Lasagna Soup made with ground beef, sausage, spinach and three types of cheese! The perfect dinner for those cold winter nights!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 pound ground Italian sausage
- salt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste)
- 1 yellow onion (, chopped)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic (, minced)
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 recipe homemade marinara sauce (or 24 ounce marinara sauce)
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley (, chopped (or 2 tsp dried)
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried oregano
- 1 teaspoons dried basil
- 7 cups low sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 9 lasagna noodles (, broken into pieces)
- 2 cups fresh spinach leaves (optional),)
- 10 ounces ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- fresh basil (, for serving)
Instructions
- 1In a large pot over medium-high heat, cook ground beef and sausage until browned. Season with salt and pepper as you cook. Drain grease and remove meat from the pot.
- 2In a large pot heat olive oil over medium heat. Toss in diced onion and sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in minced garlic and cook for another minute or two.
- 3Stir in tomato paste, marinara sauce, spices, and broth. Return meat to pot.
- 4Bring to boil then add lasagna noodles (broken into 4ths) to potand reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until noodlesare tender. Add spinach, if using.
- 5In a small bowl, stir together mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta cheeses
- 6Ladle the hot soup into bowls, and dollop a scoop of the cheese mixture on top. Garnish with fresh basil