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 lean ground beef mince
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced, or more to taste
- 1 large carrot peeled and chopped
- 1 large zucchini chopped
- 2 cups chicken stock or broth
- 14 oz tomato sauce Passata
- 14 oz crushed tomatoes canned
- 2 cups water
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 beef bouillon cube crushed
- 1 pinch salt to taste
- 1 pinch cracked pepper to taste
- 8 large lasagna sheets broken into bite size pieces
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese reduced fat
Topping:
- 8 oz reduced-fat ricotta cheese
- ⅓ cup parmesan cheese finely shredded, plus extra to garnish
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped, plus extra to garnish
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil chopped
- 1 pinch 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.
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.
Noelle says
Walmart has oven ready Barilla brand. I’ve had one other kind that you have to boil, but actually, the oven ready ones taste better! I’m gluten free, but my family doesn’t have to be. They also enjoy lasagna when I make it with these noodles
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!
Colin says
How large are lasagna sheets? The lasagna I have is more like a strip. I can easily add 3xtra to compensate, but how big are the sheets mentioned in the recipe?
I just put everything else in the slow cooker, so hopefully I’ll be able to figure it out within the next seven hours…
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!