Greek-Inspired Skillet Lasagna

I made up this recipe for my husband. He loved it!

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground lamb


• 1 onion, chopped


• 2 cloves garlic, minced


• 1/2 cup tomato paste


• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon


• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper


• salt and ground black pepper to taste


• 4 cups water


• 6 lasagna noodles, broken into 2-inch pieces


• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar


• 1 1/2 cups plain Greek yogurt


• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint


• 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese


• 5 fresh mint leaves, chopped, or to taste

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground lamb in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add onion and garlic to lamb; cook and stir until onion is translucent, 3 to 6 minutes.


2. Stir tomato paste, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper into lamb mixture; cook until spices are fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add water, lasagna noodles, and balsamic vinegar to lamb mixture; bring to a boil. Cover skillet, lower heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove cover and simmer until noodles are tender yet firm to the bite and sauce is thickened, 5 to 7 more minutes.


3. Stir Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon mint, and salt together in a bowl. Spoon yogurt mixture, about 2 tablespoons per addition, across top of lasagna mixture. Sprinkle feta cheese over top and garnish with chopped mint leaves.

Greek-Inspired Skillet Lasagna