Easy Lasagna Soup
Warm up with a delicious bowl of Easy Lasagna Soup on a chilly evening! This soup is loaded with ground beef and Italian sausage, simmered in a tomato-based broth, and topped with creamy Italian cheeses. It's the perfect meal for comfort food lovers!
Ingredients
Soup
- 1 lb mild Italian Sausage
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 3 tsp garlic (minced)
- 1½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- ⅓ cup tomato paste
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 (14.5 oz) cans of diced tomatoes
- 8 lasagna noodles (broken into bite size pieces)
Cheese Topping
- 8 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese (Shredded)
- ½ cup parmesan cheese (finely shredded)
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage, ground beef, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, black pepper, and salt. Stirring occasionally until meat is browned and onions are soft.
- Add tomato paste, chicken broth, and diced tomatoes. Stir until well combined.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 15 minutes. Then remove lid and add noodles. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until noodles are soft.
- Meanwhile in a medium mixing bowl, add ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Mix together with a fork.
- Add soup to bowls and generously top with cheese mixture. Enjoy!
Notes
- To make a vegetarian version of the lasagna soup, leave out the sausage and increase the amount of chopped vegetables in the recipe. Start by cooking onions and garlic in a pot, then add vegetables such as zucchini, mushrooms, and yellow squash. Saute them until tender, and then continue with the recipe as written. This will create a flavorful and hearty soup that is completely vegetarian.
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If you don't have lasagna noodles, you can use any small shaped pasta as a substitute, using approximately 2 ½ cups. However, lasagna noodles provide an authentic texture to the soup that cannot be replicated with other pasta shapes. If you are making the soup ahead of time, it's best to cook the lasagna noodles separately and add them to the soup just before serving. This is because lasagna noodles tend to absorb the liquid in the soup over time and can become too soft. If the soup does become too thick after adding the cooked lasagna noodles, you can add some beef broth to thin it out to your desired consistency.
Nutrition
Calories: 418kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 27gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 1358mgPotassium: 499mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 358IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 198mgIron: 3mg
*All nutrition information provided is automatically calculated and is an estimate and will vary based on ingredients, brands, and changes in cooking methods listed in the recipe. If you need exact numbers on your ingredients, I would recommend calculating them with your prefered nutrition calculator.
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