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Lasagna Soup

With spicy sausage, tender noodles and a melty cheese topping, this Lasagna Soup recipe combines all your favorite Italian ingredients in one hearty bowl.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 10
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1 pound hot sausage Italian sausage may be used as well
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 small onions chopped into 0.5 inch pieces, about 2 cups worth
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
  • 0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or up to 1 teaspoon for more heat
  • 6 ounces tomato paste
  • 29 ounces diced tomatoes two 14.5 oz cans, with garlic (fire-roasted tomatoes are great, if you can find them)
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 ounces mafalda pasta or an alternate curly pasta (6-8 ounces)
  • 8 ounces ricotta cheese about 1 cup
  • 2 ounces Parmesan cheese about 0.5 cup
  • 2 ounces freshly shredded Mozzarella about 0.5 cup

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, cook and crumble the sausage and ground beef over medium-high heat. Add the onions and the garlic to cook along with the meat. Sprinkle with Italian seasonings and red pepper flakes as everything cooks.
  2. Add the tomato paste, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, salt, and pepper. Stir and increase heat to high. When soup begins to simmer, reduce to medium-high once again and add the pasta. Stir and simmer until noodles are soft, 8-10 minutes. Taste the broth and adjust spices as needed.
  3. Remove from the heat when the noodles are tender, but still chewy. While the pasta is cooking, stir together the ricotta, Parmesan, and Mozzarella in a small bowl.
  4. Scoop the soup into bowls and top with a generous scoop of the cheese mixture.

Notes

This hearty lasagna soup is perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner. It reheats well for leftovers and can be easily adapted with your favorite sausage or ground meat. For a vegetarian version, omit the meat and add extra vegetables like bell peppers or zucchini.