchiladas.
Sprinkle cheese over soup mixture. Bake 350 F for 25 minutes. Serve hot. Serves 4.





BTW, when I make this, I put it into my Rectangular Baker!
 
KellyTheChef said:
Here is what I had saved...



Our executive director talked about making Chicken Parmesan in the Family Skillet. I tried it and it was incredible!

Not really a recipe, but here goes:
Chicken Parmesan
1/2 cup of dried Italian breadcrumbs
8 chicken breast halves
1 T olive oil
1 T butter
1 jar of marinara sauce
8 slices of mozzarella cheese
Parmesan to taste.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat chicken with bread crumbs. (I do it in a bag). Saute breasts in olive oil and butter over medium heat until just browned on both sides. Pour marinara sauce over chicken. Top each breast with a piece of mozzarella and sprinkle everything with parm. Bake for 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

This is a GREAT family meal served with pasta. Or, for a party, you could cut the chicken up into small pieces and serve it on toasted Italian bread. (Great way to use the stones for a demo...) For my family of four, we ate it with pasta the first night and as sandwiches the second. Delicious!
________________________________________
Ok, so this one might be a slight variation, nonetheless I'll share it:


30 minute Chicken Parmesan

Pound chicken with meat tenderizer to thin cutlets, then saute with basil canola oil about 5 minutes on each side. Top with tomato sauce or ready made pasta sauce, and top with thick sliced mozzarella or grated. Add some fresh cut parsley with scissors and Italian PC seasonings, and place in oven for about 10 minutes, and WOWSERS, a whole meal. In the meantime boil water with linguine and add rest of pasta sauce. You can also make the Italian Monkey Bread in the small skillet or buy premade garlic bread, and you did a whole dinner for your guests. Viva Itailiano!
On the 30 minute one, do you still bread it or no?
 
Christ Follower said:
On the 30 minute one, do you still bread it or no?

I have never actually made those...I would think that you could bread it, or leave them plain if you wanted to. But, reading that second recipe, I don't think they breaded those.

Whatever you and your family (or host) would like better!!:D
 
KellyTheChef said:
Here is a different recipe. It's NOT from PC, but it uses BOTH cookware and stoneware!! It always goes over VERY well!



Campbell Soup Chicken Enchilada

Cook : 25 minutes

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (10 3/4)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion, chopped to = 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 cups cooked, chopped chicken or turkey
1 can green chilies, chopped ( 4 ounces)
8 flour tortillas (8 inch)
1 cup shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack Cheese (4 ounces)

Mix soup and sour cream.

In saucepan over medium heat, add butter.
Now add onion and chili powder and cook till tender.
Add the chicken, chilies and 2 tablespoons soup mixture.

Spread 1/2 cup soup mixture in a 2 qt shallow baking dish.

Along one side of each tortilla, spread about 1/4 cup chicken mixture.
Roll up each tortilla around filling and place seam side down in baking dish.

Spread remaining soup mixture over each enchiladas.
Sprinkle cheese over soup mixture. Bake 350 F for 25 minutes. Serve hot. Serves 4.





BTW, when I make this, I put it into my Rectangular Baker!


Another thing...you can cook up chicken breast and cut it up, use a deli chicken and tear it up (or our 30 minute chicken...) or even CANNED chicken. They all taste great!! (Canned chicken would be my LAST choice...but some folks really like to know they have that as an option!)
 
KellyTheChef said:
Here is a different recipe. It's NOT from PC, but it uses BOTH cookware and stoneware!! It always goes over VERY well!



Campbell Soup Chicken Enchilada

Cook : 25 minutes

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (10 3/4)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion, chopped to = 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 cups cooked, chopped chicken or turkey
1 can green chilies, chopped ( 4 ounces)
8 flour tortillas (8 inch)
1 cup shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack Cheese (4 ounces)

Mix soup and sour cream.

In saucepan over medium heat, add butter.
Now add onion and chili powder and cook till tender.
Add the chicken, chilies and 2 tablespoons soup mixture.

Spread 1/2 cup soup mixture in a 2 qt shallow baking dish.

Along one side of each tortilla, spread about 1/4 cup chicken mixture.
Roll up each tortilla around filling and place seam side down in baking dish.

Spread remaining soup mixture over each enchiladas.
Sprinkle cheese over soup mixture. Bake 350 F for 25 minutes. Serve hot. Serves 4.





BTW, when I make this, I put it into my Rectangular Baker!


So funny Kelly! We JUST finished eating these for supper!:p I grilled chicken breast in my grill pan, and then added the butter & onion to the grill pan - got the "fond" off the bottom of the pan that way for some extra flavor!

This is a family favorite.
 
ChefBeckyD said:
So funny Kelly! We JUST finished eating these for supper!:p I grilled chicken breast in my grill pan, and then added the butter & onion to the grill pan - got the "fond" off the bottom of the pan that way for some extra flavor!

This is a family favorite.

I haven't made them in a long time....this reminded me of just how good they are!

I will have to make them soon!
 
I just made the noodle skillet for dinner. Yum! I forgot the bell pepper, but remembered the green onion this time. And I added water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and grilled pineapple. YUMMY YUMMY!
 
KellyTheChef said:
Carolyn~

That looks great! Have you ever had it?

Also, what is Mafalda pasta?

I make it often for my family. It's one of the few dishes I make that DH will actually eat - LOL
Mafalda pasta is like long (length of spaghetti_ skinny lasagna noodles - they're about 3/4" wide and the same length as spaghetti.
 
Becky, I'm surprised you used cream of anything soup for a recipe. Did you?
 
KellyTheChef said:
Here is what I had saved...



Our executive director talked about making Chicken Parmesan in the Family Skillet. I tried it and it was incredible!

Not really a recipe, but here goes:
Chicken Parmesan
1/2 cup of dried Italian breadcrumbs
8 chicken breast halves
1 T olive oil
1 T butter
1 jar of marinara sauce
8 slices of mozzarella cheese
Parmesan to taste.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat chicken with bread crumbs. (I do it in a bag). Saute breasts in olive oil and butter over medium heat until just browned on both sides. Pour marinara sauce over chicken. Top each breast with a piece of mozzarella and sprinkle everything with parm. Bake for 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

This is a GREAT family meal served with pasta. Or, for a party, you could cut the chicken up into small pieces and serve it on toasted Italian bread. (Great way to use the stones for a demo...) For my family of four, we ate it with pasta the first night and as sandwiches the second. Delicious!
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Viva Itailiano!


I bet this is going to be even better in the SS family skillet because you'll get a nicer brown on the chicken breasts!!
 
JAE said:
Becky, I'm surprised you used cream of anything soup for a recipe. Did you?

For this recipe - I do! BUT I use Health Valley Cream of Chicken Soup!:D It's an organic brand that has no MSG, is low sodium.....and it actually tastes good enough to eat straight from the can!
 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the concept of making lasagna in a skillet?

Making lasagna in a skillet involves layering traditional lasagna ingredients—such as noodles, sauce, cheese, and meat—in a skillet instead of using a baking dish. This method allows for a quicker cooking time and a one-pan meal that is easy to prepare and clean up.

Can I use regular lasagna noodles for skillet lasagna?

Yes, you can use regular lasagna noodles, but it's recommended to break them into smaller pieces to fit the skillet and ensure even cooking. Alternatively, you can use no-boil lasagna noodles, which can be layered directly without pre-cooking.

How long does it take to cook skillet lasagna?

Skillet lasagna typically takes about 30 to 45 minutes to cook, depending on the heat level and the specific ingredients used. It’s important to cover the skillet to allow the cheese to melt and the noodles to cook through.

What ingredients can I customize in my skillet lasagna?

You can customize your skillet lasagna with a variety of ingredients, including different types of cheese (like ricotta, mozzarella, or parmesan), vegetables (such as spinach, mushrooms, or zucchini), and proteins (like ground beef, turkey, or sausage). You can also experiment with different sauces, such as marinara or Alfredo.

Is skillet lasagna a healthier option compared to traditional lasagna?

Skillet lasagna can be a healthier option, especially if you incorporate more vegetables, lean proteins, and whole-grain noodles. Additionally, cooking it in a skillet allows for better portion control and the ability to adjust ingredients to fit dietary preferences.

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