Instant Pot Easy Lasagna Soup

Instant Pot Easy Lasagna Soup with sausage, ricotta cheese and Mozzarella is packed with hefty flavors. This Pressure cooker Lasagna soup has all the right notes of a traditional Lasagna minus all the hard work. You can make it under 30 minutes just like this Pasta e Fagioli Soup.

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Note: This post has been updated with reheating directions, serving Ideas, frequently asked questions!

Instant Pot Lasagna Soup

This Instant Pot Lasagna Soup would quench your crazy Lasagna cravings in a jiffy. Make it with ground beef or sausage or both just like this Stuffed Pepper Soup.

It has all the right notes of a traditional Lasagna and makes a hearty filling one-pot meal all by itself. You won't need any sides at all. And it makes quite a lot, todays recipe would nicely feed 6 and you can even stretch it to 8 people.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Find the Ingredients with actual measurements at the bottom of the post. The list below is just a reference.

• Lasagna Sheets: We love to break them into ½ inch wide pieces (refer the picture above).
• Ground Meat: We used ground Italian Sausage (mild). You can use only ground beef or 1:1 ground beef : ground sausage. So yum!
• Aromatics: Yellow onion and garlic.
• Tomatoes: Italian style diced tomatoes ( a must, makes a huge difference in flavor!), store bought Marinara Sauce and tomato paste.
• Seasonings: Italian seasoning, Oregano, Black Pepper powder, red pepper flakes (for a mild kick, increase the amount if you prefer spicy food), Balsamic Vinegar.
• Liquid: Chicken Stock. We love Better Than Bouillon paste or cubes diluted in hot water. Amazing flavor.
• Cooking fat: We chose light olive oil.
• Garnish: Ricotta Cheese and Mozzarella Cheese, fresh chopped flat leaf parsley.

Tips for success

1. Break the Lasagna Sheets: ½ inch wide small pieces lasagna sheets makes a great soup. It makes it easier to eat the soup and also make the sheets so much more manageable in the soup.
2. Brown the ground meat: Brown the ground sausage or any ground meat that you choose to use. This will almost instantly boost the flavor of the soup. You can discard the excess fat if you wish.
3. Amazing seasonings: We strongly recommend using all the seasonings mentioned in today's recipe. It makes the soup delicious.
4. Italian style diced tomatoes: This is that one amazingly surprising ingredient that adds a whole lot of deliciousness to the soup. Don't miss this one ingredient.
5. Leftovers: This soup doesn't do well as a left over meal because the lasagna sheets absorb a lot of liquid and tend to become very soft. This Instant Pot Lasagna soup tastes best when made fresh and served immediately.
6. Storing tip: If you plan to store the soup for future use, cook the Pasta and the soup separately. Also, store them separately in different containers. Mix the cooked pasta in the soup while serving. This will prevent the pasta from turning mushy.
7. Ricotta and Mozzarella: We do not prefer the cheeses stirred in and mixed with the whole pot of soup. Instead we prefer to serve the soup in individual bowls and garnish with Ricotta and Mozzarella. This way one can add more or less cheese into their individual bowls according to their liking.

How to make Lasagna Soup in Instant Pot?

Find the detailed step by step recipe along with measurements + Video at the bottom of the post.

Step #1 Brown ground Meat

Set the Instant Pot on SAUTE and keep it on HIGH heat mode. Add oil and brown the ground meat, we used mild ground Italian Sausage.

This step is crucial and it adds a ton of amazing flavor to the Lasagna Soup. Do not skip it!

Step#2 Saute aromatics & seasonings

Add onion and garlic and saute well for about 1-2 minutes. Throw in the dry seasonings and saute another 1-2 mins. The onion will begin to turn soft by now.

Step #3 De-glaze pot add lasagna sheets

Add the chicken stock and de-glaze the pot very well scraping the sides and the bottom of the pot with the help of a spatula. There should not be any food particles stuck at the bottom of the pot. This will help prevent the BURN error.

Now add the tomato paste, diced tomatoes and Balsamic vinegar and give everything a good stir.

Break the Lasagna sheets into 1 inch wide pieces and add them into the pot. With the help of the spatula push down the lasagna noodles under the liquid as much as you can. DO NOT stir the ingredients.

Step #4 Pressure Cook

Add the Marinara Sauce sauce over the Lasagna sheets. Pour the sauce in a way to cover all the lasagna sheets. DO NOT stir.

Secure the lid of the Instant Pot and PRESSURE COOK on HIGH for 5 minutes followed by quick pressure release (QPR).

Open the lid and give everything a good mix by stirring the soup gently with the help of a spatula.

Step #5 Garnish and serve

For best flavor and texture serve the soup right away and top it with a generous amount of Mozzarella cheese and Ricotta Cheese. Sprinkle some freshly chopped flat leaf parsley.

You can also dump the cheese in the pot and secure the lid, wait for 5 mins or until the cheese melts. Scoop into serving bowls and enjoy! We prefer to use the cheese in individual soup bowls rather than dumping it all in the pot.

How to make Lasagna Soup in Crockpot?

Slow cooker lasagna soup is easy to make.

1. Brown the meat: Brown the ground sausage in a skillet over high heat. When the meat is nearly browned add the onion, garlic and all the dry seasonings and saute for another 3-4 minutes or until the onion begins to turn tender.
2. Assemble the soup in Crockpot: Transfer the browned sausage into the crockpot. Add the chicken stock, balsamic vinegar, the tomato paste, diced tomatoes and the Marinara sauce. Give everything a good stir.
3. Slow cook: Cover the crockpot with lid and slow cook on LOW for 8 hours and on HIGH for 4 hours.
4. Cooking Pasta in the soup: Now, if you want to cook the pasta in the soup add the broken Lasagna sheets into the soup during the final 30 minutes. Cover and cook. Once done serve the soup right away with Mozzarella and ricotta cheese.
5. Cooking Pasta separately: If you want to freeze or store the soup for future, cook the pasta separately on the stove top following the package instructions. Drain, fold gently with few teaspoons of olive oil and store. This will prevent the cooked pasta from sticking to each other. Mix the cooked pasta in the soup when you are ready to serve. Don't forget the cheeses. Enjoy!

Leftovers & storage

Fridge In case you have some left overs store them in the fridge in air tight containers for up to 2 days. Make sure to add more liquid while re-heating the soup. The pasta will certainly turn fall apart tender.

The Lasagna Soup with Sausage tastes best when served right away. Because, the longer the pasta sits in the soup the mushier it will get. The cooked pasta absorbs a tremendous amount of liquid.

Can Lasagna Soup be frozen? Yes Lasagna Soup can be frozen but without the Pasta or Lasagna Sheets. Skip cooking the pasta in the soup, instead cook the pasta separately on the stove top or in the Instant Pot. Drain and freeze in a separate container.

Cook the soup without the Pasta and freeze in a different container. Keep enough space between the liquid and the lid of the container because soup expands when frozen.

Thaw and mix the pasta with the soup while re-heating. Serve with Mozzarella and Ricotta cheese.

How to reheat

Microwave Oven: You can reheat this easy lasagna soup in the microwave oven until warm or hot.

Stove top: You can also reheat this soup in a heavy bottomed saucepan on the stove top over medium heat. Stir frequently to prevent the soup from burning. If you feel that the soup has thickened a lot, add water or broth to thin out the soup as per your liking.

What goes with Lasagna soup?

Lazy Lasagna Soup is a complete meal all by itself. It's super filling and delicious. But, if you are looking to cater guests or do not want to consume a lot of soup than you can try pairing the soup with any of these options:

• Cheesy Garlic Bread.
• Bread Sticks.
• A light crisp salad.
• Lightly toasted sour dough bread.
• Corn bread.
• Regular crusty bread like sourdough..
• Seasoned steamed broccoli.
• Seasoned steamed carrots.
• Seasoned steamed green beans.

FAQs

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Readers thoughts who tried the recipe

Sooo yummy. Made this for dinner tonight! Was a 10 out of 10 from the fam."

- Jackie Jillson Thiesen.

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