Who has time to layer infinite ingredients into a lasagna pan? Not this girl. This Instant Pot lasagna soup is quick and easy to whip up. It’s a great way to curb those lasagna cravings in a jiffy. Sure, a classic lasagna is decadent and amazing comfort food, but imagine this as the quick weeknight edition for a hungry family.
The Ingredients
With a few classic lasagna ingredients you can pull this off in no time. I love using real Italian sausage, and I’m lucky enough to have homemade Italian sausage here but you can grab whatever you have available in stores. This is also super easy to make gluten free, like I did, if you have access to gluten free lasagna noodles. If you’re lactose intolerant, you can serve the cheese on the side and have those who want cheese add it to their soups.
olive oil
Italian sausage
salt
onion
garlic
beef broth
chopped tomatoes
lasagna noodles
frozen kale or spinach
mixed Italian cheeses
basil
black pepper
Cook the Meat
Set the Instant Pot to the sauté setting and start browning crumbled Italian sausage (make sure you’ve removed the skin) and salt. Cook it until it’s brown and then add the onion and garlic. It’s as simple as that to start making your quick lasagna soup.
Pressure Cook
Deglaze the bottom of the pan with beef broth. Scrape up any stuck on brown bits so it doesn’t burn while pressure cooking. Add the chopped tomatoes and top with broken lasagna noodles. Stir it or push the lasagna noodles so that they’re underneath the liquid and that they don’t overlap too much on top of one another or they won’t cook evenly. After it’s done pressure cooking, stir in frozen greens like kale or spinach. It’ll be so hot that it’ll cook almost instantly. To serve it, have some fresh or dried basil on hand, some mixed Italian cheeses and fresh ground pepper.
Lasagna Soup in the Instant Pot
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 21 mins | Servings: 4 Servings
gluten free option, dairy free option
Equipment
Instant Pot (see note below for stove top instructions)
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb italian sausage skin removed and crumbled
½ tsp salt
1 onion peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
1 cup beef broth
1 28oz can chopped tomatoes
2 cups broken lasagna noodles I used gluten free dried noodles
1 cup frozen kale or spinach
For serving
1 cup mixed Italian cheeses I used grated mozzarella and parmesan
fresh or dried basil leaves
fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Heat the Instant Pot on saute mode on medium heat.
Add oil and crumbled Italian sausage and salt. Cook for 3 minutes or until browned.
Add in onion and garlic and saute for 3 minutes or until onion is softened.
Pour in broth and tomatoes and stir. Scrape the bottom of the pot to make sure you scrape up any browned bits off the bottom.
Add in the lasagna noodles.
Cancel the saute setting.
Pressure cook on high for 8 minutes. Naturally release for 5 minutes.
Remove lid and stir in frozen kale. The heat should cook it in no time but if you want it a little more tender, set the Instant Pot on saute mode on medium and simmer for 5 more minutes stirring occasionally.
Ladel into bowls and top with cheese, herbs and pepper.
No pressure cooker? Follow the directions in a large pot on the stove until the pressure cooking instructions. Once you've added the lasagna noodles, simmer the soup on the stove with 1 extra cup of broth until the noodles are cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 25 min. Resume the instructions as follows.
Note: I’ve tried to double this recipe and it does not turn out great - one of the follies of the Instant Pot life.
