Easy Instant Pot Lasagna Bow Tie Pasta Recipe

This Easy Instant Pot Lasagna Bow Tie Pasta Recipe is a simple way to enjoy lasagna in your pressure cooker without using a springform pan.  There is no layering required in this recipe like you would a typical Lasagna.  It is a very simple dump and start pasta recipe.  It only requires very minimal browning first.  Everything cooks together and then stirred like you would eat any other pasta recipe similar to spaghetti.  If you want to make this a true dump and start recipe you could substitute the raw ground meat with precooked ground meat to skip the first step.

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I intended for this recipe to have a soupy texture to it but it actually turned out very similar to actual lasagna.  I was very pleased with the results. The flavors were absorbed into the noodles due to the pressure cooking. We ate two bowls it was so good.

I left our shredded mozzarella separate and we put it on top of our individual plates.  I plan on freezing a couple of individual portions and then adding the mozzarella on top when we reheat them.  If you are planning to eat the whole pot in one sitting, you could actually sprinkle your shredded mozzarella on top of the whole pot.

One more thing I would like to tell you about.  We added a packet of Frontera Ground Meat Taco Sauce to our recipe.  You could cook this recipe without it but we like it so much I try to find new recipes that I can incorporate it into.  It is totally optional.

We use the 8 qt. Instant Pot to prepare all our meals.

We also use a digital cooking thermometer like this.  If you have any questions about what temperature something should be cooked at or reheated at you can check out FoodSafety.gov.  That’s what we use.

Ingredients – Easy Instant Pot Lasagna Bow Tie Pasta Recipe

• 2 lb. Ground Beef
• 1 tbsp. Minced Garlic
• 1- 24 oz. Jar Spaghetti Sauce (We like Ragu Roasted Garlic)
• 1 ¼ – 24 oz. Jar of Water (use empty spaghetti sauce jar)
• 1 box (1 lb.) Bow Tie Pasta (Farfalle Pasta)
• 1 ½ cups Shredded Mozzarella
• 1 cup Cottage Cheese
• 1 packet Frontera Ground Meat Taco Sauce (optional)
• 1 tbsp. Nature’s Seasoning
• 1 tbsp. Tony Chachere’s Seasoning

Instructions – Easy Instant Pot Lasagna Bow Tie Pasta Recipe

#1.  First, put your Instant Pot on saute mode (high) and add your ground meat, Nature Seasoning, Tony Chachere’s, and minced garlic.  Brown your meat until there is no pink left.  If you have too much grease in your pot after browning strain it out.

Also, for those of you who want this to be a completely dump and start recipe you would skip the browning in step one and just add your pre-browned ground beef, seasoning, and garlic for this step.

#2.  Then add Frontera Taco Seasoning, spaghetti sauce, and water. Stir all together well.  Scrape the bottom of the pot to make sure nothing is stuck to it.

#3.  Next, add your bow tie noodles on top and do not stir.  Just pat them down under the liquid.

#4.  Next, close the lid and turn the steam release valve to “sealing” position.

#5.  Then press the “Pressure Cook” button.  Next, press “Pressure Level” button until you have selected “High Pressure”.  **Please note- If your Instant Pot is still on saute mode you will need to press “Cancel” then “Pressure Cook”.

#6.  Turn the timer on for 4 minutes. Once pressure builds up, the timer will start counting down. (Meanwhile, you can place some garlic bread in the oven to start warming up.)

#7.   After the timer has completed turn the steam release valve to “Venting” for a quick release of steam. **Warning – The steam is very hot, use a towel to turn the release valve so it does not burn you.

#8.  Finally, after the steam has all released stir in your 1 cup of cottage cheese.

#9.  Now you have two choices.  You can either sprinkle your shredded mozzarella on top of the whole pot and serve. Or, you can serve it first and then sprinkle the mozzarella on top of your individual plates.

We sprinkle our shredded mozzarella on top of our individual plates and freeze  individual portions of the pasta without it.  This way when we reheat it later we can sprinkle fresh mozzarella cheese on top later.

Final Thoughts

Thanks so much for visiting The Peculiar Green Rose today!  I hope you enjoy your Easy Instant Pot Lasagna Bow Tie Pasta!  If you are a pasta lover and are looking for more ideas you should definitely check out this Penne Rosa creamy tomato pasta recipe.

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