Dutch Oven Lasagna, or Stove Top Lasagna, will blow your mind! You’ll never make a fully traditional lasagna recipe again after making this easy stove-top version. We are addicted to this melty, cheesy, and simple Italian recipe! This one pot lasagna is one of the BEST dutch oven recipes we have tried.
Dutch Oven Lasagna on the Stove top
Dutch Oven Lasagna is an easy version of the most classic comfort food recipe of all time!
This stove top lasagna recipe is so easy and so perfect. It’s a deliciously cheesy one pot meal that the entire family will love.
This easy lasagna recipe is made with no boil noodles, ricotta cheese, beef and Italian sausage, and lots of other tasty ingredients. Everything is made in the dutch oven, and it cooks it to perfection.
This easy dutch oven recipe is so delicious and so simple. You can feel like you’re eating at the best restaurant while in the comfort of your own home. I love that feeling!
Why You’ll Love this Easy Lasagna Recipe:
- ONE POT DINNER: You can make dinner from start to finish with just one pot! Dinnertime will be so much easier, and clean up will be a breeze.
- CHEESY: This lasagna is sooo cheesy and delicious. We use mozzarella, parmesan, and ricotta, so there’s plenty of cheese to go around.
- FAMILY FAVORITE: Everyone will love this easy lasagna dinner. Make a weeknight dinner that will bring the whole family together!
This easy Dutch Oven Lasagna recipe is so tasty and so easy to make on the stove. No need to heat up the oven or dirty up a bunch of dishes!
One Pot Lasagna Ingredients
- No boil lasagna noodles: Using no boil noodles means you can skip the boiling part and get right to assembling the lasagna.
- Ricotta: Use ricotta cheese for the filling, or substitute cottage cheese.
- Beef: Use ground chuck.
- Italian Sausage: I love adding sausage into the mix with the beef. But you can skip the sausage and add more beef if you prefer.
- Wine: Use a dry or semi-dry red wine. Or replace with an equal amount of water or broth instead.
- Marinara: You can use your favorite jarred sauce, or make some homemade marinara.
You can see the full ingredients list in the recipe card.
How to Cook Lasagna on the Stove Top
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Beat together egg, ricotta, and parsley to make the cheese filling.
- Brown the beef and sausage in the dutch oven, then drain and set aside.
- Saute the onion and garlic, then add the wine, marinara, and red pepper flakes. Cook briefly then combine with the meat.
- To assemble the lasagna: meat sauce, noodles, sauce, ricotta, cheese. Then repeat two more times.
- Cook on low heat for 30-40 minutes. Then let it rest 10 minutes before serving.
Easy Dutch Oven Lasagna Dinner
This stove top lasagna is one of those EASY Dutch Oven recipes that you’ll make again and again. I cannot wait for you guys to try this and let me know how you like it. I have a feeling you’re going to make it part of the rotation around your table.
One pot meals are always the best for the busy weeknight dinners when doing dishes is the absolute last thing you want to be stuck doing. Or on weekends when the fun is calling! Nothing better than noodles, tomatoes, cheese, and basil. It’s just that simple.
Once the ingredients are prepared and the lasagna has been assembled, it will need about 30-40 minutes to cook.
Absolutely! You can use a dutch oven on the stove or in the oven.
If you prefer, use ground chicken in place of beef. You could also use chicken sausage if you like.
Yes, place the lid on the dutch oven while the lasagna cooks on the stove.
We’re mixing an egg into the ricotta cheese to help hold it together. This keeps it from getting too runny when cooked.
If you can’t find no-boil lasagna noodles, you can use regular noodles for this recipe. You’ll just have to boil them beforehand, and then follow the recipe as is.
Serving Suggestions
This easy lasagna recipe is so cheesy, and will be more than welcome at dinnertime. Of course your focus will be on the main dish, but a few side dishes never hurt. Serve it up with some bread, a salad, and maybe some veggies. Or serve a fun appetizer before dinner!
- Garlic Pull Apart Rolls or Focaccia
- Spinach Salad or Kale Caesar Salad
- Tomato Bruschetta or Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms
- Three Cheese Asparagus or Cheesy Roasted Veggies
Tips!
- Keep a large mixing bowl next to the stove, so you can use it to mix the meat and sauce between steps.
- When assembling the lasagna, start with a layer of sauce, otherwise the noodles will stick to the bottom
- The lasagna is done when the noodles have hydrated/softened, everything is fully heated through, and the cheese will be hot and bubbly.
- If you like, place dutch oven under the broiler for a couple of minutes to brown.
- It will be very hot when you dig in, so let the lasagna rest 10-15 minutes before serving.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to 4 days.
What are no boil lasagna noodles?
No-boil lasagna noodles are exactly what they sound like: they’re noodles that don’t need to be boiled before layering into the lasagna. This means you can skip a step, assemble the lasagna, and make everything in one pot! The noodles will absorb moisture from other ingredients (like the sauce and ricotta) and hydrate as it cooks. This little hack sounds like magic, and it makes this lasagna recipe so easy!
What are the benefits of using a dutch oven?
This is one of my kitchen essentials! Much like a good cast iron skillet, a dutch oven can be used in so many different ways. It’s sturdy and has a heavy bottom, which is great for even heating. You can use it on the stove (like we do with this lasagna recipe), put it in the oven, make soups and stews, braise meats, or even make homemade bread.
If you don’t already have one, I highly recommend investing in one for your kitchen!
Dutch Oven Recipes We Love
- Dutch Oven Beef Stew with Red Wine
- Dutch Oven Rosemary Bread
- Hungarian Goulash
- Dutch Oven Short Ribs
- White Chicken Cream Cheese Chili
- Dutch Oven Jalapeno Bread
Whether you call it one pot lasagna, dutch oven lasagna, or stove top lasagna, I just know you’re going to LOVE this easy, cheesy recipe. This has quickly become a reader favorite, and I know it’ll be a favorite at your house too!
More lasagna recipes to make for dinner
- Classic Lasagna with Meat Sauce
- Crockpot Lasagna
- Ravioli Lasagna Bake
- Creamy White Chicken Lasagna
- Seafood Lasagna
- Weight Watchers Lasagna
- Chicken Alfredo Lasagna
If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy!
Dutch Oven Lasagna – Stove Top Lasagna
Ingredients
- 9 oz. package no-boil lasagna noodles
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1 15 oz carton ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced parsley
- 1 lb. ground chuck
- 1 lb. ground Italian sausage
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup dry or semi-dry red wine can replace with water or chicken broth
- 1/8 teaspoon 2-3 dashes red pepper flakes
- 32-48 oz. marinara sauce your favorite
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or slices of fresh mozzarella
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- fresh basil rough chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat together the egg, ricotta and parsley. Set aside.
- In the Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, brown the beef and sausage. Drain the meat reserving 2 tablespoons fat (add 2 tablespoons olive oil, if there isn’t enough reserved fat). Transfer the drained meat to a large, heatproof bowl and set aside.
- In the same pot, sauté the diced onion until it becomes translucent. Add the minced garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Add red wine, red pepper flakes and the marinara sauce and cook an additional 5 minutes. Transfer the marinara mixture to the bowl with the meat and mix to combine.
- With the Dutch oven over low-medium heat, ladle 2 cups of the marinara meat mixture into the bottom of the pot and cover the sauce with a layer of lasagna noodles (breaking the noodles to fit). Then, ladle the noodles with a layer of the marinara meat mixture.
- Place spoonfuls of the ricotta/egg mixture over the marinara mixture and then add some mozzarella and grated Parmesan. Repeat the layers three more times (except there will be only three layers with the ricotta mixture).
- The lasagna should be layered like this from the bottom layer to the top layer:
- Marinara meat sauce, noodles, marinara meat sauce, ricotta mixture, mozzarella, Parmesan, noodles, marinara, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, noodles, marinara, ricotta, mozzarella, noodles, marinara, mozzarella and finish with Parmesan.
- Switch heat to low and cook, covered, 30-40 minutes or until the noodles are cooked through, and the lasagna is hot & bubbly. When the lasagna is cooked through and noodles have softened, it can be placed under the broiler for a few minutes to brown the cheese.
- After removing the lasagna from the heat, garnish it with fresh basil and let it rest 10-15 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Nutrition Information
This meal came out excellent. Made exactly as recipe statedexcept I used all beef. Making again but I am going to do half beef and half sausage just to see if there is a difference. This is by far my go to lasagna recipe now. Ty❤️
We’re so happy to hear you loved this recipe, Barbara! Thanks so much for sharing!
Is there anyway to prepare this ahead of time for a camping dinner? Would I ruin it by completing all steps prior to baking it? Ever tried this in a fire?
We think you could assemble ahead before baking, but we have never tried cooking it over a fire.
Hi Nichole, you could cook the meat ahead of time, and freeze before packing it for camping. The rest I would prepare as indicated in a standard camping Dutch oven over coals (not flames)
Works well. Stuck it in the oven for 10 minutes to brown it off. Super crispy and smells delicious….
That looks delicious, Ollie!
I very like that receipe
Wow… really enjoyed making this dish! Next time I would use more sauce, my mistake, and add more garlic. Overall a big hit… I definitely will make this Dutch Oven Lasagna again!
So glad you enjoyed it, Catherine!
This recipe is great!!! I always make it on special occasions or when we have guests now!! I put a little extra ricotta because I’m a cheese lover and definitely broil for a few minutes at the end to make a little crispier! Love it!!
Sounds delicious, Caroline!
This was amazing! Sorry I forgot to take a pic, but it looked amazing as well. I will be making this many times again!
Thanks for sharing, Julie!!
Would it work in a 4 quart Dutch oven?
Most should fit!
Thanks for the plug
Looks amazing!!
This was delicious and easy to make! The no bake noodles are genius in this stovetop recipe.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing, Colleen!