The one-pot lasagne that will be a family hit at meal time

Quick, easy and oh-so-yummy!

Whip up a delicious lasagne in just one pot. This recipe is the ultimate time-saving hack for time-poor parents who want a quick, easy and tasty meal on the table – with minimal washing up afterwards!

With this one-pot approach, created by chef and mum, Elle Vernon, you’ll have a delicious lasagne on the table in no time and clean up will be a breeze.

One-pot lazy lasagne

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins (excluding pressure building and release)
Makes approx. 9 cups

Ingredients

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
500g Bolognese mince (beef and pork combo)
1 brown onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
800g can diced tomatoes 
1/3 cup tomato paste
2 Tbsp dried oregano
1L (4 cups) liquid beef stock
½ x 250g packet dried lasagne sheets, roughly broken
1 cup smooth ricotta
Good pinch of ground nutmeg
Salt and pepper, to season
Basil leaves, to garnish (optional)

Method

1. Insert non-stick inner pot into the Philips 3000 series All-In-One Cooker and turn on at the power point.

2. Select ‘Saute’ > Default time of 10 minutes will appear on the screen > Select ‘Start.’

3. After a few minutes, once hot, add oil, mince, onion and garlic. Using a wooden or non-stick spoon break up mince, stirring to combine with the onion and garlic. Leaving the cooker lid open, cook for 8 minutes stirring occasionally, until mince is no longer pink. Add tomatoes, paste, oregano and stock. Stir to combine.

4. Close the lid. Set the lid handle to the ‘lock’ position.

5. Select ‘Pressure cook kPa’ > Manual function > increase time to 15 minutes > increase pressure to 45 kPa > Select start. It will take approximately 10 minutes for the pressure to build before cooking time begins.

6. After 10 minutes of cooking, select ‘Add ingredient’ function. You will see the kPa down arrow icon flashing whilst the pressure is being released. When safe to open, you will hear a beeping sound to prompt you to open the lid. Add lasagne sheets, stir to separate the sheets, then close the lid and lock it. The kPa up icon will flash until pressure has been increased again, then the timer will continue to count down.

7. Meanwhile, combine ricotta and nutmeg in a bowl, then season and set aside.

8. Once cooking time is complete, it will take approximately 3 minutes for the pressure to automatically release, before automatically switching to keep warm mode.  

9. When safe to open, set the lid handle to ‘unlock’ position, then open the lid. Season.

10. Spoon into serving bowls, dollop with ricotta and gently swirl it through. Garnish with basil, if using.

Prefer to slow cook?

Instead of cooking with pressure, you can slow cook on high for 4 hours or slow cook on low for 8 hours, and simply add your lasagne sheets to the mince mixture 30 minutes before the end of cooking time.

Top tip! Add more vegetables

You can add an abundance of vegetables to this basic recipe if you like – try finely diced carrot, thinly sliced celery, grated pumpkin, grated zucchini, thinly sliced mushrooms. Add them when adding the diced tomatoes.