Lasagna Soup

Lasagna Soup is a hearty one-pot meal with ground beef, sausage, and melty cheese for a family-friendly dish that’s perfect for serving a crowd or cozying up on a cool night.

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings servings

Calories 423kcal

Author John Kanell

Equipment

mixing bowl
Strainer
Large Pot

Ingredients

1 cup ricotta cheese (248g)
1 cup shredded mozzarella (112g)
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese (40g)
½ pound lean ground beef (225g)
½ pound ground Italian sausage (225g)
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 yellow onion chopped (323g)
4 garlic cloves minced
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth (1440mL)
1 (28-ounce/794g) can diced tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
8 lasagna noodles broken into pieces
Fresh basil chopped

Instructions

In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. Let stand at room temperature while making the soup.
Brown the beef and sausage in a large pot over medium-high heat. Drain off any fat and remove it from the pot.
Heat the oil in the same pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Return the meat mixture to the pot.
Add the broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, dried basil, oregano, salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Bring to a boil. Stir in the noodles, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
Top each serving with 3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture and sprinkle with chopped fresh basil.

Notes

Start by mixing the cheeses. Mix the cheese first and allow the mixture to sit at room temperature while you cook the soup. Allowing the cheese blend to warm a little will help it to melt when added to the soup.
Use a large pot. Make sure you start with a large pot so there is plenty of room for the chicken broth and tomatoes. The right-sized pot will make it easy to add and stir ingredients and prevent the soup from splashing on your cooktop as it boils.
Break noodles into similarly-sized pieces. When you break the large lasagna noodles into pieces, try to make them similarly sized and not too large. This will help the noodles to all cook at the same rate and make the soup easy to eat. You can also substitute another pasta and cook in the soup for the amount of time as directed on the package.

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