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Lasagna Soup

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course dinner, Soup
Cuisine Italian-American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 TB olive oil
  • 1 lb ground beef or Italian sausage
  • 1 each yellow onion, diced
  • 5 each garlic cloves, chopped or minced
  • 4 cups chicken broth or chicken bone broth
  • 1 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes
  • 1 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 2.5 TB tomato paste
  • 0.5 cup fresh chopped basil and oregano (or dried)
  • to taste salt and pepper
  • 1.25 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 0.5 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 8 oz ricotta cheese
  • 8 oz lasagna noodles
  • to taste fresh parsley

Instructions
 

  • Heat 1 TB. olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
  • Once hot, crumble beef into pot, season with salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring occasionally until browned.
  • Drain fat from beef and set beef aside.
  • Heat remaining olive oil in pot, add onion and garlic and saute until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes.
  • Pour in broth, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and herbs.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile cook pasta according to package instructions.
  • In a mixing bowl, using a fork, stir together mozzarella and ricotta.
  • Add cooked pasta to soup and thin soup with a little more broth if desired.
  • Stir cheeses together, then serve soup with dolops of cheese.
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