Lasagna Soup
This hearty lasagna soup is packed with flavor, featuring savory sausage, tender noodles, and a cheesy topping. It's the perfect comfort food for a chilly day.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
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
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 2 cans diced tomatoes, with garlic 14.5 ounces each (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
Cheese Topping
- 8 ounces ricotta cheese about 1 cup
- 2 ounces Parmesan cheese about 0.5 cup
- 2 ounces freshly shredded Mozzarella about 0.5 cup
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Scoop the soup into bowls and top with a generous scoop of the cheese mixture.
Notes
This lasagna soup is a perfect weeknight meal. You can adjust the spice level by adding more or less crushed red pepper flakes. Serve with a side of crusty bread for dipping!