A rich lasagna soup with tart tomatoes, prepared marinara, creamy cheese, and broken lasagna noodles. The ultimate Fall comfort food!
Lasagna soup! It is a dream in a bowl. Seriously. I love it. You guys, I love lasanga, but my sister in law makes the world’s best lasagna. I am not sure how she does it. But the fact is, mine never quite compares, and so I am never as happy with it as I should be. But this soup…it not only meets all expectations, it exceeds them. I am remixing lasagna, and turning it upside down, on it’s nose, and putting it in a bowl. Throw out that fork, and grab a spoon, you are going to want to dig in! With gusto.
And did I mention how stinking easy it is to make? No laborious process, and you keep all the flavor. And want to know my secret? It is premade marinara…Ragu to be precise. I use the Old World Style traditional. It is thick, it has all those simmered flavors that you can only get with time, and offers convenience in a bottle!
You guys, Ragu comes from a rich heritage, Aussanta Cantisano immigrated in 1914, and brought her family recipe. Planted a garden, and created her sauce. During the Great Depression she started selling it from her porch to neighbors, and this lead to Ragu’s future. This sauce is slowly simmered to add layers of flavor, and has no artificial flavors, no high fructose corn syrup, and no artificial colors. It is farm grown, and remains affordable. And it is the perfect addition to this soup!
I combined it with all the traditional lasagna ingredients: ricotta, Italian sausage, parsley, garlic, and lasagna noodles! I threw in some chicken stock to get a soup consistency, some cottage cheese for texture, and ground beef and onion! Umm, is your mouth watering yet? It should be.
So let’s get to the recipe, right?
Lasagna Soup
Ingredients
- 1 small onion
- 1 lb mild Italian sausage
- 1 lb ground beef lean
- 2-24 ounce bottles Ragu Traditional
- 1-32 ounce box Chicken Stock
- 1- 16 ounce container cottage cheese
- 1 cup Ricotta cheese
- 1 tsp garlic granules
- 1 Tbs parsley
- 8 full length Lasagna Noodles broken into pieces
Garnish
- Parmesan cheese
- Parsley
Instructions
- In a large saute pan, over medium heat, brown ground beef and italian sausage. Add onion to the pan, and let it cook while the meat browns.
- In a large soup pot, add Ragu, Chicken Stock and bring to a boil.
- Add in broken lasagna noodles
- Let boil for 5 minutes.
- Add in ricotta cheese, sausage and ground beef mixture, garlic granules, and parsley.
- Turn down and let simmer for 3-5 more minutes
- Stir in cottage cheese
- Serve, garnished with parmesan and parsley.
Nutrition
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marcie says
Making a soup inspired by lasagna is such a great idea Rachel! This looks so easy and so delicious!
Rachael says
It is, thanks Marcie!
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
Save me a bowl!!!!! Seriously, I would much rather eat lasagna in a soup than the regular way …. I’ll have to make this soon!
Rachael says
Oh man, it is sooo good. I hope you do make it soon!
Tiffany says
You just gave me life again with Lasagna! I had swore off Lasagna for the rest of my life…lol, because my mother made it every single week when we were kiddos. I can’t wait to make this soup and show her how to switch it up a bit :).
Thanks Rachael…….do you have any recipes for picky kiddos? My son had Leukemia (SURVIVOR—Thank God), but he is such a picky eater, if it doesn’t “look” good he refuse to eat. Please help!
Rachael says
Tiffany, First, I am so glad you like it, and hope your family does too. Second, so glad your son is okay. I have a picky eater too, and boy is it a struggle. I do have some hidden veggie type recipes (with pizza), and a few others. Let me think on it, and figure out which ones my son will eat, and I will email you the links to the ones we have had the most success with. To get you started, these Chocolate Fudge Protein Waffles: https://eazypeazymealz.com/chocolate-fudge-protein-waffles/ are secretly healthy, have lots of protein, and are always a hit with my kids.
Tiffany says
Thanks so much! Truly appreciate it.
Janet Bradley says
I hate cottage cheese, can I leave it out?
Thanks, Jan
Rachael says
Yes! You definitely can. If you feel like it is not creamy enough, add a bit more ricotta instead.
Lolita says
Made this tonight…LOVE it!! #winner
You didn’t specify if the lasagna noodles were fresh, express or regular. I used regular and, after adding the meats, ricotta, etc., I simmered for 10-15 minutes more to ensure the noodles cooked. Served with garlic bread…YUMMY!!
Rachael says
Lolita! I am so glad you loved it! Good call on the noodles. I will have to edit that recipe to specify. I used regular as well.