This may be my new favorite soup! Jason and I absolutely LOVED it! The ricotta mixture on top makes it feel like you are eating lasagna. I highly recommend adding this soup to your meal-plan!
Lasagna Soup
This dish will satisfy your desire for lasagna! It's a fun way to enjoy lasagna but in the form of a soup!
Ingredients
Lasagna Soup
- 8 oz rotini or elbow pasta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground beef or Italian sausage
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 2 tsp fresh oregano chopped
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 (28) oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 bay leaves
- salt & pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves chopped
Ricotta Mixture
- 8 oz ricotta
- 1/2 cup Parmesan grated
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Ricotta Mixture
-
Gather the ingredients: ricotta, Parmesan, and salt & pepper.
-
Get out a small bowl and mix together the ricotta, Parmesan, salt & pepper, to taste. Set aside.
Soup
-
Gather all the ingredients: pasta, olive oil, beef or sausage, garlic, onion, oregano, red pepper flakes, tomato paste, chicken stock, fire roasted tomatoes, bay leaves, basil, and salt & pepper.
-
Get out a large soup pot and heat oil over medium high heat. Also, get out a pot and boil water for the pasta.
-
While the oil is heating up, open up the meat and start to brown and break into little pieces. Cook until no longer pink, around 5 minutes.
-
While the meat is cooking, chop up onion.
-
Once the meat is cooked through, add the onion, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine ingredients and cook until the onions are soft, about 3 minutes.
-
Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
-
Next, add in the chicken broth, diced tomatoes and bay leaves and season to taste with salt & pepper.
-
Bring the soup to a boil; then reduce the heat and simmer until the soup thickens for about 30 minutes.
Pasta
-
Cook pasta according to the directions. Drain the pasta well.
Finish the Soup:
-
Chop the basil.
-
Stir in pasta and basil.
-
Serve immediately with a large helping of the Ricotta mixture. Garnish with the chopped basil. Enjoy this tasty soup!
Recipe Notes
The original recipe can be found on North Carolina Charm’s blog, HERE.