One Pot Lasagna Soup Recipe (Easy!)
This EASY Lasagna Soup tastes just like lasagna with layers of cheesy noodles smothered in rich marinara infused with garlic, onion and Italian spices all smothered Parmesan, mozzarella and ricotta - drool - and all you have to do is brown your beef, dump in the ingredients and simmer away! You might never go back to traditional lasagna again!
Ingredients
- 1 poundlean ground beef (or half italian sausage)
- 1yellow onion, diced
- 4garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ teaspoonred pepper flakes
- 124 oz. jar prego traditional italian sauce
- 8 cupslow sodium chicken broth, divided
- 114 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoonstomato paste
- 2 teaspoonsbalsamic vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoonsgranulated sugar
- 1 tablespoondried basil
- 1 tspeach dried parsley, dried oregano, salt
- ½ teaspoonpepper
- 1whole bay leaf
- 10uncooked lasagna noodles (broken into approx. 1-2 inch pieces*)
- ½ cupheavy cream, optional
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- freshly finely grated parmesan cheese
- ricotta cheese
Directions
- 1
Heat large Dutch oven/large soup pot over medium high heat. Add beef and onion and cook, stirring occasionally until beef is browned. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and saute for 30 seconds. Drain off any excess fat.
- 2
Add Prego Sauce, 6 cups chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, sugar, spices, bay leaf and lasagna noodles. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer until lasagna noodles are tender, stirring occasionally (approximately 20-30 minutes).
- 3
Discard bay leaf and stir in heavy cream (optional) and 2-4 cups chicken broth to reach desired consistency. Garnish individual servings with desired amount of cheeses.