Crock Pot Lasagna Soup
I love lasagna, but who has time for all that layering? I’m all about a good shortcut, so when I’m craving lasagna but don’t have much time, I pull out my slow cooker. This simple crock pot lasagna soup has all the same flavors but with half the work.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- ½ lean ground beef
- ½ pound ground Italian sausage casings removed
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 14.5-ounce can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 12 oz lasagna noodles broken up
- 10 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef and sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat and drain off the excess grease.
- Transfer the ground meat to the crock pot. Add in the diced onion, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes. Pour in the vegetable broth.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Add the noodles to the slow cooker in the last 30 minutes of cooking time. Alternatively, cook them on the stove in a boiling pot of water according to package directions. Then, add to the individual bowls and pour the soup over the pasta.
- Once done, top with ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Notes
- Vegetarian Lasagna Soup: Omit the sausage and ground beef and add zucchini, mushrooms, and yellow squash.
- Vegan Lasagna Soup: Make the vegetarian substitutions above. Also, swap the cheese with homemade cashew ricotta or one you can find in the store.
- Pasta/Gluten-free Substitutions: Use any type of pasta for the broken lasagna noodles or chickpea pasta for gluten-free.
Nutrition
Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 915mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 602IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 237mg | Iron: 1mg
