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🍝 Creamy Comfort Lasagna Soup

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Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Italian sausage or ground beef
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 5 –6 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes optional
  • 8 –10 lasagna noodles broken into pieces
  • ½ cup heavy cream or half-and-half
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 cup whole-milk ricotta
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • Pinch of salt

Method
 

  1. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add sausage or ground beef and cook until browned. Drain extra grease if needed.
  2. Add the diced onion and sauté 3–4 minutes until softened.
  3. Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.
  4. Build the tomato base
  5. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute.
  6. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and optional red pepper flakes.
  7. Bring to a gentle boil.
  8. Stir in broken lasagna noodles.
  9. Reduce heat and simmer 12–15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender.
  10. Stir in heavy cream.
  11. Taste and adjust salt & pepper.
  12. Mix the ricotta topping
  13. In a bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, Italian seasoning, and salt.
  14. Mix until smooth and fluffy.
  15. Ladle hot soup into bowls.
  16. Top each serving with a generous scoop of the ricotta mixture.
  17. Drizzle lightly with pesto olive oil or olive oil of preference
  18. Garnish with fresh basil
  19. Serve with warm garlic bread.