Italian Lasagna Soup (Printable)
A warming one-pot meal combining classic lasagna flavors in a hearty tomato-based soup with tender pasta and savory meats.
# What You Need:
→ Meats
01 - 1 lb ground beef or Italian sausage
→ Vegetables & Aromatics
02 - 1 medium yellow onion, diced
03 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
04 - 1 medium carrot, diced
05 - 1 celery stalk, diced
06 - 2 tbsp olive oil
→ Liquids & Broth
07 - 4 cups low-sodium beef or chicken broth
08 - 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
09 - 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
10 - 2 tbsp tomato paste
→ Pasta
11 - 8 oz lasagna noodles, broken into pieces
→ Cheese Mixture
12 - 1 cup ricotta cheese
13 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
14 - 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
15 - 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil
16 - 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or 1/2 tsp dried parsley
17 - Salt & black pepper, to taste
→ Seasonings
18 - 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
19 - 1 tsp dried basil
20 - 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
21 - Salt & black pepper, to taste
# How To Make It:
01 - Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add ground beef or sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through. Drain excess fat if needed.
02 - Add diced onion, carrot, and celery to the pot. Sauté for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
03 - Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute to deepen flavor. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes with juices, broth, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
04 - Add broken lasagna noodles to the boiling soup. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes until pasta is al dente, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
05 - While soup simmers, mix ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, basil, parsley, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a small bowl until well combined.
06 - Taste soup and adjust seasonings as needed. Ladle soup into bowls and top each serving with a generous dollop of the cheese mixture. Garnish with extra fresh basil or Parmesan if desired.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- Everything you adore about lasagna transforms into a soul-warming soup in under an hour
- The cheese dollop melts into hot broth creating the most incredible creamy swirls
- Perfect for those nights when you want comfort food but cannot commit to layering noodles
02 -
- The noodles will continue softening in the hot broth, so take them off the heat while they still have a tiny bit of bite
- Letting the soup rest for five minutes off the heat allows the flavors to marry together beautifully
- The cheese mixture melts into the soup creating these incredible creamy ribbons throughout
03 -
- Breaking the lasagna noodles into different sized pieces creates the most satisfying texture in every spoonful
- Letting the tomato paste cook for a full minute with the aromatics deepens the entire flavor profile