Instant Pot Lazy Lasagna dump and start recipe. It takes just a few steps and a few minutes to make this quick and easy family-friendly dinner.
It takes less than 30 minutes for this lazy lasagna to be done – less work and much faster than traditional lasagna.
QUICK AND EASY DINNER
This lazy lasagna is the perfect meal to make when you’re running short on time. Once the ground beef and the Italian sausage are sauteed with the garlic cloves, onion, and bell pepper, the grease is drained and the meat mixture is returned back to the pot.
The lasagna pasta is then broken into pieces small enough to fit inside the liner of the Instant Pot. The remainder of the seasonings is then added on top of the pasta followed by the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
It only takes 6 minutes of pressure cooking time to make this Instant Pot Lazy Lasagna and then the pressure is quickly (and carefully!) released before turning the pot to saute.
Cheesy Dump and Start Lasagna
Once the Instant Pot is back on saute, the mozzarella cheese, Parmesan, and ricotta cheeses are added to the pot and stirred until melted.
Half & Half is added to help make this cheese creamy and once that is combined with the lasagna, the spinach is added and stirred into the mixture.
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Ingredients in Lazy Lasagna
- Ground beef
- Mild Italian sausage
- White onion
- Green bell pepper
- Garlic cloves
- Italian seasoning
- Basil
- Oregano
- Salt
- Pepper
- Crushed tomatoes
- Tomato sauce
- Lasagna noodles
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Ricotta cheese
- Spinach
How to Make Lasagna in the Instant Pot
Saute the meat– Set the Instant Pot to saute and add the ground beef and Italian sausage.
Add the veggies- Add the bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Saute until browned and press cancel. Drain any grease.
Add the pasta- Place the lasagna noodles staggered onto the meat mixture.
Season- Sprinkle the remaining seasonings.
Layer the remaining ingredients- Layer the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce next.
Pressure cook- Close the lid and set the Instant Pot to 6 minutes.
Quick-release the pressure- Perform a quick release and set to Saute.
Add the cheese- Add the mozzarella cheese, Parmesan, and ricotta cheese. Stir to melt.
Add the cream- Add the half & half and stir well.
Serve- Stir in the spinach and serve.
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Instant Pot Lazy Lasagna
Dump and start lazy lasagna in the Instant Pot. It takes just a few steps and a few minutes to make this quick and easy family-friendly dinner.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound mild Italian sausage
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons basil
- 1 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 14 ounces tomato sauce
- 9 lasagna noodles, broken to fit in liner
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup Ricotta cheese
- 2 cups spinach
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to saute and add the ground beef and Italian sausage.
- Add the bell pepper, onion, and garlic.
- Saute until browned and press cancel.
- Drain grease.
- Place the lasagna noodles staggered on to of the meat mixture.
- Sprinkle the remaining seasonings
- Layer the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce next.
- Close the lid and set the Instant Pot to 6 minutes.
- Perform a quick release and set to Saute.
- Add the mozzarella cheese, Parmesan, and the ricotta cheese.
- Stir to melt.
- Add the half & half and stir well.
- Stir in the spinach and serve.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 641Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 1790mgCarbohydrates: 53gFiber: 7gSugar: 12gProtein: 41g
Nutrition calculation is a rough estimate and can vary depending on the cooking technique and the exact ingredients used. For informational purposes only.