This easy Instant Pot lasagna soup is amazing and healthy!! You can make it in the slow cooker too but in your pressure cooker or Ninja Foodi it’s done in just 8 minutes! If you love a deconstructed lasagna this pasta dinner is much easier to make than the old fashioned method.

Oh my goodness!! I just got an Instant Pot and this is my second recipe. I seriously cannot believe how quickly this Instant Pot lasagna soup took to make! It’s now one of our favorite Instant Pot recipes. (originally published 1/17, participant in the Amazon program, affiliate links present)
Instant Pot Lasagna Soup Sausage
Ok so it’s lasagna but you’re pressure cooking with different noodles and meats. We love this classic Italian dish. You can make it as an easy Ninja Foodi or Crockpot Express recipe too. As long as it is electric with the saute and high pressure function you are good to go!
With kids, and those wide traditional noodles, they always had a hard time eating it. I also hated precooking them and trying to pick them up to layer them when they were entirely too hot. Lazy lasagna soup is the way to go y’all! You just brown the meat, throw everything else in and let it go.
FIRST – You should sign up for my free newsletter so you get new posts emailed to you twice a week and never miss out on anything! Now let’s start with a few basic tips:
- Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
- Then PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
- This is a great InstaPot cookbook and a set of wooden utensils are great to grab too.
- I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot.
- You should still deglaze pressure cooker after sautéing but it won’t have as many issues with this better liner.
For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have (a 6 quart) and use for all recipe creations.

Ninja Foodi Lazy Lasagna
I will use bow tie pasta noodles in this Ninja Foodi recipe too if I find that on sale. They would be a bit smaller than these when it’s done, but totally your choice because of the “cuteness”. 😉 In order to make this lasagna soup recipe in just 8 minutes you need a pot like this one. If you don’t have a pressure cooker I highly recommend getting one.
Ours you see here below was bought when they first came out and there were no recipes online for it at all. Since that is what I do for a living I got to work. This and our InstaPot spaghetti were the first two ever created and added on to the blog to share. We still make them both today……many many years later.
One of my favorite parts of this 7 in 1 multi cooker pressure cooker is that you can brown your meat right in it. Then add everything else on top, snap the lid on and let it cook. Before I had to dirty a pan on the stovetop to do this part, makes it so much easier!

Instant Pot lasagna soup
As for the meat you just want something ground. Sausage is our fave, then beef, but for lower fat chicken and turkey could be substituted. The latter won’t lend nearly as much flavor to the dish but that is up to you.
- Spicy ground Italian sausage – or ground beef
- I highly recommend getting a non stick pot for this and all other pressure cooker recipes
- this is how to thaw Instant Pot frozen ground beef in case you need it
- Onion
- Diced tomatoes
- Chicken or beef broth
- Noodles – uncooked, can use any style you like, these work great
- Mozzarella cheese
- Spaghetti sauce – marinara sauce or three cheese is great
- Chicken broth or beef broth
- Italian seasoning – optional
Dairy Free Lasagna Soup
If you need a version for those with a sensitive stomach to dairy it is totally easy. I have done this for my husband and will say you can find lactose free dairy products at almost any grocery store nowadays. It is surprisingly good and many times my kids can not even tell the difference.

How to make crockpot lasagna soup
- If you want to make slow cooker lasagna soup just pre cook your meat first.
- Then add all ingredients other than noodles and cheeses and cook on low all day (6 hrs or so).
- About 30 minutes before you’re going to eat put your noodles in.
- Submerge them into the liquid.
- Put crockpot on high
- Keep in longer if you want noodles more tender.
- Top with cheeses and serve!
I’ve used larger noodles you see here but prefer smaller ones like you see above. You can use any brand too. If you want to make Crock Pot Express lasagna soup use the directions below too.
Pressure cooker lasagna soup
- No problem. Use the pressure cooker function with a quick release. Then at the end you could use air crisp mode with some extra cheese on top!
- All Instant Pot recipes are interchangeable no matter what brand you have.

Lazy Lasagna Soup
Why do we love both of these deconstructed lasagna recipes over the old fashioned way?
- It’s much easier to eat, especially for little kids.
- Using smaller noodles makes it much easier to make vs. trying to maneuver hot long noodles into a pan.
It is safer to make since there is NO boiling required. You just throw the uncooked noodles right in. Close your lid and they’ll be nice and tender in just 3 minutes.
- Serving this is a snap too. Just use a ladle and serve into bowls with some cheeses on top. Let’s be honest, a slice of lasagna never looks very pretty.
Looking for more Instant Pot pasta recipes and easy ground beef recipes?
- Instant Pot chili has only 5 ingredients, is healthy and low carb
- Creamy Pressure cooker broccoli cheese soup uses fresh vegetables
- 17 minute homemade Instant Pot split pea soup is great when it’s chilly outside
Another tweak to this one is making IP or Crockpot lasagna casserole after this. It has similar ingredients but is thicker and a bit heartier as you see here.

How many calories are in lasagna soup?
Of course it depends on your serving size but the nutritional information is below. If you alter the ingredients of course that will change a bit. I think personally when it comes to lasagna anything, I just dig in. If you are comparing the traditional method to this, soup will always have fewer calories overall with the increase of liquid.
Can you freeze lasagna soup?
- If you do in fact have leftovers it is best to just store them in the fridge.
- Put what’s left in an airtight container and it will still be good for 2-3 days in there.
To reheat put in a microwave safe bowl and heat in 30 second increments stirring in between.
How many calories in lasagna soup?
Well we do include nutritional information in the printable recipe card below however they will vary. Depending on the style of sauce and cheese you use there will be slight differences. Yes you can use low fat ricotta and mozzarella cheeses if you choose to. Do I? NO. I feel like there is less processing in the “regular” versions and they have a lot more flavor. All in moderation I say.

Can you use lean ground beef vs. ground sausage like I have listed below? Sure, I just tell you what I’ve used that came out the BEST out of all of the batches.
- I will say loudly that spicy ground sausage, like Jimmy Dean brand, is the BEST. There is tons of flavor right inside the meat so you could literally not add any other seasonings.
It will still be packed with a ton of flavor because of this meat selection. If you too love lasagna, follow our quick lasagna soup recipe below. Let us know what you and your family think!
Instant Pot lasagna soup vegetarian
- Set Instant Pot to saute, add olive oil, ground sausage or beef and diced onions. Cook until ground beef is no longer pink.
- Turn OFF/Cancel button.Scrape bottom with wooden spatula to deglaze pot.
- Pour in all other ingredients except ricotta and mozzarella (those are used for toppings).
- Press manual, pressure, high for 3 minutes. Do a quick release and remove lid. Done!!
- Top with small spoonful of ricotta and a pinch of mozzarella cheese on top.
If you add anything else that takes it over the top too let us know in the comments below. We love experimenting with recipes.
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Instant Pot Lasagna Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb spicy ground sausage ground beef or ground turkey
- 1/2 onion diced
- 1 c diced tomatoes used canned
- 40 oz beef broth or chicken broth, less if you want it thicker
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce (24 oz)
- 1.5 – 2 c noodles uncooked , could use bowtie or other type
- pinch salt
- pinch oregano
- 1 c mozzarella cheese for topping
- 1 c ricotta cheese could omit, it’s just as good without it
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to saute, add olive oil, ground sausage or beef and diced onions. Cook until ground beef is no longer pink. Turn OFF/Cancel button.
- Pour in all ingredients except noodles and cheeses. Stir. Pour noodles on the top and gently submerge into liquid.
- Press manual (if you have that button), pressure, high for 3 minutes.
- Do a quick release and remove lid.
- Top with small spoonful of ricotta and a pinch of mozzarella cheese on top.
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Sherry Stone
Wednesday 5th of January 2022
I just wanted to tell you that this was an absolute hit with my family. However I did tweak the recipe a little. I added minced garlic to the onions. I ended up using a whole can of diced tomatoes and the whole jar of sauce, then added basil, i also added just a little bit of brown sugar to cut the acid from the tomatoes. I pressure cooked everything but the noodles and cheese for 8 minutes and then added wavy egg noodles for 3 more minutes. We don't like ricotta so i used a block of cream cheese with mozzarella, shredded Parmesan,a dollop of sour cream and garlic powder. I mixed this up and we just added it to our bowls. It is a phenomenal substitute for those that don't like ricotta or cottage cheese. This is definitely going into our recipe rotation. I would give this 10 stars if i could because it was fantastic. Thank you Darlin for an excellent recipe!
Felcher
Sunday 16th of January 2022
@Sherry Stone, Tweaked it a little? Sounds like you changed the whole recipe.
The Typical Mom
Friday 7th of January 2022
Thanks for this, glad it was a hit
Shirley
Tuesday 19th of January 2021
I'm so excited to try my new insta pot. It is a three quart. I believe I have to use the same amount of liquid and cooking time as a 6 quart. Do I half the meat, tomatoes, tomato sauce? Thanks
Felcher
Sunday 16th of January 2022
@Shirley, hopefully you figured it out and didn't starve to death in the meantime
Sandy
Friday 11th of October 2019
We love this recipe. We add more broken up lasagna noodles than called for. My granddaughters ask for this every time they visit. They help make it. We use more onion than it calls for and always add fresh garlic. We've used chicken and beef broth. We've used ground beef, ground chicken/turkey as well as Italian sausage. Or a combination. It turns out great It's a good recipe to play around with. We usually make our own ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese when the granddaughters come. So, this is a Recipe they are always proud of and eat very well. I've added it to my FAVORITES.
Jessica
Friday 3rd of May 2019
My family loves lasagna soup and making it in the IP just made it even better on my end. They loved it!
Noelle
Friday 3rd of May 2019
I love my instant pot and this recipe was great, will make again this weekend!