This is a savory and SUPER flavorful Lasagna Soup recipe made with Italian Sausage, herbs and seasonings in a tomato based broth. It is served up with tender noodles and topped with creamy ricotta cheese.
Stir together the ricotta, parmesan/romano, and pinch of kosher salt. Pop in the fridge until serving time.Optionally stir in a pinch or two of garlic powder!
1 cup whole milk ricotta, ¼ cup grated Romano or Parmesan cheese, pinch of kosher salt
Cooked Pasta
We cook the pasta separate for multiple reasons (see above).
6-8 oz Fusilli or Mafaldine pasta
Cook your pasta per package instructions in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside.
Lasagna Soup Recipe Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and the onion and cook stirring frequently and crumbling the sausage until it is cooked through and the onions are soft.
2 tablespoon olive oil, 1 lb. bulk Italian sausage, 1 white or yellow onion
If there is excess grease drain some before moving on.
Add in the chopped garlic and the tomato paste and stir to combine for 1 minute.
4 large garlic cloves, 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
Add in the oregano, red pepper flakes, onion powder, bay leaf, salt, sugar, chicken broth and the crushed tomatoes. Stir and lightly simmer, partially covered for 15 minutes.
1 ½ tsp. sugar, 1 ½ tsp. dried oregano, 1 ¼ tsp. kosher salt, 1 tsp. onion powder, ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes, 1 bay leaf, 4 cups chicken broth or stock, 28 oz can crushed tomatoes in heavy puree
Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh basil. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
¼ cup chopped fresh basil
Serve hot!
Serving
If you know you are going to eat the entire pot of soup you can combine the pasta in the soup pot.
If you think you might have leftovers keep the pasta separate. Spoon the cooked pasta in the bottom of a bowl and ladle the hot soup over top. Then top each bowl with a generous dollop of ricotta cheese mixture.
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Notes
Truly you can use any hearty pasta shape you like or have on hand, but I would skip long skinny noodles like spaghetti, linguine, or angel hair. Some noodles that are perfect are: