Instant Pot Lasagna Soup Recipe
This Instant Pot Lasagna Soup is everything you love about lasagna, in a warm, comforting bowl of soup! This is so easy to make thanks to the Instant Pot, and is a huge favorite in our family!
For more delicious Instant Pot recipes, be sure to check out my Instant Pot Stir Fry Noodles, Instant Pot Carrots with Honey Glaze, and Instant Pot Mac and Cheese.
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On crazy busy days, I’m so thankful to have my Instant Pot. It’s quick, easy, and cleaning up one pot is basically my favorite thing about it. I own the 6 quart version and use it all the time. If you don’t have one yet, I highly HIGHLY recommend it! Especially for yummy recipes like this Instant Pot Lasagna Soup!
This recipe has quickly become one of my favorites that I’ve created for the Instant Pot, and that’s saying a lot because my Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup is a big hit at our house, and with all of you! Be sure to try it out if you haven’t had a chance to yet!
Ingredients for Instant Pot Lasagna Soup (SEE MEASUREMENTS IN RECIPE CARD BELOW!)
- olive oil
- Italian sausage
- garlic
- marinara sauce
- onion
- chicken broth
- Dried spices: basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, pepper
- lasagna noodles
- heavy cream
- ricotta cheese
- parmesan cheese
- mozzarella cheese
How to Make Instant Pot Lasagna Soup – Step by Step
Step 1: Cook the meat
Turn the Instant Pot to saute and add the olive oil. When hot, add the Italian sausage and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon or spatula. Stir frequently to prevent the sausage from sticking to the bottom of the pot. When the sausage is partly cooked, add the onions and garlic and continue cooking for about 4-5 more minutes, until onions are soft and meat is no longer pink.
Step 2: Pressure cook
Stir in the chicken broth, water, marinara sauce, spices, and broken lasagna noodles. Place the lid on the pot and flip the valve to “sealing.” Cook over manual high pressure for 6 minutes.
Step 3: Make ricotta topping
While the soup is cooking, prepare the ricotta topping. In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, grated parmesan cheese, and dried parsley. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Step 4: Serve
Once the time is up on the Instant Pot, perform a quick release. When all of the steam has escaped and the pin on the lid has dropped, open the lid and stir in the heavy cream. Divide the soup into bowls and top each with a scoop of the ricotta mixture and a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese. Enjoy!
Instant Pot Lasagna Soup – Tips and Notes
- Instant Pot size: I used a 6 quart Instant Pot in this recipe.
- My favorite marinara sauce to use is from Rao’s. It’s a little more expensive than other jarred sauces, but I find the flavor to be the best and it’s made with all whole food ingredients, too.
- Noodle substitution: feel free to use a different type of noodle than lasagna noodles. I’ve also made this with farfalle and penne pasta with great results.
- To make this on the stovetop, I also have a skillet lasagna recipe you should try.
Vegan and Vegetarian Options
For a vegan adaptation of this Instant Pot Lasagna Soup, you can leave out the sausage and replace the heavy cream with a vegan heavy cream, like the kind by Silk. You can also omit the ricotta topping.
For a vegetarian option, simply leave out the meat and make the recipe as directed.
Can I use ground beef or turkey instead of Italian sausage?
Yes you definitely can, and I’ve made it both ways. However, Italian sausage is my favorite meat to use because it’s delicious and really brings out the lasagna flavors the best.
Storing and Reheating
This Instant Pot Lasagna Soup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. You can also store the ricotta topping in a separate container in the fridge for three days as well.
As the soup sits, the noodles will absorb most of the moisture from the soup. So when you reheat your soup, it will be a lot thicker. You can add a little water or chicken broth to thin it out, or just enjoy as is with its more traditional, lasagna-like texture.
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Instant Pot Lasagna Soup
Ingredients
Soup:
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 16 oz mild Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (24 oz) jar marinara sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- pepper, to taste
- 8 oz lasagna noodles, broken into thirds
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Topping:
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
Instructions
- Turn the Instant Pot to saute and add the olive oil. When hot, add the Italian sausage and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon or spatula. Stir frequently to prevent the sausage from sticking to the bottom of the pot. When the sausage is partly cooked, add the onions and garlic and continue cooking for about 4-5 more minutes, until onions are soft and meat is no longer pink.
- Stir in the chicken broth, water, marinara sauce, spices, and broken lasagna noodles. Place the lid on the pot and flip the valve to "sealing." Cook over manual high pressure for 6 minutes.
- While the soup is cooking, prepare the ricotta topping. In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, grated parmesan cheese, and dried parsley. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Once the time is up on the Instant Pot, perform a quick release. When all of the steam has escaped and the pin on the lid has dropped, open the lid and stir in the heavy cream. Divide the soup into bowls and top each with a scoop of the ricotta mixture and a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
- Instant Pot size: I used a 6 quart Instant Pot in this recipe.
- My favorite marinara sauce to use is from Rao's. It's a little more expensive than other jarred sauces, but I find the flavor to be the best and it's made with all whole food ingredients, too.
- Noodle substitution: feel free to use a different type of noodle than lasagna noodles. I've also made this with farfalle and penne pasta with great results.
- To make this on the stovetop, I also have a skillet lasagna recipe you should try.
- Vegan and Vegetarian Options: For a vegan adaptation of this Instant Pot Lasagna Soup, you can leave out the sausage and replace the heavy cream with a vegan heavy cream, like the kind by Silk. You can also omit the ricotta topping. For a vegetarian option, simply leave out the meat and make the recipe as directed.
- Storing and Reheating: This soup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. You can also store the ricotta topping in a separate container in the fridge for three days as well. As the soup sits, the noodles will absorb most of the moisture from the soup. So when you reheat your soup, it will be a lot thicker. You can add a little water or chicken broth to thin it out, or just enjoy as is with its more traditional, lasagna-like texture.
This was delicious! I did make these adjustments – some based upon recipe reviews noted here:
* spicy italian sausage * added a can of fire-roasted tomatoes * sauted mushrooms with onions and sausage * used all chicken broth (3 cups) and no water. We’ll use a different noodle next time, as the lasagna noodle pieces made it pretty messy to eat.
DEFINITELY a soup, though. Not nearly as thick as it appears in the photo.
This was so flavorful. Like others I had to add more liquid make it more soup-like. It was still thick after I added an extra cup of broth, but we like thick soup in my house. It was a little spicy, too, so next time I’ll choose a more mild sausage. I used no-boil lasagna noodles since that’s what I had on hand, and they worked just fine. Finally, I added spinach when I added the cream. Overall, yum! We’ll have it again with a couple minor adaptations.
Very tasty! Made a double batch that turned out great. Only suggestion would be to add maybe a 1/2 of water per batch as mine came out more like a deconstructed lasagna than a full fledged soup.
Will likely add roasted bell peppers and mushrooms to my next batch for added flavor.
I made this tonight and it tasted AMAZING!!!!! I decided NOT to use Lasagna noodles because some mentioned that they didn’t cook through. So I used 8 oz. of the little spiral ones and it was perfect!!!! Cooks, I can not tell you how easy this was to make and the taste is like Old World Italy! And the cheese mixture that is spooned on top of the hot soup is creamy and delish!!! Serve w/ a good bread!
I added a can of fire roasted diced tomatoes for extra liquid. Delicious, everyone ate multiple bowls!
This. sounds. INCREDIBLE! I am in LOVE with IP recipes so I can’t wait to try this.
This looks so yummy! If I had a instant pot, I would so make this!
Sounds so comforting and delicious! Yummmm, cant wait to make this for dinner.
Yes, the snack requests are never ending here too! This recipe looks brilliant! I can’t wait to try this!
Made this last night and it was absolutely delicious. Tasted even better for lunch today. I did add about 1/2 cup additional water and it was of a soup consistency. This is definitely a keeper!
*I made this*
This recipe needs a few tweaks. Could be because I used veggie broth and veggie sausage as substitutions. For ppl who need to do that – here’s my review and some helpful tips!
The lasagna noodles weren’t cooked all the way and there wasn’t any ‘soup’. You need to add more liquid than called for and pressure cook for longer time and don’t do a quick release right away.
If you like flavor, you need to amp it up because this recipe is bland. (maybe because I’m missing the fat from the real sausage) Suggestions would be to add a bay leaf or two. Fennel Seeds and a bit of sugar. Maybe some fire roasted red peppers would be nice if thrown in with the onion and garlic. I’ll keep on searching.
Try this again w/ the right ingredients and I think you will find it is delicious. Some recipes just can’t be changed and w/ your changes you didn’t like it. Not nice to give her a bad rating just because you don’t like the way you changed it.
This looks like it will hit the spot anytime of the year, and especially when it gets cold outside! Where I live on the central coast of California it is cold year round, so I’m good to make it right away! Just bought an instant pot and used it last night for the first time, so I’m ready to make this delicious recipe and your others as well!
Made a quadruple batch in my 8 quart. Turned out fantastic. Thanks for a fabulous recipe.
Wow! this looks super tasty. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe.
This is SOOO yummy!! Tried it last week and my husband has literally been eating it cold by the spoonfuls standing at the fridge. Already making another batch! I didn’t have ricotta or heavy cream, so used a combo of things I had on hand and stirred them in at the end when still warm and it turned out AMAZING! Thank you for the recipe!!!
My mouth is watering! I need to make that lasagna soup ASAP!
This looks like the perfect easy winter comfort food! So delicious and tasty!
lasagna soup is looking absolutely delicious and mouthwatering. Loved the fact that it is an instant pot recipe. lovely clicks.
My daughter just got an Instant Pot. I will pass this along to her. They have been experimenting…and I know her family would love this recipe.
This soup is always popular at my house. Can’t wait to share the instant pot version for folks! What a winner.
Do you drain the sausage after cooking it?
Lasagna and soup, my two favourite winter foods. Thank you for putting them together! Can’t wait to try.
Mmmmmm, so cheesy. I will definitely give this a try.
The flavor is right on point, but my noodles came out a ait tough and it was fairly lacking in soup character. To the point that I thought I forgot the water. Then I remember I’d added two cups to the marinera and shaken it around to get as much as possible out of the jar.
It is delicious though. Going to try it again without an immediate quick release – mmaybe I iost too much liquid to steam and the noodles would have been a little softer. Can’t stress enough how good the flavor is though!
Please STOP reviewing recipes because the look or sound delicious people…do you review shoes because they look comfortable?
Wow! This recipe is a head turner for sure. I’m always on the hunt for awesome IP recipes. SO GLAD I found this one! You hit one out of the park with this! Thanks for sharing!
Lasagna Soup is one of my faves! I love this Instant Pot version.
Has anyone tried to double and if so, do I need to cook longer? New to instant pot… Any help would be gladly appreciated. Hoping to make tonight.