Skillet Mexican Lasagna recipe (2024)

Enjoy this twist on traditional lasagna, aSkillet Mexican Lasagna recipe cooked on the stovetop; on the table in about 35 minutes!

Skillet Mexican Lasagna Recipe an easy, family-friendly dinner that will soon become one of your go-to weeknight meals The leftovers are delicious, too!

Skillet Mexican Lasagna Recipe

Friends, do you love lasagna like we do, but you don’t like the time involved to make it? It’s a comfort dish, for sure, and this recipe is super easy. The cumin and oregano flavored tomato sauce with meat, cheese, and lasagna noodles …. oh so good. Perfect for any weeknight meal.

Ingredients for making Skillet Mexican Lasagna

• Ground beef
• Can of diced tomatoes
• Black beans
• Eggs + ricotta cheese
• Cumin +Mexican oregano (or just plain oregano)
• Salt and pepper
• Jar of marinara sauce
• No-cook lasagna noodles
• Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Skillet lasagna easy for summer meals

With only 10 ingredients, this lasagna is topped with a ricotta mixture and shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese.

It’s an excellent dinner to make on a busy weeknight, when you don’t want to turn your oven on.

HELLO SUMMER MONTHS!

Lasagna Substitutions

Meat substitute: The trick to this lasagna is to use lots of flavorful ingredients. We started with ground beef, but you can swap it out with Mexican chorizo, ground turkey, saugage, or make it vegetarian (no meat, but add an onion).

Beans susbstitute: We love the black beans, but you can also use pinto or kidney beans.

Salsa substitute: Marina makes this recipe easy, but guess what? If you don’t have a jar, replace the marina with salsa! Stay away from very dry pico de gallos so that there’s plenty of liquid to cook the lasagna noodles. Choose mild or hot salsa depending on the spice level.

Spice it up: If you’d like, add onions, garlic, tomatoes, and chiles. If you don’t have Mexican oregano, just use regular.

I always use DeLallo products when I can. They are my all-time favorite pasta (and sauce) and it’s worth going to a different store, if you have to, to find it.

We love their whole wheat lasagna noodles, but you can also use regular.

How to serve the lasagna

The lasagna is best served hot or warm. It will keep, covered, at the back of the stove for up to 2 hours. For serving, you can set out some lime wedges, sour cream and salsa.

Don’t forget to set out a few options of hot sauce!

What to do with leftovers?

Leftovers are scruptious eaten hot or cold. If re-heating, use the stovetop or microwave. I’d recommend either putting it back in the skillet or in a baking dish for the microwave.

The leftovers will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days or can be frozen in suitable containers for around 2-3 months.

More Mexican pasta dishes:

Mexican Ground Turkey Olive Pasta Bake

Mexican Pasta Salad

Avocado and Three Bean Salad – delicious served with any Mexican dish!

I hope that you enjoy this Mexican flavored weeknight dinner just as much as our family has in the past–you just can’t go wrong with pasta and cheese! And an easy summer meal!

ENJOY!