Lasagna Soup without Noodles
This delicious soup is based on lasagna, one of the best Italian dishes ever! However, if you don’t want to use noodles for whatever reason, that’s absolutely do-able. This recipe boasts everything you love about lasagna… but just in soup form!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds (1 kg) Italian sausage
- 4 cups (2 liters) beef broth or beef stock
- 1 diced large yellow onion
- 30 ounces (800g) canned diced tomatoes
- 5 minced garlic cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 15 ounces (400g) tomato sauce (tomato puree or passata)
For the Cheese Topping:
- 16 ounces (1/2 kg) ricotta cheese
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 cup (120g) shredded parmesan
- 1 cup (120g) shredded mozzarella
Instructions
- Heat a big pot over a moderately high heat and add the sausage, then cook for 10 minutes or until browned. Drain off the grease.
- Add the onion to the drained meat and cook for 6 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
- Turn down the heat a bit and add the broth or stock, tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.
- Add the bay leaves, Italian seasoning and black pepper, and bring to a simmer.
- Cook for 20 minutes, then discard the bay leaves and serve with some of the cheese topping on top.
Notes
- If you DO want to include lasagna noodles, add 2 cups (2 big handfuls) of lasagna noodles broken into pieces and simmer for 15 minutes or until they’re tender (if you’re using fresh pasta it’ll take less time).
- Feel free to spice things up with spicy Italian sausage if you like.
Keywords: italian, lasagna, soup
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