EASY One-Pot Lasagna Soup Recipe — Be Greedy Eats

It’s lasagna without all the work! This Easy-One Pot Lasagna Soup is made with layers of cheesy pasta, ground beef, and Italian sausage cooked in rich marinara broth. It takes all of your favorite parts of lasagna and puts them into one soup! Perfect for the cold weather!

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One Pot, One Soup!

If I don’t have any other food during the fall, I’m going to have some soup! The hot soup, the cool weather, and a warm house have become my happy place. But this time around, let’s make it lasagna!

My Easy One-Pot Lasagna Soup is the soup to make this Fall Season! It takes all the hearty flavors of lasagna and puts it into a soup. This hearty soup is the perfect solution for those cold nights when you don’t want to slave over the stove for hours. The tender pasta mixed with the meaty marinara broth is a must-have!

TIPS ON MAKING THE BEST MARINARA SAUCE

If I were to simplify this soup, it’s pretty much like making a meaty marinara sauce and adding some stock to thin it out. Marinara is one of the easiest sauces to make, but here are a few tips to make your saucy broth even better:

Use Good Quality Canned Tomatoes. Fresh Roma Tomatoes are always great to use, but sometimes you’ll have to wait for them to ripen enough. They are best when they are in season. Using good-quality canned tomatoes is the next best option. Here are some great brands you can use: Cento, Bianco DiNapoli, San Merican, Pastene, and Mutti
Use Fresh Garlic, Onions, and Peppers. You want this soup to be hearty and have some additional texture. The fresh garlic, onions, and garlic help to bulk up the soup as the tomatoes break down.
Make sure to Stir the Sauce Occasionally. Always make sure that you stir your sauce every so often. Tomatoes are already high in acid and you don’t want the juice from the tomatoes to burn. The soup will come out bitter if the tomatoes are left to burn.
Allow for Enough Cooking Time. You want the sauce to concentrate a little before and after adding the chicken stock. So make sure that the sauce simmers for enough time to get as much flavor as possible.

EASY-ONE POT LASAGNA SOUP Ingredients:

The ingredients for this recipe are very easy to find. I always suggest using fresh ingredients for soups, but a good-quality canned tomato is the next best thing!

For this recipe you will need the following simple ingredients:

Olive Oil: The oil is simply used to help brown the ground meats. The meat will render its own fat and you can use the meat’s fat to cook the veggies.
Ground Meat: I did a mix of ground beef and ground Italian sausage for some difference in flavor. I suggest 80/20 (meat to fat ratio) ground beef and mild or spicy Italian sausage (depending on your preference)
Onions, Peppers, and Garlic: You want to make sure that you have some chopped yellow onions, bell peppers, and garlic. These will not only add flavor to the soup, they will also make the soup heartier.
Tomato Paste: I added a small amount of tomato paste to help thicken the soup a little. Trust me, a little goes a long way.
Tomatoes: I used both crushed and diced tomatoes to give the soup some difference in texture.
Seasonings & Herbs: I used Italian seasoning, salt, ground black pepper, granulated sugar, and crushed red pepper flakes to help flavor the soup and brighten up the overall flavor of the tomatoes.
Chicken Stock or Broth: To turn my marinara sauce into a tomato broth, I added some chicken stock. This will thin out the sauce and provide liquid for the pasta to cook. Chicken broth will work just fine as well! Chicken stock will have more salt.

Lasagna Noodles: I used about 8 lasagna noodles. I broke them into bite-size pieces so that they would cook faster and evenly in the soup.
Fresh Basil: To flavor up my tomato broth even more, I added some freshly chopped basil. Fresh basil is always better than dried, but you want to always make sure to add your fresh herbs at the end.
Shredded Cheeses: I used two types of shredded cheese in this recipe to help mimic a really cheesy lasagna. I used shredded mozzarella cheese and shredded parmesan cheese. I also had some shaved parmesan cheese to top the soup with as a garnish.
Heavy Cream: To make the soup even more decadent, I added ¼ cup of heavy cream. The cheese and heavy cream also helped to cut some of the acid from the tomatoes.
Ricotta Cheese: A good lasagna would not be right without some ricotta cheese! Instead of mixing it into the soup, I spooned it into everyone’s bowls. That way it wouldn’t change the color of the soup too much.
Fresh Parsley: The fresh parsley is totally optional. It’s used as a garnish and adds some nice contrast to this very red soup.

How to make this One-Pot Lasagna Soup

I love how easy and simple this up is to make. It takes no more than an hour. You can make it early and save it for later. Trust me, it tastes even better the next day!

The full written recipe is below, but here’s an overview:

STEP 1: Brown Ground Beef & Pork. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the ground beef and pork stirring occasionally until browned. Remove the browned meat from the pot and hold it for later use. Leave 1 tbsp of fat in the pot and drain the remaining.
STEP 2: Make Marinara Sauce. Add the chopped onions and peppers and sauté until softened (about 3 - 5 minutes). Add garlic and tomato paste. Sauté until fragrant (about 1 minute). Add diced and crushed tomatoes. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, ground black pepper, sugar, and crushed red pepper flakes.
STEP 3: Add the Stock & Cook the Pasta. Add in 4½ cups of chicken stock and the ground meat. Mix until combined. Bring the mixture to a boil. Add lasagna noodles. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 - 25 minutes or until the pasta is al dente (¾ of the way cooked).
STEP 4: Thin Out the Soup & Add Cheese. Add in the remaining stock to thin out the soup. Add in ½ cup of shredded mozzarella, ½ shredded parmesan cheese, ¼ cup heavy cream (optional), and 1 tbsp of chopped parsley. Mix until combined.
STEP 5: Garnish & Serve the Soup. Season to taste with additional kosher salt and ground black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls, dollop with a scoop of ricotta cheese and garnish with remaining mozzarella, parmesan, and chopped parsley. Enjoy!

What to Serve with THIS Easy One-Pot Lasagna Soup

This soup is truly a whole meal on its own! But I’m always down to add a few side dishes whenever I get a chance. There are so many things that could go with this soup, but here are a few of my favorites that will take this soup to the next level:

GARLIC KNOTS
HOMEMADE GARLIC BREAD
CAESAR SALAD
GARDEN SALAD
CHEESY BREADSTICKS

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Easy One-Pot Lasagna Soup

One Pot, One Soup!

TIPS ON MAKING THE BEST MARINARA SAUCE

EASY-ONE POT LASAGNA SOUP Ingredients:

How to make this One-Pot Lasagna Soup

What to Serve with THIS Easy One-Pot Lasagna Soup