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Lasagna Soup

Lasagna Soup

This Lasagna Soup is packed with familiar flavors of lasagna, creating a comforting meal in a bowl.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 438 kcal

Equipment

  • large pot
  • medium bowl
  • skillet
  • Slow Cooker
  • Instant Pot
  • separate saucepan

Ingredients
  

Soup

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1.5 pounds bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 extra-large yellow onion, chopped (about 3 cups chopped)
  • 4 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
  • 0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste (add more for deeper flavor)
  • 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) fire-roasted diced tomatoes
  • 6 cups low-sodium chicken stock
  • 8 ounces mafalda pasta (fusilli and farfalle are also great options)
  • 0.5 cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced

Cheesy Yum

  • 8 ounces ricotta
  • 0.5 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 0.25 teaspoon kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (preferably whole milk mozzarella)

Instructions
 

Stovetop Directions

  • Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add sausage and brown for 3 minutes, breaking it up into bite-size pieces.
  • Add onion, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, and cook until onion is softened and sausage is browned, about 7 more minutes.
  • Stir in tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes more.
  • Add diced tomatoes, bay leaves, and chicken stock. Bring just to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare pasta in a separate saucepan according to package directions, just to al dente. Do not overcook. Drain.
  • In a medium bowl, create the 'cheesy yum' by combining the ricotta, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
  • Stir fresh basil into soup right before serving. Add cooked pasta to individual bowls and ladle soup over the top. Serve with dollops of cheesy yum plus additional shredded mozzarella.

Crock-Pot Directions

  • Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add oil. Once hot, add sausage and brown for 3 minutes.
  • Add onion, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, and cook until onion is softened and sausage is browned, about 7 more minutes.
  • Stir in tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes more.
  • Transfer sausage mixture to slow cooker and add diced tomatoes, bay leaves, and chicken stock. Cover and set to low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
  • In a medium bowl, create the 'cheesy yum' by combining the ricotta, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
  • About 30 minutes before soup is ready, add pasta to slow cooker. Cover and cook until pasta is just al dente.
  • Stir fresh basil into soup right before serving. Then add soup to individual bowls with dollops of cheesy yum plus additional shredded mozzarella.

Instant Pot Directions

  • Press SAUTE on the Instant Pot and add oil. Once hot, add sausage and onion and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, and cook until onion is softened and sausage is browned, about 3 more minutes.
  • Stir in tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes more. Scrape bottom of pot very well. Press CANCEL.
  • Stir in diced tomatoes, bay leaves, and chicken stock. Press SOUP and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Press CANCEL and quick release pressure. Add pasta, submerging it below the soup broth. Press SOUP and cook for 8 minutes more.
  • Press CANCEL and then quick release pressure.
  • While pasta is cooking, create the 'cheesy yum' by combining the ricotta, Parmesan, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
  • Stir in fresh basil and then serve. Add soup to individual bowls with dollops of cheesy yum plus additional shredded mozzarella.

Notes

Adapted from the February-April 2011 edition of At Home with Kowalski's magazine from our local Minnesota Kowalski’s Markets - from '300 Sensational Soups' by Carla Snyder and Meredith Deeds.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowlCalories: 438kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 26gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 1025mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8g
Keyword cheesy soup, Comfort Food, easy soup, Hearty Soup, lasagna soup, pasta soup
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