lasagna soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 8 ounces (2 links) hot italian sausage, casings removed
• ground himalayan sea salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste (i always use mixed peppercorns)
• 2 cups yellow onions, diced
• 5 large cloves garlic, pressed
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 3 1/2 cups (28 oz.) marinara sauce
• 1 can (14 oz.) diced tomatoes
• 5 cups low-sodium beef broth
• 1 cup (150 g) frozen spinach, thawed, drained and excess liquid squeezed out
• 10 ounces lasagna noodles, broken into bite size pieces
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese (1 tbsp. per bowl)
• 3 tablespoons mozzarella cheese, grated (1 tsp. per bowl)
• 3 tablespoons grana padano cheese, grated (1 tsp. per bowl)
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, for garnish