Instant Pot Lasagna Soup is an easy and flavorful meal that has all the flavors of lasagna but in soup form. Made with ground beef and/or Italian Sausage, Italian spices, in a tasty tomato sauce. This easy recipe will quickly become a family favorite.
Originally published 12/12/2017
Lasagna Soup in the Instant Pot
Instant Pot Easy Lasagna Soup is for you if you love lasagna, and you also love soup! No oven required, and you can have it ready much faster than baked lasagna. With a thick, tomatoey broth and lots of flavor, pressure cooker lasagna soup is comfort food in a bowl!
You can use any electric pressure cooker to make this Instant Pot Lasagna Soup. If your PC has a sauté or browning feature, that would be best.
The best part of this easy instant pot recipe is that it takes a fraction of the time to make it in the pressure cooker as opposed to slow cooking it or making it on the stove. You would be surprised that you can make almost any dish in the instant pot, even a classic lasagna.
This is a one-pot meal, and is so easy to make! Just brown the meat and onions, add the rest of the ingredients in the order of the recipe, and pressure cook it.
This lasagna soup is pretty thick, so keep that in mind. If you want more soupiness, add more broth.
I hope you love this easy pressure cooker Lasagna Soup as much as we do! Serve it with some tasty garlic bread so you can sop up the sauce!
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If you make this easy Instant Pot Lasagna Soup recipe, please leave a comment with a star rating below. I'd love to now how you liked it.
Instant Pot Easy Lasagna Soup is thick and rich, with everything you love about lasagna, in a bowl!
- 1 ½ lbs Lean Ground Beef or Sausage (or do ½ and ½)
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 4" sprig Fresh Rosemary
- 1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Basil, dried
- 1 teaspoon Oregano, dried
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- 5 cloves Garlic, pressed or minced
- 4 oz Mushrooms, sliced (optional)
- 1 (28 oz) can Crushed Tomatoes, with juice
- 1 (14 oz) can Tomato Sauce
- 5 cups Chicken Broth (4 cups for thicker soup)
- 9 Uncooked Lasagna Noodles, broken into about 1.5-inch pieces
- 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese* (or Ricotta)
- 1 box Frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed (optional ingredient)
- Fresh Basil or Parsley Leaves
- Parmesan Cheese
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Turn pot on to Sauté function. When the display reads Hot, add the meat, bay leaf, rosemary, and red pepper flakes. Cook until you can't see any pink in the meat, stirring occasionally. You shouldn't have to drain any fat if you used lean meat, but if there is too much, spoon some out.
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Add the onion, Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook for a couple of minutes, until onion starts to turn translucent, stirring occasionally.
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Add the garlic and mushrooms, and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
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Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, and broth. Stir well and let contents come to a simmer.
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Add the pasta and stir well.
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Put the lid on and turn the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
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Turn off/cancel the Sauté function.
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Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button (or dial) and then the +/ - button (or dial) to choose 6 minutes.
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When the cook time ends and the pot beeps, Let it sit and Naturally Release pressure for 5 minutes. Then Quick Release the remaining pressure. Start slowly, in bursts, to make sure no sauce comes out with the steam, then turn the steam release knob fully.
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When the pin in the lid drops down, open the lid. Stir the soup and separate any noodles that stuck together (sometimes I get a few). Then add the Parmesan and the mozzarella cheeses. Stir well and let melt. Then add the spinach and cottage cheese.
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Serve in bowls with fresh basil or parsley, and extra parmesan cheese.
*I prefer cottage cheese in my lasagna as I think the flavor is more savory, and the texture is creamier than ricotta. Use what you like!
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Marsha
Can I add to this to make a pan for about 10? Will it fit in an 8 Qt pot if I do? Also, can I eliminate the tomato ingredients and use a Spaghetti sauce?
Sandy
Yes. This will fit in an 8-quart, maybe not doubled, but half again as much.
Patricia
I was thinking of making this with mandolin slices of eggplant and zucchini cut into similar size pieces
Sandy
That sounds good!
Karen
Just a question...should you use ready to use lasagna noodles or regular lasagna noodles for this recipe?
Sandy
Just use regular lasagna noodles broken up, or try a pasta shape that will cook in the same amount of time. Be mindful of the weight/amount of pasta used. Too much and it won't cook completely as there won't be enough liquid.
Shannon
What size instant pot is this recipe measured for?
Sandy
6-quart
Gail
Would this work with a 4 quart cooker?
Sandy
I haven't tried it. I might scale it down a little the first time I try it.
Michelle
This dish is amazing! It's full of flavor. Perfect for a cold night!!! Quick to put together.
Mary Anne
I love this recipe and make it regularly. I decreased the meat to 1 lb and the noodles to 6 oz but left all else the same. I make many of Sandy's recipes - she is my "go to" person when I want to fix something new in my Instant Pot.