Ninja Foodi Lasagna

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4.77 from 21 votes

Cook Time24

Total Time24

Course: Dinner, main dish

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: ninja foodi pasta, ninja foodi, lasagna, no boil lasagna, pressure cooked lasagna

Servings: Slices

Calories: 430kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Ninja Foodi Lasagna Ingredients:

8 Lasagna Noodles No Boil
1 Cup Water
2 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
½ Cup Parmesan Cheese

Meat sauce

1 Pound Ground Beef For a less meaty and more cheese and noodle option- only use ½ pound of ground beef. You can substitute the ground beef with ground turkey, ground chicken or Italian sausage
24 Ounces Pasta Sauce Jarred or Canned
1 Tablespoon Garlic Minced

Ricotta Cheese Filling

8 Ounces Ricotta Cheese
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions

Make the meat sauce

Brown the meat in a large sauce pan and drain grease.
Add sauce and garlic.
Simmer for 3 minutes.

Make the ricotta filling

Mix ricotta cheese, egg, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning together.
Set aside until you build your lasagna.

Build the lasagna-Use a 7 inch springform pan

Break up no boil lasagna noodles and cover the bottom of the springform pan- try to cover the entire bottom without layer more than 2 or 3 noodles on top of an area.
Cover pasta with a layer of meat sauce.
Cover meat sauce with a layer of ricotta filling.
Sprinkle ½ to ⅓ of mozzarella cheese on top of ricotta filling.
Sprinkle ½ to ⅓ of parmesan cheese on top of mozzarella cheese.
Repeat steps 1-5. Based on how much meat you used in your sauce, you will be able to create 2 or 3 layers.

Cook the lasagna

Cover lasagna with foil and place on sling.
Place trivet in Ninja Foodi.
Add 1 cup of water to Ninja Foodi.
Place lasagna, in the sling, onto the trivet.
Closed lid and set valve to "seal" position.
Cook on high pressure for 24 minutes.
When the timer beeps, let pressure naturally release for 10 minutes.
Remove lid and lasagna from Ninja Foodi.
Remove foil from lasagna and place the sling and lasagna back into Ninja Foodi. Using the broiler lid, close lid and broil on high for 5 minutes or just until cheese is melted and golden brown.

Notes

Can I make lasagna without meat?

Yes, you can! You will probably need more layers of pasta and sauce if you choose not to add meat. I used a lot of ground beef in with my sauce and this created the pan to fill up faster than I expected. If you use a meat sauce, be sure to break the meat down into very small pieces so that it spreads out well and does not create an overly thick layer of meat. The more meat you use, the less room you will have for layers of cheese and noodles.

Can I use Boil noodles to make lasagna in the Ninja Foodi?

I have not tried this. I would think the noodles would become way over cooked and very mushy. If you don't boil the noodles- and you are using the kind that you are supposed to, the noodles will not cook all the way and the result will be a dry and crunchy lasagna.

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