Olive Garden Lasagna Dip can be made in your Instant Pot, Crockpot or oven. It’s got Italian sausage, marinara sauce and 3 types of cheeses. It’s a perfect companion to warm breadsticks.
Olive Garden Lasagna Dip
If you love Olive Garden lasagna dip try making this version at home! It’s seriously so tasty. The Italian sausage adds sooo much flavor. You’re going to want to eat the dip with a spoon. No breadsticks are even needed–lol!
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Ground Italian sausage–I used mild
- Marinara sauce–I used Ragu
- Garlic powder
- Italian seasoning–or you can make your own
- Ricotta–or cottage cheese
- Parmesan cheese–shredded or grated
- Mozzarella cheese–I shred mine off the block for better meltability
Basic Steps
- Brown the Italian sausage and drain off the excess grease.
- Stir in the marinara, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
- Spoon ricotta/parmesan mixture over the top and sprinkle with mozzarella.
- Heat through with air fryer lid on top of Instant Pot, or slow cook or heat in the oven.
- Serve dip with breadsticks or garlic bread.
Notes/Tips
- How I drain grease in the Instant Pot: Tilt the Instant Pot to one side while holding the ground meat against the other side with a wooden spoon. This should make most of the grease pool on the tilted side. Lower the Instant Pot down, the meat should stay to its side and the grease on the other. Place a couple paper towels into the grease and use the spoon to sop up the grease. Discard the paper towels.
- Serve with warm breadsticks (homemade, freezer or Pillsbury refrigerated breadsticks), garlic bread, sliced baguette or homemade French bread. Sometimes I like to brush olive oil on pita bread and sprinkle it with garlic powder. Then I bake at 400 for 5 minutes and slice into pieces. They taste almost as good as homemade breadsticks but take a fraction of the effort.
- This dip would also make an amazing sauce for spaghetti! Spoon over hot cooked spaghetti.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 8 quart pot. Halve the recipe in the 3 quart pot.
- This dip is gluten-free. What would be a good gluten-free dipper?? Veggies maybe? Not quite as fun as warm breadsticks.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with ricotta cheese are Instant Pot Million Dollar Potato Casserole or Instant Pot Cowboy Lasagna.
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Olive Garden Lasagna Dip
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Description
Olive Garden Lasagna Dip can be made in your Instant Pot, Crockpot or oven. It’s got Italian sausage, marinara sauce and 3 types of cheeses. It’s a perfect companion to warm breadsticks.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1 (24 oz) jar marinara sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 3/4 cup ricotta or cottage cheese
- 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting (“more”). When display says HOT add in the sausage and break it up. Brown for about 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease.
- Add in the marinara sauce, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Stir and heat through. Turn off sauté setting.
- In a bowl, stir together the ricotta and parmesan cheese. Spoon over the top of the marinara sauce. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top.
- Place air fryer lid on top and cook for 3 minutes at 350 degrees. If you don’t have an air fryer lid you can put the normal lid on top and set the pot to “keep warm” for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve dip with breadsticks or garlic bread.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Brown sausage for about 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease and add sausage into the slow cooker.
- Stir in the marinara sauce, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes.
- In a bowl, stir together the ricotta and parmesan cheese. Spoon over the top of the marinara sauce. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top. Cover and cook on high for 20 minutes.
- Serve dip with breadsticks or garlic bread.
Oven Instructions:
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Brown sausage for about 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease.
- Stir in the marinara sauce, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the sauce into a baking dish (you may use a 8×8 inch baking dish or a round casserole corningware dish).
- In a bowl, stir together the ricotta and parmesan cheese. Spoon over the top of the marinara sauce. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top. Bake uncovered for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Serve dip with breadsticks, garlic bread or sliced baguettes.
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Instant Pot, slow cooker or oven
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Oh, man! I can gain 10 lbs by just driving by Olive Garden and sniffing. I think I gained 5 lbs just by reading this emailed recipe.
Might as well go ahead & make it now. Will waddle back to the computer afterwards & add stars, I know it’s gonna be delicious.
haha Kim! you are funny!