lasagna soup
Cooler weather always calls for soup at my house. This turned out delish, the wonderful ricotta cheese and parmesan mixture make just like eating lasagna! Oh so yummy! Hope you enjoy!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
8 to 10
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 large bell pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
- 1 pound sweet italian sausage (if you use hot italian sausage, eliminate the red pepper flakes)
- 1 pound ground beef (you can use all italian sausage if desired and eliminate the beef)
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes
- 5 cups chicken stock or broth
- - salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon sweet basil paste (or same amount fresh)
- 4 to 6 ounces rotini pasta, uncooked
- 3 ounces fresh spinach leaves
- 16 ounces container ricotta cheese
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, fresh and grated
- - salt and pepper
- - mozzarella cheese
How To Make lasagna soup
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Step 1Heat oil in soup pot over medium heat; add onion, bell pepper and garlic. Cook until tender. Add oregano, fennel and red pepper; stir.
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Step 2Add sausage and beef. If sausage has casing, remove and break up into bite size pieces. Brown meat.
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Step 3Add tomato paste and stir to incorporate. Add diced tomatoes and chicken stock. Salt and pepper to taste. Add basil. Stir.
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Step 4Bring to a slow boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes. Add Rotini noodles and cook until al dente.
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Step 5Turn heat off; stir in a good handful of spinach leaves; let set a few minute.
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Step 6In a med/sm size bowl combine ricotta and Parmesan; add salt and a good bit of ground black pepper. Set aside
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Step 7To serve, add a scoop of the ricotta cheese to bottom of soup bowl, spoon soup over cheese mixture and top with mozzarella cheese. ENJOY
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Step 8TIP: If not serving a crowd, you may want to cook pasta separate and add to soup bowl when ready to eat as the pasta will continue to absorb the liquid. This way you can easily freeze any leftover soup and not have pasty pasta.
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