Description
An easy recipe for a layered pasta, meat, cheese and marinara sauce meal that comes together in just a few minutes. No browning, no sautéing and no boiling! You can make this in the Instant Pot or slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (12 oz) package Aidells Italian Style Smoked Chicken Sausage (or any type of smoked sausage)
- 1 cup ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 (24 oz) jar Classico Tomato and Basil Sauce (or any other marinara sauce)
- 1 (24 oz) bag frozen ravioli
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Slice the sausage into quarter inch slices.
- In a bowl mix together the ricotta, egg, parsley, basil, onion powder and garlic powder.
- In a deep pot in pot dish (I used a 3 quart liner* inside a 6 quart liner) layer 1/3 of the marinara, ravioli, sausage, ricotta. Repeat 2 more times. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top.
- Pour 1 ½ cups water into Instant Pot. Place lasagna dish on top of a trivet/sling* and lower into the Instant Pot.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 25 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5 minutes and then move valve to venting and remove the lid.
- Remove the dish and sprinkle with more basil and serve.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Slice the sausage into quarter inch slices.
- In a bowl mix together the ricotta, egg, parsley, basil, onion powder and garlic powder.
- In the bottom of the slow cooker, layer 1/3 of the marinara, ravioli, sausage, ricotta. Repeat 2 more times. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 4-6 hours.
- Sprinkle with more basil and serve.
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker