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easy lasagna soup recipe.

Lasagna Soup

Rika
Try this lasagna soup for dinner tonight. The soup version of lasagna is loaded with protein, veggies, and cheese. It's so filling and checks the box for your Italian food cravings! 
5 from 14 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 6
Calories 580 kcal

Equipment

  • a large Dutch oven or stock pot
  • a spatula

Ingredients
 

Toppings (as needed):

Instructions
 

  • In a Dutch oven heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Add the meat, breaking it up with a spatula, and season with salt and pepper. Cook it until browned. Remove the meat from the pan and drain.
  • Carefully wipe off excess grease from the pot with paper towels. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil. Cook the onion for 4 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add tomato paste and stir for 1-2 minutes. 
  • Add crushed tomatoes, stock, oregano, basil, and browned meat. Bring the mixture to a boil then add lasagna noodles. 
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low, simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or longer until the noodles are al dente. Add more stock if necessary. Taste the broth and season with salt/pepper according to your taste.
  • To serve: In a soup bowl, add about a cup of lasagna soup, a tablespoon of ricotta cheese, some mozzarella cheese, and finely shredded parmesan cheese. 

Notes

How to Cook Lasagna Soup in a Slow Cooker
  1. Brown the meat, as mentioned above.
  2. Throw all of the ingredients in a slow cooker, except the lasagna noodles. Use 4 cups of chicken stock 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. 
How to Cook Lasagna Soup in an Instant Pot. 
  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 and make sure the noodles are submerged.
  4. Cover the instant pot then cook for 5 minutes on high pressure.
  5. Once the cooking cycle is completed, do a quick release.  
Add more veggies. If you want to increase your veggie intake, add some fresh spinach, kale, zucchini, or mushrooms to the soup. 
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. 
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. 
Crushed tomatoes. You can also replace it with marinara sauce or diced tomatoes with tomato sauce. 
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. 
Storing the soup
  • 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.
  • 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.
Reheating the soup
  • 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.
Nutrition. It doesn't include the cheese. 

Nutrition

Calories: 580kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 31gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 1016mgPotassium: 1160mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 405IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 6mg
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