step 1

Place a 10 inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the Italian sausage and onion, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Cook until the sausage is no longer pink, about 5 – 7 minutes, then drain the fat. Add the garlic and tomato paste, stir and cook for 1 minute.

step 2

Stir in the pasta sauce, basil, parsley, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes until thickened.

step 3

While the meat sauce is cooking, make the cheese mixture. In a medium bowl, combine the goat cheese, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, salt, and black pepper. Set aside.

step 4

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. When meat sauce has thickened, pour into a large bowl.

step 5

To assemble the lasagna, spread 1 cup of the meat sauce over the bottom of the skillet. Add ½ cup of cheese mixture on top of the meat sauce and spread evenly, followed by half of the sliced mozzarella cheese. Top with a layer of lasagna noodles (it’s ok if they overlap slightly, you can also cut them to fit). Next, layer on the remaining cheese mixture, remaining mozzarella cheese, ¾ cup meat sauce, then another layer of lasagna noodles. Top noodles with the remaining meat sauce and ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese.

step 6

Bake for 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted. Garnish with parmesan cheese and fresh basil. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.