Three words: Easy Skillet Lasagna.

We’re talking tender noodles, hearty meat sauce, and creamy ricotta cheese all swirled together into a one-dish dinner that will have you ditching the plates and digging your forks straight into the skillet. And we have the new Add a Pinch (Clarkson Potter, 2017) cookbook from my fellow food enthusiast Robyn Stone to thank for making this meal-in-a-bowl (and so many others!) a part of my recipe repertoire.

I have seen my fair share of of cookbooks during my tenure in the world of food media, both while working as an editor at Gourmet and Epicurious, and over the past almost (gasp!) 10 years of dreaming up content for Just a Taste. This is going to be a bold claim, but let me put it out there: the Add a Pinch cookbook is one of the best designed, most thoughtfully laid out and visually enticing books I’ve ever had the pleasure of reviewing.

And should we discuss the quality and sheer deliciousness of the recipes? I hope this Easy Skillet Lasagna recipe, which Robyn graciously allowed me to share, does all of the talking needed because it was a total homerun in our house, with both my husband and I heading back for seconds … and thirds.

It hits so many high notes in my book:

• It’s made it a single pan, a skillet!
• It involves carbs and cheese.
• It takes less than 30 minutes to make.
• It’s just as delicious on day 2 as leftovers.
• It freezes beautifully.

Like many of the recipes in the Add a Pinch cookbook, this quick-fix lasagna packs maximum flavor with minimum fuss. Case in point: The noodles cook directly in the tomato sauce, so there’s no excess mess or time spent boiling water.

And Robyn features plenty more one-dish dinners just like this one, including Mushroom and Wild Rice-Stuffed Peppers, Weeknight Chicken Pot Pie and Brown Sugar Baked Salmon.

Of course no Southern cookbook would be complete without a plethora of sweet temptations. I’m eyeing the Georgia Peach Crisp and Coconut Custard Pie as my next baking endeavors.

So when it comes to comfort food cravings that can be whipped up in a fraction of the time and with a whole lot less stress, look no further than the Add a Pinch cookbook for easier, faster, fresher Southern classics.

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