Instant Pot: Lasagna Soup!

It sounds a bit odd, but it comes out a delicious Minestrone-style soup that is very blog-worthy!

Made with simple ingredients, this healthy, yet hearty Italian soup will be on the table in less than 30 minutes from start to finish.

 Course Main Course

 Cuisine Italian

 Keyword Instant Pot Lasagna Soup

 Prep Time 5 minutes

 Cook Time 5 minutes

 Pressure Time 15 minutes

 Total Time 10 minutes

 Servings 6

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon oil
• 1 pound Chicken Italian Sausage
• 3 medium carrot peeled, and diced, (slap chop)
• 1 small onion minced (yellow)
• 4-5 medium cloves garlic minced
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1 14-ounce can Italian Stewed Tomatoes
• 1 14-oz Italian diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 
• 2 cups dried pasta such as rotini, campenelle, elbow noodles, etc
• 2 cups fresh spinach (packed)
• Serve with Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

1. Turn Instant Pot to Saute function.
2. Once heated, add in oil. Brown Italian Sausage until almost no longer pink, breaking up sausage as it cooks. Drain if necessary, but lean chicken sausage should be good-to-go.
3. Add in onions, carrots, and garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes longer.
4. Add stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and pasta to Instant Pot. 
5. Place lid on Instant Pot and turn knob to sealed. Cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes.
6. Once cook time has elapsed, allow pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes. Then do a quick release for any remaining pressure.
7. Stir in spinach to soup and let just wilt.
8. Serve soup with cheese.