Full of ground chicken, chunks of tomatoes, creamy ricotta, and broken lasagna noodles, this Instant Pot Lasagna Soup is a fast dinner on busy weeknights! The whole family will love this soup!
The Instant Pot is quickly becoming my favorite way to make soup. It's so easy and you don't have to babysit it all day! Add the ingredients to the pot and cook it up. It's the best!
I love making classic lasagna just as much as the next person, but it can be a lot! The cooking of the noodles, then burning your hands as you try to layer the noodles, and it takes forever to bake. Get that same flavor in 30 minutes or less with this filling and delicious pressure cooker lasagna soup!
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Why You'll Love This Hearty Soup!
- It's a crowd pleaser! This Instant Pot lasagna soup recipe is perfect to serve a crowd. Add a side salad and you'll have a filling, easy meal to serve your guests.
- It's the ultimate comfort food! Warm, cheesy, and full of pasta, this easy lasagna soup recipe is the ultimate comfort food.
- It's a fast, weeknight dinner! Even though the Instant Pot takes 10-15 minutes to come up to pressure, this recipe is still ready in under 30 minutes but still has all the delicious flavors of lasagna in soup form!
Ingredients for Instant Pot Lasagna Soup
You only need a few simple ingredients for this delicious soup! You can easily find these ingredients right in your local grocery store!
- Lasagna noodles- Break up the noodles into small, bite sized pieces.
- Ground chicken- To add protein but not all the fat.
- Sausage- To add just a little fat and extra flavor to the soup. Use spicy Italian sausage for a little kick!
- Ricotta Cheese- To get that lasagna flavor.
- Mozzarella Cheese- As a garnish for this soup.
- Balsamic Vinegar- Might seem strange, but trust me, it's so delicious!
- Chicken broth- Low sodium is best so you don't have an overly salty soup.
Equipment
- Instant Pot- You will need at least a 6 quart Instant Pot for this recipe. Anything less and the soup will not cook properly. You can make this in any electric pressure cooker.
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Cups
- Ladle
- Mixing Spoons
Let's Make Instant Pot Lasagna Soup!
Chop the onions and garlic. Set that aside. Take the sausage meat out of the sausage casing or use one pound of ground sausage. Set the Instant Pot to the saute function. Add the died onions, minced garlic, ground chicken, and two sausage links to the inner pot. Cook for 5-8 minutes until there is no pink left in the meat. Add the Italian seasoning to the meat.
When the meat is completely cooked, add the tomatoes and chicken broth. Stir the soup well, making sure to scrape the bottom of the pot to remove any stuck on pieces with a wooden spoon or a large spoon. Add the broken lasagna noodles, and do not stir. Close the lid of the Instant Pot and set the cooking time to 5 minutes on manual high pressure. After 5 minutes of cook time, carefully quick pressure release the pressure.
Add the ricotta and balsamic vinegar to the Instant Pot and stir everything to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve the soup, topping each bowl with the mozzarella. Enjoy!
Variations Of This Soup
- If you don't have traditional lasagna noodles, use penne or ziti to make this a baked ziti soup or use your favorite type of pasta!
- Eliminate the sausage to make this soup a little healthier.
- Use ground turkey or lean ground beef instead of ground chicken. Add a little bit of olive oil to the Instant Pot to help saute the lean meat.
- Whole wheat lasagna can be used instead of regular lasagna noodles.
- Amp up the veggies! Add carrots, zucchini, or spinach to add some more healthy nutrients to the soup.
- Instead of a can of fire-roasted tomatoes, use 2 cups of your favorite marinara sauce or tomato sauce. You can also use a tablespoon of tomato paste for a more intense tomato flavor.
- Top this soup with more ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
Tips and Tricks
- Don't forget to dunk sourdough bread or sourdough rolls into the soup.
- Be very careful when releasing the pressurized steam. Sometimes, broth can come out the pressure valve and spray hot soup. Make sure you have a kitchen towel handy just in case.
- Break up the lasagna noodles quite small. As they cook, they get bigger, and you don't want huge noodles in the soup, so make sure the lasagna pieces are cut into smaller pieces.
- Don't use no boil lasagna noodles as they will fall apart under the pressure of the Instant Pot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dairy does not freeze well, so freeze the soup without the ricotta. When you are ready to serve, mix in the ricotta and balsamic vinegar.
Store leftover soup will last in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days. To reheat, add the amount of soup you would like into a saucepan on the stove. To reheat in the microwave, add the soup to a microwave safe bowl and reheat for 2 minutes.
Yes! Simply eliminate the ground chicken and sausage. You can bulk this up by adding chopped mushrooms and chopped zucchini for a more vegetarian friendly soup. Instead of chicken broth, use vegetable broth as well.
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📖 Recipe
Instant Pot Lasagna Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Chicken
- 2 Sausage Links Casings Removed
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 Onion Chopped
- 3 Garlic Cloves Minced
- 28 ounce Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- 6 cups Chicken Broth Low Sodium
- 8 Lasagna Noodles Uncooked, broken
- 1 cup Ricotta Whole Milk
- 1 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 cup Mozzarella Shredded
Instructions
- Chop the onions, mince the garlic, and take the sausage meat out of the casing. Set that aside.
- Set the Instant Pot to "saute". Add the chopped onion, minced garlic, ground chicken, and sausage links. Saute until the meat is cooked and there is no pink left, 5-8 minutes.
- Add the fire roasted tomatoes and chicken broth to the Instant Pot. Stir all the ingredients. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the Instant Pot to remove any stuck on pieces.
- Break up the lasagna noodles and add them to the Instant Pot. Do not stir.
- Set the Instant Pot to "high" and seal the lid. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Carefully release the pressure after 5 minutes of cooking.
- Open the Instant Pot lid and add the ricotta and balsamic vinegar. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the soup and top with mozzarella.
Notes
- When releasing the pressure, be careful as broth may come up the top of the Instant Pot and spatter out of the pressure valve. The broth will be very hot, so release the pressure very carefully.
- To lower the fat, use all ground chicken and remove the sausage.
- Even though you are only cooking at pressure for 5 minutes, the Instant Pot will take 10-15 minutes to come up to pressure.
Sherry
Can you use crock pot for this if you don’t have Instant Pot
lynnswayoflife
Yes! You would need to brown the meat in a saute pan first, add all the ingredients except the pasta, balsamic vinegar, and ricotta. Cook on high for 4 hours and 30 minutes before it is done, add the pasta.