High Protein Lasagna Soup

This high protein lasagna soup has all the flavor of a traditional lasagna but in soup form. Plus it’s made easier, healthier, and higher protein. It’s the perfect cozy soup to enjoy on a chilly weekend afternoon and easy enough to make during a busy weekday too.

Insanely Good Lasagna Soup

This soup features tender lasagna noodles cooked in a thick tomato broth with lots of protein from lean ground beef and chicken sausage. Finally it’s topped with the most delicious high protein cheesy topping for that classic lasagna flavor.

It’s one of my favorite comfort meals alongside my High Protein Baked Ziti. Here’s more reasons to love this one:

• A lightened up favorite. This hearty soup has all of the delicious indulgent flavors of lasagna and traditional lasagna soup recipes, but it’s lighter and healthier.
• Quick and easy. It’s done in 30 minutes, has very minimal prep and the whole soup is done in one pot.
• High protein. Each serving packs in 37 grams of protein to keep you full and super satisfied.
• Meal prep friendly. This is one of those recipes that tastes even better the next day, so it’s wonderful for meal prep.

If you’re looking for more lightened up comfort classics try my High Protein Baked Ziti, Lightened Up Marry Me Chicken Meatballs or Deconstructed Stuffed Peppers next.

For full recipe instructions and complete list of ingredients, scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this page.

• Lean ground beef: For classic lasagna flavo, use lean ground beef. I like to use ground turkey or ground chicken too.
• Chicken sausage: You can use chicken or turkey Italian sausage with the casing removed (or ground), or fully cooked chopped chicken sausages.
• Lasagna noodles: Broken up lasagna noodles are a must! Make sure to use regular lasagna noodles and not “oven ready”. If you don’t have any you can also use another pasta of your choosing like ziti or rotini.
• Crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce + tomato paste: To make the rich tomato broth I use a combination of tomato paste, canned tomato sauce, and crushed tomatoes. You could also use marinara sauce.
• Veggies: Yellow onion, red bell pepper and garlic make a flavorful soup base.
• Chicken broth: The broth base. Beef broth or vegetable broth works too.
• Olive oil: Heart healthy olive oil is perfect for sautéing the vegetables.
• Seasonings: Italian seasoning, salt and pepper adds just the right amount of lasagna flavor.

Cheese Topping Ingredients

• Cottage cheese or ricotta cheese: Either of these works amazingly well. Cottage cheese is a bit lighter but both are good high protein options.
• Mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese: Shredded mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese are lasagna essentials and go perfectly in this topping. It’s so good I eat it by the spoonful!