Homemade Hamburger Helper Lasagna – skip the box and try this homemade version. Just a few ingredients, ready in minutes, and the whole family will love it!
Getting dinner on the table quickly is probably every home cooks dream. Or maybe that is just me? After working all day, I really just don’t want to spend an hour making dinner, and getting 3 pots and pans, measuring cups and everything else in the kitchen dirty. So I love a one pot meal, where I only have one skillet to wash.
Ok, so I have a knife to wash after this one too. But the cutting board and the wooden spoon can go in the dishwasher. One pot meals are kind of a busy families life saver at the end of the day. And I hope they never go away. Cheeseburger Macaroni Skillet remains the most requested meal by my son.
I grew up eating Hamburger Helper. When I was in college, my roommate and I used to see how we could doctor it up, and what we could add to it to make it better. I think my roommate would be proud of all the homemade hamburger helper versions I have made since.
To make this homemade hamburger helper lasagna have just a little extra something, I used Italian sausage instead of ground beef. Now you can use any ground meat you like in this. Beef, turkey, turkey sausage, chicken sausage…you name it. I like my lasagna to have that extra kick from the sausage, so I used it in my quick stovetop version.
I tried to find those mini lasagna shaped noodles to make this look even more accurate, but the 2 stores I was in didn’t have any. Any short cut pasta will do though. Top with plenty of cheese and fresh basil for a delicious one pan meal any night of the week.
One pan dinners are kind of my favorite thing. This one pan cheesy sausage pasta is one of the more popular recipes on my site, so I know that you guys love quick easy dinners as much as I do.
Be sure to add this Homemade Hamburger Helper Lasagna to your dinner menu tonight!
More Easy Dinner Recipes
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- Mexican Rice Skillet
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Homemade Hamburger Helper Lasagna
Homemade Hamburger Helper Lasagna - skip the box and try this homemade version. Just a few ingredients, ready in minutes, and the whole family will love it!
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 (24 oz) jar marinara sauce
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 (12 oz) box short cut pasta
- 1 1/2 cup Mozarella cheese, shredded
- Basil for garnish
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil swirling to coat. Add sausage, breaking apart. Mix in onion, and cook for 5-7 minute until the sausage is cooked and the onions are tender.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add Italian seasoning, marinara sauce, chicken stock, and pasta to the pan. Mix until well combined.
- Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 8-10 minutes until the pasta is cooked and most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Sprinkle with the cheese. Cover for 2-3 minutes for cheese to melt.
- Garnish with basil and serve.
Nutrition Information
Yield
5Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 554Total Fat 37gSaturated Fat 14gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 24gCholesterol 83mgSodium 1208mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 2gSugar 8gProtein 31g
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Nata says
The crockpot “Hamburger Helper” Lasagna looks far better than those box mixes from the 80a.
Tina says
Do you cook the pasta before, or does the stock cook it?
Erin S says
You add the pasta uncooked, and the stock cooks it all together. Enjoy!
Melissa Sperka says
I love these type of meals especially on busy weekdays. MUCH better than a box.
Cathy Pollak says
Perfect comfort food dish.
ADS says
Oh what a dinner! Perfection.
carrie says
One of my families favorites,
Valerie | Valerie's Kitchen says
Love the short ingredient list and how easy this is. Delicious!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
Looks so yummy! This will quickly a family favorite!
Jennifer Farley says
This is so doable on a busy night! Thanks for sharing this!
Lori @ RecipeGirl says
Family favorite- thank you!
Christi says
My whole family loves this, and that’s no small task with picky eaters! So good and so easy!
Jen says
We make this a few times a month in our house. My boys are constantly requesting it for dinner. It’s THAT good!
Beth says
This looks so delicious and perfect after a long day! Can’t wait to make this tonight! My family is going to love this!
katerina @ diethood.com says
YUM! This looks incredibly delicious!! The perfect weeknight meal!
Beti | easyweeknightrecipes says
My favorite kind of meal!! I can’t wait to try this! It looks SO delicious!
Catalina says
My family will go crazy over this dish! It looks amazing!
Kevin says
I have to make this for dinner this week! Love a good homemade hamburger helper!
Vikki says
My family enjoyed this tasty meal! So easy I’m definitely making it again
Beth says
Wow! This looks amazing and so tasty! My family is going to enjoy this recipe! Definitely going to make this soon!
Cathy says
My kids loved this and I loved how easy it was!
Nikki Cuda says
Has anyone used sweet Italian sausage for this recipe?
Erin S says
I have used Italian sausage before and it is a great way to add more flavor.
Aubrey Gourley says
Did you just break up lasagna noodles for this?
Erin S says
You can, the recipe calls for 12 oz short cut pasta. So you can use any cut or type of pasta you want. You just need 12 oz of about the same size, and the smaller cut (like penne, rotini etc) work best.