Description
Crockpot Lasagna Soup is a hearty, family-friendly dish that combines ground beef, tomatoes, cheese, and noodles in an easy-to-make soup.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 cup marinara sauce
- 1 can (14.5 ounce) diced tomatoes
- 4 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 8 lasagna noodles, broken into bite-size pieces
- 2 cup fresh spinach
Instructions
1. Brown the meat: Cook the ground beef with the diced onion in a skillet until browned. Drain excess fat, then stir in minced garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
2. Build the crockpot: Transfer the meat mixture to your slow cooker. Add salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, marinara sauce, diced tomatoes, broth, and tomato paste. Stir to combine.
3. Cook it low and slow: Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours, or on high for 2 to 3 hours.
4. Add the noodles: Stir in broken lasagna noodles. Cover and cook on high for an additional 30 to 45 minutes, or until noodles are tender.
5. Optional greens: Stir in fresh spinach during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
6. Serve and enjoy: Ladle the soup into bowls and top with ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella, and grated Parmesan.
Notes
For a vegetarian version, omit the ground beef and replace it with a meat alternative. For gluten-free, use gluten-free lasagna noodles or omit noodles altogether.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6 grams
- Sodium: 800 milligrams
- Fat: 20 grams
- Saturated Fat: 10 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 30 grams
- Fiber: 3 grams
- Protein: 25 grams
- Cholesterol: 70 milligrams