Easy Lasagna Soup (Stove, Crockpot, or Instant Pot)

Try this easy lasagna soup for dinner tonight. The soup version of lasagna is loaded with protein, veggies, and cheese. This lasagna soup is so filling and checks the box for your Italian food cravings! 

In this post, I will show you how to make lasagna soup at home. This lasagna soup offers everything that you love in a classic meat lasagna, except it comes with broth and is not baked. 

You can make this lasagna soup on the stove, in a slow cooker, or Instant pot. I'll be showing you a step-by-step tutorial for each method below. 

This soup goes well with these easy dinner rolls with herb butter.

Jump to:

• Why You'll Love this Recipe
• Ingredients
• How to Make Lasagna Soup on the Stove
• Tips and Variations
• Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup Cooking Instruction
• Instant Pot Lasagna Soup Cooking Instruction
• Storage
• Reheat
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Why You'll Love this Recipe

• Easy. This lasagna soup is made of easy ingredients that you can find in your pantry. 
• A one-pot meal. You'll be cooking the noodles alongside the other ingredients in the same pot. 
• The ultimate comfort food. It's an easy soup recipe that you will never get tired of! This lasagna soup gets its creamy and cheesy taste from ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese. I especially love this in cooler months of the year (a literal comfort food that warms me up).

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Ingredients

• Ground Beef and Hot Italian sausage. Italian sausage tends to be high in fat and sodium. We'll therefore be combining lean ground beef and Italian sausage to make the soup healthier (and tastier). 
• Onion. It's a must-have ingredient to make a soup base. 
• Garlic. This aromatic vegetable is also another staple ingredient for the soup base. 
• Crushed tomatoes. Canned crushed tomatoes are the perfect base for any sauce, including lasagna sauce. Crushed tomatoes usually have a texture somewhere between tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. 

• Tomato paste. I used canned tomato paste to intensify the tomato flavor without all of the extra water. 
• Chicken stock. I used it as a base for the soup and to cook the lasagna noodles. 
• Lasagna noodles. You can use either regular lasagna noodles or oven-ready lasagna noodles. 
• Spices. I used a combination of dried oregano and dried basil to bring a taste of Italian flavor to the soup. 
• Cheese. A nice combination of ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese does the trick to add a creamy texture to the soup. 
• Salt and Black pepper. Add to your own preferred level. 

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How to Make Lasagna Soup on the Stove

1. Brown the Meat 

• Remove the casing from Italian sausages.

• In a large Dutch oven heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook the ground beef and Italian sausages undisturbed for one minute. Stir and break them up with a spatula. Continue cooking until the meat is browned. 

• Remove the meat from the pan. Drain the grease and wipe the excess fat/oil from the pan with paper towels. 

2.  Make Soup Base and Cook the Pasta

• Add more oil to the pot. Cook the onion for 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. 

• Add tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes. 

• Add crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, dried oregano, and dried basil. Bring the mixture to a boil then add lasagna noodles. 

• Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes or longer until the noodles are al dente.

3. Serve 

• In a soup bowl, add about a cup of lasagna soup, a dollop of ricotta cheese, some mozzarella cheese, and finely shredded parmesan cheese. 

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Tips and Variations

• Add more veggies. If you want to increase your veggie intake, add some fresh spinach, kale, zucchini, or mushrooms to the soup. 
• Use other types of meats. You can use other ground meats, such as ground turkey or ground chicken. If you aren't a big fan of Italian sausage, you can also just use ground beef. 
• Use full-fat or whole-milk cheese products.  If you don't have any dietary restrictions, use full-fat or whole-milk cheese products because they melt beautifully. 
• Make ahead. If you are going to make this soup ahead of time, I suggest cooking the noodles and soup separately. 
• Use other types of pasta. If you don't have any lasagna noodles on hand, feel free to use any spiral or bow-tie pasta such as fusilli, cellentani, or rotini. 
• Add some heat. If you love spicy food add a pinch of red pepper chili flakes. 
• Don't forget to drain the grease. Draining the grease from browned meat will reduce the amount of fat and calorie content in the soup. As a result, the soup becomes healthier, less greasy, and much less heavy. 
• Seasoning and Cooking time. As always, use this recipe as a starting point. Cooking time may vary depending on the type of stove, pan, etc. For that reason, adjust the seasoning and cooking time accordingly until the food is cooked through and the flavor fits your taste buds. 

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Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup Cooking Instruction

You can also make this lasagna soup in a slow cooker. Here's how to do it: 

1. Brown the meat, as mentioned above.
2. Throw all of the ingredients in a slow cooker, except the lasagna noodles. You also need to reduce the chicken stock to 4 cups only.
3. Cover the slow cooker and cook for 7½ hours on low heat, or 4½ hours on high heat. 
4. Open the lid and add lasagna noodles. Cover the slow cooker and cook for another 30 minutes or until al dente. 

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Instant Pot Lasagna Soup Cooking Instruction

1. Brown the meat, as mentioned above.
2. Cook the aromatics and tomato paste for a few minutes, as mentioned above. 
3. Throw all of the remaining ingredients in an instant pot, including the lasagna noodles. Use 4 cups of chicken stock only.
4. Cover the instant pot then cook for 5 minutes on high pressure.

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Storage

• Let the lasagna soup cools down to room temperature, no longer than 2 hours or 1 hour when the temperature is 90°F or above. You can learn more here.
• Put the soup and noodles in separate containers. Do not mix in cheese.
• Properly stored, it can last 3-4 days in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer.

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Reheat

• If the soup is frozen, thaw it in the fridge overnight.
• Put the leftover soup in a saucepan. Reheat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot.
• Alternatively, you can reheat the soup in the microwave for a minute or longer until hot.

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