Spicy Lasagna Soup Recipe
This Spicy Lasagna Soup is a fun and delicious way to bring all the yummy flavors of traditional lasagna into soup form without all the fuss. A one pot meal for a busy family!
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Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small sweet onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper seeded and diced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 8 ounces lasagna noodles uncooked and broken into pieces.
- 4 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven (4.5Q or higher) add olive oil and heat over medium high heat.
- Add onion and red bell pepper. Cook 3-4 minutes or until they start to soften.
- Add the ground beef, minced garlic, bay leaf, Italian seasoning.
- Cook for 5 minutes or until ground beef is no longer pink.
- Add in tomato paste and red pepper flakes. Stir to incorporate.
- Pour in crushed tomatoes, broth, salt and pepper.
- Stir and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to simmer and add in lasagna noodles.
- Stir to mix. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until the lasagna noodles are tender.
- Turn off heat and stir in 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Drop spoonfuls of ricotta cheese on top. Or portion into individual bowls and place a spoonful of ricotta cheese in each serving.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy with garlic bread and a fresh salad.
Notes
- Exchange the pound ground beef with Italian sausage or ground turkey.
- Substitute a curly pasta or miniature lasagna noodle like Mafalda pasta.
- Switch chicken broth for vegetable both if desired.
- Deglaze pot with ¼ cup red wine before adding the crushed tomatoes and broth.
- Stir in tomato paste before adding the broth to allow it to mix in the meat instead of staying in clumps.
- Substitute your favorite marinara sauce for the crushed tomatoes.
- Leave out cheese if making ahead of time. Reheat and then add cheeses.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 781mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g
