High Protein Lasagna Soup
This high protein one pot lasagna soup has all of the flavors of classic lasagna in a lightened up, higher protein hearty soup.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow onion medium size, diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 lb lean ground beef ground turkey or ground chicken
- 1 lb chicken sausage casing removed, or chopped fully cooked chicken sausage
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 5-6 cups chicken broth
- 8 regular lasagna noodles broken into 6 pieces each, do not use "oven ready"
Cheese Topping
- 1 cup full fat cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese) or 1/2 and 1/2
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Heat a large pot with oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Sauté 3-5 minutes until veggies begin to soften.
- Add meat and chicken sausage to the pot, breaking up into small pieces. Stir occasionally for 5-8 minutes until browned and cooked through.
- Next add salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and tomato paste. Cook 2-3 minutes.
- Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and broth. Bring to a simmer.
- Add noodles and cook until soft, about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent noodles from sticking.
- While soup is cooking, mix all topping ingredients in a medium bowl, set aside.
- Allow soup to cool slightly and sauce to thicken before serving. Spoon soup into a bowl, add a dollop of topping and garnish with fresh basil and extra mozzarella or parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
- If you prefer a thicker soup, start with 5 cups of chicken broth.
- Use regular lasagna noodles. The "oven ready" varieties of lasagna noodles are softer and are not firm enough for soup. I've tested it with them and they're a little "slimier", so stick to regular!
- Soup will thicken significantly as it cools. The soup will be pretty thin when it's boiling and hot, so make sure to give it time to cool and thicken up before serving (at least 20 minutes or so).
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1925mg | Potassium: 811mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1242IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 259mg | Iron: 4mg
