One Pot Lasagna Soup
This one- pot lasagna soup is perfect when you want the deliciousness of lasagna, but don't want a lot of work. It makes lasagna flavors into a soup that is easy to eat. You put ground beef, lasagna noodles, vegetable broth, vegetables and diced tomatoes in a pot. Then you add Italian seasonings and let it cook. This mixes up the classic lasagna ingredients into a soup.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 carrots diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper optional
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 24 oz jar marinara sauce
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 8 oz lasagna noodles broken into pieces
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add onion, carrots, and celery; sauté until softened (about 5-7 minutes).
- Stir in garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper; cook for 1 minute.
- Add ground beef or turkey, breaking it up as it cooks until browned (about 5 minutes).
- Stir in tomato paste, diced tomatoes, marinara sauce, and vegetable broth.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes to blend flavors.
- Add broken lasagna noodles, and cook for another 10-12 minutes or until noodles are tender.
- To serve, ladle soup into bowls and top with a dollop of ricotta cheese, sprinkle with Parmesan, and garnish with fresh basil.