How to Make Instant Pot Lasagna

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese lowers fat content while maintaining creaminess.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat, while provolone is usually cheaper.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while Pecorino is often more affordable.

Dice 1 medium sized onion.

Set Instant Pot to sauté and add ground beef, ground pork, diced onion, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning.

Brown the meat mixture in the Instant Pot.

Add 3 cups of tomato sauce to the browned meat and simmer together.

In a bowl, combine 15 to 16 ounces of ricotta cheese with 1 egg (use 2 eggs if doubling the recipe).

Mix in 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt into the ricotta mixture until well blended.

Remove the sauce from the Instant Pot and clean it out for assembling the lasagna.

Wrap heavy-duty foil around the base of the springform pan to prevent water leakage.

Add a layer of sauce to the bottom of the springform pan.

Break lasagna noodles to cover the entire surface area of the sauce.

Add a layer of sauce over the noodles and pack it down.

Spread half of the ricotta mixture evenly over the sauce layer.

Sprinkle a layer of mozzarella cheese over the ricotta.

Repeat the layers: noodles, sauce, ricotta, and then Parmesan cheese.

Cover the assembled lasagna tightly with foil.

Place the trivet in the Instant Pot and add 2 cups of water.

Set the springform pan on the trivet, close the lid, and ensure the valve is set to sealing.

Set the Instant Pot to high pressure for 24 minutes.

After cooking, allow a 10 minute natural pressure release, then do a quick release of the remaining pressure.

Remove the lid and gently remove any moisture from the top of the lasagna using pot holders.

Carefully take off the foil from the top of the lasagna.

Sprinkle 0.33 cup of Parmesan cheese on top of the lasagna.

Transfer the lasagna to a preheated oven at 425°F for 7 to 9 minutes to brown the cheese.

Let the lasagna sit for about 10 minutes after baking.

Use a knife to scrape the edges of the lasagna to ensure it’s not sticking to the sides before opening the springform pan.

Check that the lasagna is loose before removing the springform pan.

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