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One-Pot Beef Lasagna Recipe (Easy Instant pot Lasagna)

This easy one-pot beef lasagna delivers all the comforting flavors of traditional lasagna using a pressure cooker or Instant Pot. Made with ground beef, pasta sauce, lasagna sheets, and cheese, it's a quick family-friendly dinner with less prep, fewer dishes, and plenty of cheesy goodness.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 600
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Lasagnia ingredients
  • 2 lb Ground beef
  • 1 jar Pasta sauce of your choice (24 oz / 680 ml)
  • 1 jar Broth or water as need (24 oz / 680 ml)
  • 12 Oven‑ready lasagna sheets
  • 1/2 cup Shredded cheese
Optional Add-ins
  • 1/2 cup Mushrooms sliced
  • 1/4 cup Jalapeños sliced
  • 1/4 cup Olives sliced
Optional Seasonings
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper

Method
 

  1. Turn on the pressure cooker or Instant Pot using the Sauté setting. Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it into small pieces as it cooks.
  2. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper if using. Stir in the pasta sauce and one jar of water or broth. Mix everything well and let it simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. Break the lasagna sheets into large pieces. Arrange the pasta sheets pieces upright and sideways throughout the sauce, making sure they are mostly submerged.
  4. If using mushrooms, olives, or jalapeños, scatter them throughout the mixture. Sprinkle half of the cheese over the top. Close the lid and cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes.
  5. Carefully release the pressure according to your cooker instructions. Open the lid and gently stir the lasagna. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
  6. Let the lasagna rest for 5 to 10 minutes so the sauce thickens and the layers settle.