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Easy Instant Pot Lasagna (No Oven Needed)

A generous slice of layered Instant Pot Lasagna featuring meat sauce, ricotta, and melted cheese topping.
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Make a hearty, layered lasagna using your Instant Pot. This one-pot recipe skips the baking step, delivering classic comfort food flavor quickly for a busy weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound ground beef or Italian sausage
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
  • 1 (15 ounce) can water
  • 12 lasagna noodles, broken into thirds
  • 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef or sausage over medium heat. Drain off any excess fat.
  2. Stir the Italian seasoning and garlic powder into the meat. Cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  3. Pour the marinara sauce and water into the Instant Pot liner. Stir to combine.
  4. Gently layer half of the broken lasagna noodles over the sauce mixture. Do not stir them in.
  5. In a medium bowl, mix the ricotta cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper until combined. Spread half of the ricotta mixture evenly over the noodles.
  6. Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese over the ricotta layer.
  7. Repeat the layering process: remaining noodles, remaining ricotta mixture, and remaining mozzarella cheese.
  8. Pour 1/2 cup of water around the inside edge of the pot, being careful not to pour it directly onto the cheese layers.
  9. Secure the lid on the Instant Pot and set the valve to sealing.
  10. Cook on Manual or Pressure Cook setting on High for 18 minutes.
  11. Once cooking is complete, allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes, then carefully move the valve to venting to release any remaining pressure.
  12. Remove the lid. Let the lasagna rest in the pot for 5 minutes before serving. Serve directly from the pot.

Notes

  • For a richer flavor, use half ground beef and half Italian sausage.
  • If you prefer a less ‘lazy’ texture, you can use oven-ready lasagna noodles, but you may need to increase the pressure cook time by 2 minutes.
  • This recipe is family friendly and makes a great make ahead instant pot dinner if assembled but not cooked.

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