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Lasagna Soup

Published: Nov 23, 2018 by Allison · 45 Comments

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The easiest lasagna you’ll ever make! This Lasagna Soup is filled with all the flavors of lasagna – ground beef, sauce, pasta, and lots of cheese! Made in one pot and in under an hour. VIDEO BELOW!

Lasagna SoupMy love for this Lasagna Soup is seriously out of control for many reasons, including:

  1. Cheese! Three kinds of CHEESE!
  2. It’s made in ONE POT, and it’s so easy!
  3. My love of carbs dictates my life. #truth
Guys, we’re getting everything we love about lasagna without all the work. And I’m assuming you’ll appreciate that since you’re a real person living a busy life. We can put a meal onto our table and into our bellies without spending hours in the kitchen. Let’s make Lasagna Soup!
Lasagna Soup in a white bowl with melted cheese

How to Make Lasagna Soup

  • Start by sautéing ground beef. Feel free to swap it for ground turkey (for a lighter version) or bump up the flavor with some Italian sausage.
  • Add the vegetables: onions and garlic, finely chopped carrot, and finely chopped spinach. The veggies are going to cook down and disguise themselves in the soup. Sneaking in those veggies boosts the nutritional value and, truthfully, it makes me feel less guilty about eating a bowl of pasta and cheese.
  • Add marinara sauce, beef broth and seasonings to the meat and vegetables.
  • Add the pasta right to the pot of meat sauce. Let it boil until the pasta is tender.
  • Scoop into bowls and top with mozzarella, parmesan and ricotta cheese.
Note: If you prefer this thicker, you can reduce the broth a bit and let the pasta cook a little longer. This will produce more of a skillet lasagna, rather than soup.
How to make lasagna soup
How to make Lasagna Soup

How to Make Healthy Lasagna Soup

If you’d like to make this soup healthier, here are a few changes you can make:
  • Use lean or grass fed ground beef or ground turkey.
  • Increase the vegetables. In addition to the vegetables already in the recipe, you can also add finely chopped zucchini, kale, yellow squash, and/or red bell pepper. Add up to 2 cups of additional vegetables at the same time you add the other vegetables in the recipe.
  • Decrease the pasta (by half), and use a whole wheat or whole grain variety.
  • Take it easy with the cheese – a little goes a long way.

Lasagna Soup topped with ricotta cheese

Trust me when I say this is the most low maintenance lasagna you will EVER make. You will come back to this recipe again and again.

It’s a warm and comforting hug in a bowl.

Lasagna Soup

Lasagna Soup

Hearty and comforting soup filled with all the flavors of lasagna - ground beef, marinara sauce, pasta, and lots of cheese! Made in one pot and ready in under an hour.
4.97 from 31 votes
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Course: Main dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 346kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 large carrot, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups finely chopped fresh spinach
  • 24 oz jar marinara sauce
  • 3 - 4 cups beef broth, preferably low-sodium
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 - 4 cups campanelle, gigli, radiatore pasta, or broken lasagna noodles
  • shredded mozzarella, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and basil, for garnish

Instructions

  • In a large saucepan, saute ground beef in olive oil until cooked through. Add onion, carrot, garlic, and spinach and saute for 5 minutes. Add another drizzle of olive oil if necessary. 
  • Add marinara sauce, beef broth, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, and bay leaf. Simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes.
  • Bring mixture to a boil, add pasta, and cook uncovered until pasta is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir frequently so that the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. Add water as needed (I added 2 cups), as the pasta will absorb some of the liquid. Discard the bay leaf, add salt to taste (this will depend on how much salt was in your broth and marinara sauce).
  • Top each bowl of soup with mozzarella, ricotta, and parmesan cheese. Garnish with basil, if desired. See note regarding the soup thickening. 

Video

Notes

The pasta will continue to absorb liquid as it sits. If you are not eating it all immediately, you will need to add additional water or beef broth to make it "soupy" again.

Nutrition

Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1716mg | Potassium: 862mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3065IU | Vitamin C: 12.6mg | Calcium: 369mg | Iron: 3.7mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Kathy

    January 31, 2019 at 9:28 pm

    5 stars
    This is delicious – fairly fast and way less trouble than lasagna – added ricotta and pecorino as garnish – perfect for this chilly, Northwest evening!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      February 01, 2019 at 10:26 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to comment. Stay warm! 🙂 -Allison

      Reply
  2. Scott

    February 04, 2019 at 8:17 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent!

    We made a couple of changes.
    1. I used breakfast sausage instead of hamburger (yeah, I know, more fat).
    2. While my wife declined, I added a heaping spoonful of sour cream to my bowl. It made it the perfect creamy soup.

    Note: It took longer than 10 minutes to cook the lasagna down, as we were boiling it at a “simmer” rather than a rolling boil. More like 20-25 minutes, which I was fine with.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      February 05, 2019 at 5:01 pm

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing your changes, too. 🙂 -Allison

      Reply
  3. Jennifer Farley

    February 26, 2019 at 10:29 am

    5 stars
    What’s not to love about this incredible soup? Instant favorite!

    Reply
  4. Taryn

    February 26, 2019 at 10:55 am

    5 stars
    What a nice change from baked lasagna! Great recipe!

    Reply
  5. Sandra Dufoe

    November 25, 2019 at 5:42 am

    Wow this looks so good my family loves lasagna will have to make this for them when they are all home this holiday.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      November 25, 2019 at 11:03 am

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Treen Goodwin

    December 07, 2019 at 9:26 am

    This looks so scrumptious, thanks for sharing the recipe, I will definitely be making this !!

    Reply
  7. Debbie

    July 14, 2020 at 2:57 pm

    So easy but yet so good makes a nice hardy meal with a warm loaf of garlic bread to dip

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      July 14, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Lynette

    December 24, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    5 stars
    I served this to my husband’s side of the family for our Christmas get together and it WAS A BIG HIT! The table was the quietest it had ever been before. Everyone wanted the recipe. We stretched it to serve 9 with salad and bread sticks. I even took a portion of it and added gluten-free noodles for one member of the family. It was just as good.

    It was simple to fix and absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Allison

      January 04, 2021 at 12:23 pm

      Perfect! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Elizabeth

    January 31, 2021 at 1:43 pm

    5 stars
    Very easy live it’s lower in carbs and the addition of the carrot helps reduce the accidity and give it a sweet flavor . Very healthy version

    Reply
  10. Sharon

    December 30, 2022 at 7:18 pm

    4 stars
    Next time I think I’ll precook them lasagna noodles and then cut into bite size pieces before adding to the mix.
    It was very delicious !

    Reply
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