Light Instant Pot Lasagna

Name: Light Instant Pot Lasagna
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: PT-466628H17M18S
Total time: PT-466628H17M18S
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3/4 lb ground beef; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 2 cups water; 10 lasagna noodles, uncooked; 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce; 1 cup mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

by Laura January 13, 2023

January 13, 2023

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If you are looking for a healthy and quick version of lasagna, this light Instant Pot lasagna could be the ticket. This recipe is simple and ready in 30 minutes.

There is no need for cooking the lasagna noodles with this version. The light Instant Pot lasagna does begin though with browning some ground beef in the Instant Pot on sauté mode. Then you add in some salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder.

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Then you remove half of the beef from the insert and set aside. Next, you’ll add in 2 cups of water with the beef. Following that, you add in half of the uncooked noodles. You just break them to make them fit. Now comes half of the tomato sauce.

Then you repeat the layers – beef, followed by noodles and tomato sauce. At this point, you secure the lid and make sure the valve is set to seal. Cook on high for 7 minutes followed with a natural release for 10 minutes and then a manual release of any remaining pressure.

After cooking, if it still looks watery, allow it to sit for 5 minutes and it will thicken. At this point for sprinkle on some parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese. Cover it for about 3 minutes until the cheese has melted and it’s time to enjoy! Since there is no layers of cottage cheese or ricotta cheese in there is where the lighter aspect for this lasagna comes in. You just have that layer of cheese on top.

Here is the ingredients need to make this
Light Instant Pot Lasagna

GROUND BEEF
SALT
BLACK PEPPER
ITALIAN SEASONING
GARLIC POWDER
ONION POWDER
WATER
LASAGNA NOODLES
TOMATO SAUCE
MOZZARELLA CHEESE
PARMESAN CHEESE

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Light Instant Pot Lasagna

Author: Laura
Total Time: 17 minutes plus time to come to pressure
Yield: 4–6 servings 1x

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Ingredients

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3/4 lb ground beef
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 cups water
10 lasagna noodles, uncooked
2 1/2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Add the ground beef to the Instant Pot and cook sauté mode until fully cooked. Drain off any excess grease. Add in the salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder and cook for a minute. Then turn off sauté mode.
Remove half of the beef from the insert and set aside. Add in 2 cups of water. Stir and scrape the bottom of the pan to remove any brown bits. Layer half of the uncooked noodles. You just break them to make them fit. Then layer in half of the tomato sauce.
Repeat the layers with the remaining beef, followed by rest of the noodles and the rest of the tomato sauce. Secure the lid and make sure the valve is set to seal. Cook on high for 7 minutes followed with a natural release for 10 minutes and then a manual release of any remaining pressure.
If it still looks watery, allow it to sit for 5 minutes and it will thicken. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese on top. Cover it for about 3 minutes until the cheese has melted.