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March 28, 2019

Instant Pot Creamy Mock Lasagna Noodles

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Instant Pot Creamy Mock Lasagna Noodles–creamy noodles with ground beef, tomato sauce, cream cheese and parmesan cheese. An easy pasta dish that is made in minutes in your electric pressure cooker.

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Instant Pot Creamy Mock Lasagna Noodles--creamy noodles with ground beef, tomato sauce, cream cheese and parmesan cheese. An easy pasta dish that is made in minutes in your electric pressure cooker.

Instant Pot Creamy Mock Lasagna Noodles

When I was young my mom would make a recipe called “mock lasagna.” Basically it was cooked egg noodles, a meat sauce, and a cream cheese mixture layered a couple of time in a casserole dish and then baked in the oven. It was one of my favorite meals growing up. The recipe went in my recipe folder that I took with me to college. It’s been years since I made my mom’s mock lasagna recipe but I still love it.

I decided to take the flavors and ingredients from her recipe and make it in the Instant Pot. It’s a creamy pasta dish instead of a layered noodle dish but it still tastes great. Plus you don’t have half as many dishes to wash. My kids love this dish and Skyler has taken the leftovers to school the past two days in his mini crockpot*.

You can use a lean ground beef or a ground turkey for this recipe. Use whatever you have on hand and whatever you prefer. If you have frozen beef on hand (like I did) place one cup of water in the bottom of your Instant Pot and then a trivet. Place the frozen meat on the trivet and set the pressure cook button to 5 minutes and when it’s done use a quick release. This will thaw the meat enough for you to start step 1 in the recipe.

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Instant Pot Creamy Mock Lasagna Noodles--creamy noodles with ground beef, tomato sauce, cream cheese and parmesan cheese. An easy pasta dish that is made in minutes in your electric pressure cooker.

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Instant Pot Creamy Mock Lasagna Noodles--creamy noodles with ground beef, tomato sauce, cream cheese and parmesan cheese. An easy pasta dish that is made in minutes in your electric pressure cooker.

What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?

To make Instant Pot Creamy Mock Lasagna Noodles I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

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Instant Pot Creamy Mock Lasagna Noodles


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4 from 3 reviews

  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
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Creamy noodles with ground beef, tomato sauce, cream cheese and parmesan cheese. An easy pasta dish that is made in minutes in your electric pressure cooker.


Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef or turkey
  • 1/3 cup diced onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 3 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
  • 16 ounces (1 pound) uncooked cavatappi pasta (you can also use penne or macaroni)
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Brown: Turn your Instant Pot to the saute setting. When the display says HOT add in the beef. Break it up with a spoon (I use this tool*). Add in the onion, salt and garlic powder. Brown the meat for about 5 minutes.
  2. Add in ingredients: Add in the tomato sauce and stir. Add in the pasta and the water and stir.
  3. Pressure cook: Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 3 minutes on high pressure (if you’re halving the recipe use 4 minutes). When the time is up let the pot sit for 5 minutes and then move the valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  4. Cream dairy: In a medium size bowl add the cream cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream. Use a hand mixer to cream the mixture together. Stir in the parmesan cheese.
  5. Stir in dairy: Stir the cheese mixture into the Instant Pot. Coat the noodles well.
  6. Serve: Scoop onto plates and enjoy!

Notes

I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. You can use an 8 quart with no changes. If you use a 3 quart mini halve the recipe and use 4 minutes pressure cooking time.

If you have frozen beef place one cup of water in the bottom of your Instant Pot and then a trivet. Place the frozen meat on the trivet and set the pressure cook button to 5 minutes and when it’s done use a quick release. This will thaw the meat enough for you to start step 1 in the recipe.

  • Category: Pasta
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: Italian

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18 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Beef, Instant Pot, Pasta

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  1. Kris Pratt says

    April 3, 2019 at 10:54 am

    We have an 8qt and it turned out like a soup, not thick or creamy at all. We followed the directions but didn’t get the same results. 😔 any suggestions?

    ★★

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    • Karen says

      April 8, 2019 at 3:26 pm

      Hmmm, interesting. I am not sure what went wrong. Next time use 2 3/4 cup water perhaps instead?

      Reply
  2. Robin Bernard says

    April 1, 2019 at 8:03 pm

    Great recipe. I used bow tie pasta, I did add 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning as well as some dehydrated spinach. I used a little bit more liquid as I used a home-canned quart of tomato sauce and 3 cups of water. It was a hit with the kids!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 8, 2019 at 3:33 pm

      Glad to hear this Robin!

      Reply
  3. Denise says

    March 31, 2019 at 9:28 am

    Hello! This looks great! I was wondering, in step 3, is it supposed to be pressure cook for 4 minutes and 3 if you’re halving? I’m pretty new to IP so I just wanted to be sure…
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 8, 2019 at 3:47 pm

      It’s the 4 minutes if you’re halving. The pot will take not as much time to come to pressure so you’ll need the 4 minutes.

      Reply
  4. Barb says

    March 30, 2019 at 6:23 pm

    Can a lower calorie cheeses be substituted? Any suggestions?
    Thanks

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    • Karen says

      April 8, 2019 at 3:48 pm

      Can you do low fat? I don’t know. I’m not good with diet stuff lol.

      Reply
    • Deborah says

      July 3, 2019 at 11:12 am

      I see the crockpot version but if I just make it on stove what would your recommendations be…. brown hamburger and onions mix tomato sauce/spices then should I cook pasta separately or combine with water in hamburger mixture …. I like mixing dairy together with hand mixer….and adding at end just to heat!
      Am making this tonight sounded so delicious 😋

      Reply
      • Karen says

        July 3, 2019 at 12:04 pm

        Hmmm I bet you could do either way. The pasta in the pan sounds like less dishes to me!

        Reply
  5. Pascale says

    March 29, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    My family liked it alot. 🙂

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      April 8, 2019 at 3:53 pm

      WIN!!!

      Reply
  6. Lori says

    March 29, 2019 at 12:35 pm

    Do you have crockpot version?

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    • Jackie White says

      March 29, 2019 at 12:48 pm

      I was wondering that same thing if you have a crockpot method.

      Reply
      • Debe says

        March 30, 2019 at 10:40 am

        Would love a crock pot version, thanks!!!!

        Reply
    • Karen says

      April 8, 2019 at 4:04 pm

      I have this version from years and years ago. The pics are horrible!!! https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/day-207-mock-lasagna/

      Reply
  7. Barb Nesper says

    March 29, 2019 at 11:05 am

    Delicious and so easy!!

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      April 8, 2019 at 3:55 pm

      Glad you enjoyed this Barb!

      Reply

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