Lasagna Soup has all of the traditional flavours you love, and comes together in minutes!
No layering or waiting around your oven! Simply throw all of your ingredients into your slow-cooker or crockpot and you have easy Lasagna Soup ready to be served whenever you are! If you feel like comfort food in a bowl, then this is DEFINITELY the perfect recipe for you!
LASAGNA SOUP
Now, I know you’re probably thinking, ‘Leave traditional lasagna alone’! Well, we did too until we tried THIS soup! Lasagna is heavy, and usually leaves you feeling very full… But with this soup? Not at all. This soup is so unbelievably light and RICH!
Many of the recipes I found use so much water in the soup, which really leaves it bland and not like lasagna at all. In comes a recipe we use all the time in our reader favourite Lasagna recipe, only adding just the right amount of liquids to make it into a soup, but not enough to dilute the flavour.
HOW TO MAKE LASAGNA SOUP
There are two heat settings to choose from when making this soup in your slow-cooker or crockpot:
- On high heat setting for 3 hours OR
- Low heat settings for 7 hours.
Add your pasta and cover again for an additional 30 minutes or until your pasta is cooked to your liking. Just keep in mind I recommend cooking it until al dente then turning off the heat and serving immediately, or the pasta will continue cooking in the heat of your cooker and become gluggy.
Something else I tried was turing off my slow cooker after the recommended cook time, and adding my pasta with the heat turned off (covering the bowl with the lid). The pasta still cooks in the heat of your slow-cooker, but it depends on the type of lasagna noodles you have on hand.
LASAGNA SHEETS
Instant lasagna sheets work so well in this soup. We have used fresh lasagna sheets in the past, which tend to clump together once they begin cooking.
Feel free to try what you have, but I do recommend dry instant lasagna sheets for the best possible outcome.
Then…prepare to be lasagna mesmerised without having to run three hours afterwards to work it off.
MORE LASAGNA RECIPES
Sausage Eggplant Lasagna
Beef And Pumpkin Lasagna
Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Boats
Easy Lasagna Stuffed Burritos
Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
Ingredients
Lasagna:
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound (500 g) lean ground beef mince
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic or more to taste
- 1 large carrot peeled and chopped
- 1 large zucchini chopped
- 2 cups chicken stock (or broth)
- 14 oz (420 g) tomato sauce (Passata)
- 14 oz (420 g) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups water
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 beef bouillon cube crushed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 8 large lasagna sheets broken into bite size pieces
- 1 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
Topping:
- 8 oz (250 g) reduced-fat ricotta cheese
- 1/3 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese plus extra to garnish
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley plus extra to garnish
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Fry meat, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up any lumps, until browned. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Sauté the onion until softened. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant. Transfer to a 6-qt slow cooker bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, cover with lid and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
- In the last 30 minutes of cooking time, add the lasagna sheets, cover and continue to cook until the pasta is al dente.
- Turn off heat and add the mozzarella, pressing into the heat of the sauce to allow it to melt.
- Combine ricotta, parmesan, parsley and basil in shallow bowl. Season with salt to taste and set aside.
- Divide soup into bowls (you may have some left over), scoop a tablespoon of the ricotta mixture on top and sprinkle with extra chopped parsley and finely grated parmesan cheese to garnish.
Nezu-ichi says
This was soooo good! I made this for supper today and my husband loved it. Fantastic recipe!
Dirk says
after browning the meat, do I set aside then place the onions in a clean pot. (I know weird question). Thanks. I am trying to make this today and it looks so good.
Phyllis says
Gluten free. Coukd you substitute cabbage leaves minus ribs instead of noodles?
Karina says
Absolutely Phyllis!
ROCHELLE says
I just made this and it is wonderful! I only made a few adjustments, mainly because I didn’t have all the items:
1. I used salt-free canned tomato products because I am low sodium. I couldn’t find salt-free crushed tomatoes so I used stewed tomatoes and crushed them by squeezing with my hand.
2. I don’t buy bullion cubes so I just didn’t use one and it came out great without it. I used reduced sodium chicken broth.
3. I discovered at the end that I didn’t have any ricotta! So I plopped a spoonful of sour cream on the serving with some parmesan cheese. Didn’t miss the ricotta (but I’m sure it would be wonderful with it).
4. Used Mrs. Dash table seasoning instead of salt.
Served with some toasty garlic bread – yummy! Thanks for a great recipe that was easy to adapt to my needs!
Sunnysewsit says
I have a gluten problem and wonder if I can sub the lasagna noodles with a gluten-free noodle? (Have not found gluten-free lasagna noodles yet.) Looks delicious and can’t wait to try it. Hubby makes the most delicious lasagna, but it takes him a looooong time. Have to give this a whirl and surprise him.
Carly says
Comment from a multitasker: the direction to “add the rest of the ingredients” in the first step led me to think EVERYTHING else went in with the turkey before cooking. Thankfully I noticed before adding the cheese, but my lasagna noodles will probably be mushy now 😛
Faith says
I thought the same thing. It would have been great if the said everything except the lasagna noodles and mozzarella cheese!
Pat says
If you like lasagna, you must try this soup. It is absolutely scrumptious!
Karina says
AWE!! Thanks so much for the shoutout! It is one of my favorites!
Pat says
This soup is absolutely scrumptious! If your family likes lasagna, you must try this.
Julie O says
How big of a pot does one need to make this? I have a 4 quart dutch oven?
Samantha says
Tips for no slow cooker but using the oven in cast iron Dutch oven? I haven’t bought a slow cooker yet but this recepie looks amazing!!
Karina says
Hi Samantha! After browning your turkey, add the onion, garlic, carrot and zucchini, and continue cooking until the carrots have softened slightly. Then add the rest of the ingredients (except for the pasta or topping ingredients) over medium heat. Cover and bring to a simmer, then uncover and continue cooking until slightly thickened (about 10-15 minutes), while occasionally stirring. Add in the pasta and continue cooking for a further 5-10 minutes until the pasta is al dente. Then add in your cheese, pushing it down into the sauce and allow it to melt. Serve with the topping!
I hope this helps!
Madelyn Tossey says
Can the leftovers be frozen?
Karina says
Definitely Madelyn!
Angela says
This sounds amazing. I do have a question-can I substitute another can of marinara/tomato sauce for the crushed tomatoes? My husband doesn’t like chunks of tomatoes in any of his soups/sauces etc.
Mia says
Made this and LOVE IT! So good!!!
Margaret Ann @ MAK and Her Cheese says
This looks INSANELY good, and much simpler than going all out with lasagna. I’ve never had lasagna in soup-form, but I think you’ve left me with no choice but to make this! Thanks!