Quick and easy to make in just 30 minutes, Stove Top Vegetable Lasagna is a one pot dinner that is hearty and comforting.
Stove Top Vegetable Lasagna is one of those recipes giving you a bit of a break on those busy days. A one pot easy dinner, which is ready to eat in 30 minutes, and is so delicious, it is amazing.
Full of veggies, like sweet bell pepper, red onion, and mushroom…this has become one of our favourite pasta dishes. Feel free to add any other veg that you prefer, like zucchini. I did use it many times in this recipe before, but just as I planned to prepare this recipe for a blog post ( as fate will have it) I forgot to add it to my grocery list so I did not have it for this post. But to show you how versatile this recipe is, I used vegetarian sausage in place of the zucchini and it was an absolute hit. Everybody absolutely loved it. I probably need to get a bigger skillet just so that I can double this recipe.
It is really easy. The vegetables are cooked with seasoning and herbs until tender, which takes about 5 to 10 minutes. Then the uncooked lasagna sheets/ noodles are roughly broken up into large pieces and placed over the vegetables.
A jar of store bought pasta sauce ( I love using the one with olives in it ) and a can of chopped tomatoes are poured over the lasagna sheets/noodles. Just make sure that all the sheets/noodles are covered otherwise it will dry out and be hard. It is then covered and cooked on low to medium heat until the lasagna sheets/ noodles are softened, you can just poke around in the edge of the pan to check if it has softened , but it should be done in about 20 minutes.
Ricotta cheese is then gently stirred into the tomato layer. Just swirl it around the top layer, do not disturb or push around the lasagna sheets /noodles. Here is a great recipe for homemade ricotta cheese
Topped with fresh mozzarella, grated parmesan and sweet basil leaves, dinner is ready to be served?
I hope that you will fall in love with this delicious and easy twist on the classic lasagna dish as much as we have!!!
Enjoy ♥
- 15 ml / 1 Tablespoon oil
- 1 small yellow or red onion diced
- 1 small red bell pepper seeds removed and diced
- 1 small green pepper seeds removed and diced
- 4 cooked and sliced sausages of your choice I used vegetarian sausage
- 1 cup sliced fresh or frozen mushrooms
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon mixed dried herbs
- 8 /10 uncooked lasagna sheets/ noodles
- 1 x 400g jar pasta sauce
- 1 x 410g can diced tomatoes
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup ricotta / cottage or cream cheese
- fresh mozzarella thinly sliced ( optional)
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese for topping
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In a large heavy based frying pan / skillet heat the oil.
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Add onion, pepper, cooked and sliced sausage, and mushrooms, and cook for 5-7 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
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Add in the garlic, dried mixed herbs.
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Break the lasagna sheets / noodles into large pieces and place them over the cooked vegetables and sausage.
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Pour the pasta sauce and tomatoes over the sheets/noodles
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Ensure that all the lasagna sheets/ noodles are covered with the sauce.
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Season with salt and black pepper, to taste.
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Reduce heat to low/medium and cover the pan with a lid.
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Cook for 20 minutes or until lasagna sheets / noodles softened. You can just poke around the edge of the pan with a fork to check if it has softened and cooked through.
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Remove the lid and gently stir in the cream cheese. Just stir into the top tomato level. Do not disturb the lasagna sheets / noodles.
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Place mozarella ( if using )on the top and close the pan to allow the cheese to melt a bit. After about 2 minutes, remove the lid and garnish with parmesan and fresh basil.
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Remove from the stove and allow to set in the pan for about 10 minutes before serving.
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Serve warm.
stovetop lasagna sounds like such a good idea! i don’t always like turning the oven on, and it feels like it takes so long for things to cook in the oven sometimes, so stovetop lasagna sounds perfect (:
Thank you Heather. This is my to-go dish when I don’t want to wait for the oven to preheat ( which means my lazy days ?
You’re making hungry! This looks so good!! I love easy, delicious one-pot dinners and this is one of them. Happy New Year!!
Thank you and Happy New Year to you as well Thao. This is super easy and I hope that you get to try it too 🙂
I am drooling over that delicious and comforting lasagna! Happy New Year to you too.
Thank you and Happy New Year to you Angie. It is really yummy, I am so glad that yo like it too 🙂
Yum! This looks like a great recipe for a quick dinner! Happy New Year!!!
Thank you and Happy New Year to you as well Kathy, I am glad that you like the recipe 🙂
Hahaha! I was just thinking how I’m still in holiday mode and having to get out of bed this morning to live my life was painful. . .I just want to wear pajamas and drink tea all day. Is that too much to ask? I’m LOVING this lasagna. Whether I’m feeling lazy or not, one-pot dinners are always a good thing. Have a great weekend, Ashika!
Haha !Isn’t it crazy what the holidays do to us.. I think that one extra week to wear pajamas and drink tea is all day is fine because we have the rest of the year stress to put up with?
So true …one pot dinners are always great. Have a great week Kelsie 🙂
Stove top vegetable lasagne is ingenious Ashika. I love recipes where we only use one pan. I’ll be getting my skillet out for this. Thank you for this recipe and Happy New Year!
Thank You and Happy New Year to you as well Neil…Oh I am looking for less washing up all the time and one pot meals always helps 🙂
Lasagne made on the stovetop? I’m in!! I love everything about this! Happy New Year, my friend!
Thank you and Happy New Year Annie…I am glad that you like it and I hope that you get to try it out too 🙂
Looks like we’re on the same page, my friend!! I need more of these delicious 30-minute meals in my life. This one is already a winner – I just know my little family would gobble it up. I love all the veggies in there (disguised with cheese). Can’t wait to try it! Pinned!
I am in love with easy recipes now that the new year chaos has started. Oh yes so true everything tastes better with cheese, especially veggies
Thank you for pinning…I hope that you get to try it too 🙂
If I made this for a guest, there’s no way they would guess it was made in under 30 minutes!! Looks delicious!!
Thank you Camila….haha that is the idea, let them think that you worked at it for hours 🙂
Great recipe, I need to try it soon… 🙂
Thank you Puja…I am so glad that you like this recipe too 🙂
That’s a delicious looking lasagna! It’s quick and it’s made on the stovetop, that too in less than an hour!! I love that I can hide in so many vegetables there! It looks so comforting and yummy!
Thank you Deepika…lasagna is always a great place to hide lots of veggies and it is so yummy too 🙂
I love this easier stovetop version of lasagna. Especially because I’m still feeling lazy from the holidays too!! Yum!
Thank you Kelly, I am making it out of my lazy mode very slowly and recipes like this makes it easy 🙂
You had me at quick and easy! This looks amazing. It’s perfect for those days where you’re on a hurry and need to make lunch for the family. So simple and delicious. Thanks for sharing!!
You are welcome Paul….I am so glad that you like the recipe and I do hope that you get to try it too 🙂
Happy New Year to you too! I love this dish, its perfect and such a great idea.
I love vegetable lasagna but I’ve never tried preparing one at home. Thanks to your awesome recipe, I am now motivated to give it a try. What kind of oil do you use for this recipe?
Thank you so much Agness, I am so glad that you like the recipe and I hope that you get a chance to try it out soon 🙂
I usually use canola , sunflower or olive oil. You could use any one of these three, because it has a neutral flavour and does not affect the taste of the lasagna.