We all have our favorite version of Lasagna. Well this one may have just become my favorite version of making my lasagna. I have been trying to come up with new recipes for my Instant Pot®. So today I decided to combine the two and make a quick Instant Pot Lasagna.
You can change it up however you want. Using your favorite marinara sauce, add veggies like zucchini or even change up the cheese. I kept this one pretty traditional except I did use oven ready lasagna pasta. I was concerned that if I used regular lasagna pasta after boiling it, then they may be mushy and over cooked in the pressure cooker. If you decide to use them though, I’d under boil them a bit so they are al dente. That way the can finish cooking in the pressure cooker.
I also did put the lasagna under the broiler for about 4 minutes to brown the top. I like my cheese nice and toasty but this is just my preference.
So lets get started…..
*I have an 8 qt Instant Pot® and used a Fat Daddios 8 Inch Cheesecake pan. . I placed links to both at end of recipe if you would like to find them.
Ingredients:
- No boil lasagna pasta
- 1 1/2 lb. ground chuck (you can use Italian sausage or ground pork if you like)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil (divided)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano (divided)
- 1/2 onion diced
- 1 green or red pepper diced (optional)
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups Ricotta Cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Turn the Instant Pot® on saute and add the olive oil til hot.
- Add the fennel seeds and cook for a minute or two to bring out the natural flavors/oils
- Add the ground meat and cook through. Half way through cooking I add the garlic, 1 tablespoon each of the basil and oregano, onion, and green/red pepper.
- While ground meat is cooking put the Ricotta, egg, salt, garlic and onion powders along with the ground black pepper in a bowl and mix together thoroughly.
- Remove the cooked meat mixture from the cooker and wash out the internal vessel. Add 1 cup of water and trivet and put back into the cooker.
- Put a small amount of marinara sauce in the bottom of the pan. (keeps pasta from sticking)
- Add the pasta sheets. Break into pieces to cover the entire pan. (Don’t worry how it looks…it all cooks together and turns out perfect)
- Add half the remaining marinara and spread to cover pasta sheets.
- Add 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese
- Add half the meat mixture and spread evenly.
- Add half of the Ricotta mixture and spread evenly.
- Repeat steps 7-11
- Place a final layer of pasta sheets. Cover with remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese. (I like the salty taste it adds)
- Sprinkle some dried basil if you like.
- Cover with aluminum foil and place on the trivet inside the cooker.
- Secure the lid and set the cooker to “pressure cook – high” for 22 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally.
- You can now let the lasagna cool for 10 minutes, or put under broiler as I did for about 4 minutes or until browned. Do NOT leave the lasagna unattended while in broiler. It can burn quickly. Keep an eye on it.
- Once it sets after broiling, cut, serve and Enjoy.
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