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Lasagna Soup made with ground beef, sausage, spinach and three types of cheese! The perfect easy dinner for those cold winter nights!
We are in soup mode at our house and surprisingly, my kids have been loving it. This lasagna soup was a huge hit as was Creamy White Chicken Chili and even Authentic New Orleans Gumbo (not truly a soup but a total winner!).
I guess the only positive thing about cold winter temperatures is that you can continue cooking warm comfort food and soups, like this delicious Lasagna Soup! This soup is seriously yummy! . This tastes just like lasagna, but in soup form, so how could it not be amazing?!
How to Make Lasagna Soup:
1. Brown the meat. In 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.
2. Cook onion and garlic. In 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.
3. Add sauce and spices. Stir in tomato paste, marinara sauce, spices, and broth. Return meat to the pot.
4. Add lasagna noodles. Bring the pot to a boil then add lasagna noodles (broken into 4ths) to pot and reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender. Add spinach, if using.
5. Combine cheeses. In a small bowl, stir together mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta cheeses.
6. Serve warm. Ladle the hot soup into bowls, and dollop a scoop of the cheese mixture on top. Garnish with fresh basil.
Make ahead and freezing instructions:
To make ahead: Make the recipe up to step 4. Do not add the noodles to the pot. Store the soup in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, start at step 5, bringing the soup to a boil and cooking the noodles at that point. Serve with a dollop of cheese.
To freeze: Freeze lasagna soup without the cheese. Place soup in a freezer safe container and freeze for 2-3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight and reheat slowly on the stovetop. If you are making this recipe specifically for freezing, you may choose to make the noodles fresh once ready to serve (see make ahead instructions).
Store lasagna soup covered, in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Other Variations of Lasagna Soup:
- Vegetarian Lasagna Soup: Omit the sausage and ground beef and add more chopped vegetables to step 3 (cooking with onion and garlic). I recommend zucchini, mushrooms, and yellow squash.
- Vegan Lasagna Soup: Omit the sausage and ground beef and add more chopped vegetables to step 3 (cooking with onion and garlic). I recommend zucchini, mushrooms, and yellow squash. Substitute the cheese with homemade cashew ricotta.
- Pasta substitutions: Substitute any type of pasta for the broken lasagna noodles!
Consider trying one of these classic soup recipes:
- Spicy Chicken Soup
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Taco Soup
- Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
- French Onion Soup
- Creamy White Chicken Chili
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Lasagna Soup
Equipment
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
- In 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.
- In 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.
- Stir in tomato paste, marinara sauce, spices, and broth. Return meat to pot.
- Bring to boil then add lasagna noodles (broken into 4ths) to pot
and reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until noodles
are tender. Add spinach, if using. - In a small bowl, stir together mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta cheeses
- Ladle the hot soup into bowls, and dollop a scoop of the cheese mixture on top. Garnish with fresh basil
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I originally shared this recipe February 2014. Updated December 2019.
OMG, this is the best soup, EVER!!! I made a double batch because I made it a while back & we ate it in one night, just the 2 of us!!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Excellent!
12/10 recommend!! Zero reason to slave over a traditional lasagna. This soup is everything I wanted on a cold Sunday night. Leftovers were great. I think Mafaldine noodles would be amazing, but they are SO expensive! How many days do I have to wait to make this again?!
This is THE BEST lasagna soup recipe!
Made this for me and my kids last night. They both enjoyed it and I loved it! One difficult part of being a single dad is finding stuff BOTH of my kids will eat and, even better, enjoy. 🙂 Thumbs up on this recipe! I recommend exercising the option to use the spinach.
This recipe is phenomenal. I made it for a family for the first time a few weeks ago and tonight I made it for the 3rd time. Everyone loves it. Simple and absolutely delicious
I have tried a few different versions of this recipe on my family and this one is hands down THE best. Perfect blend of flavors and it even tastes better the next day! Thank you, Lauren!
This is the best lasagna soup I’ve ever had. I’ve made it several times and always freeze the leftovers for later.
My husband, 3 sons and my daughter-in-law absolutely love this soup! It it so rich in flavor! It so hearty and delicious! We get very few “soup days ” here in Phoenix, but when we do, this soup is the number one choice!
I’m in love!!! This lasagna soup is better than lasagna. If reading this… You have to make it!!!!
I’ve made this multiple times now and it’s become a staple!! So yummy! I want to bring it to a potluck and am wondering if you’ve ever made it in a slow cooker before? If so would you happen to have the directions? Thank you!
I’ve made this multiple times now and it’s become a staple!! So yummy! I want to bring it to a potluck and am wondering if you’ve ever made it in a slow cooker before? If so would you happen to have the directions? Thank you!
Yes, you could make it in the slow cooker! Cook the meat first, but then add everything to the crockpot and cook for several hours if you’d like. Add the noodles closer to eating as they’ll probably take 30-45 minutes or so to cook.
Can I use an instant pot?
I started my soup in the morning and simmered it all day to create depth of flavor. I also added a can of whole tomatoes with juice that I crushed (the whole tomatoes have the most flavor). I added the spinach at the very end after turning the stove off. That added a nice brightness.
I would like to know how much this recipe makes in ounces please. I am making six gallons of this next week and need to know how many batches I need to make.
Thank you
Wow! This recipe is amazing!!!!!!!!! I did add double the ground beef and I added about 5 big carrots with the onions to sauté for extra veggies. Whole family loved it and can’t wait to make again!!
Delicious! Followed to the t! Five stars! Packed with flavor.
so good! saw a youtube video of someone making this and used this recipe. came out so good and super flavorful.
Making this tomorr night but 1 question…why chicken stock and not beef stock as it has beef in it?
Hope you loved the lasagna soup!! In testing, we liked the overall flavor better with chicken stock but BOTH are amazing and will work great in this recipe. We would love it if you would leave a rated review with how it came out for you!
Who writes a review before they even try it? That’s irresponsible!
This was delicious! I saw some people saying that it wasn’t overly soupy, but that can be remedied by adding water/broth. I personally prefer a thicker soup with more solids so this was perfect! Definitely making this again!
I would recommend cooking the cheese mixture a little bit not just as a Dollup like you would do a sour cream. Italians would prefer it like it was in a lasagna, not an afterthought.