Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup blends ground beef or sausage with vegetables, herbs, tomatoes, and chicken broth to create a hearty soup reminiscent of lasagna flavors. Uncooked lasagna noodles are added near the end of cooking to provide tender pasta bites throughout. It’s topped with cheese and parsley, capturing the comforting taste of classic lasagna in a spoonable form, making it ideal for cozy meals with less fuss.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef or sausage
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 4 garlic minced, cloves
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 carrot chopped, medium
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon rosemary
- 3 bay leaf
- 2 cans diced tomatoes preferably San Marzano, 14.5 oz cans each
- 2 cans tomato sauce 8 oz cans each
- 6 cups chicken broth
- ½ - ¾ box lasagna noodles uncooked
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Garnish:
- Parmesan Cheese grated
- mozzarella cheese grated
- parsley chopped
Instructions
Brown the meat
- Place a skillet over medium-high heat and cook the meat, breaking it with a wooden spoon. Cook until no longer pink and add the onion and garlic. Stir and keep cooking the beef and nicely browned, season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Drain off any excess fat.
Slow Cook
- Transfer the meat to the slow cooker and add the other ingredients minus the lasagna noodles. Turn the settings to low and cook for 7 to 8 hours, or set on high for 3 to 4 hours.
- 30 minutes before cooking time ends, break and add the lasagna noodles, stir well and cook, keep an eye on the soup, for the pasta to be al dente.
- When done cooking, serve the soup topped with cheese, parsley, or basil.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 436
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 436kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 2117mg | 88% |
| Potassium | 1553mg | 33% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 1445IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 63mg | 70% |
| Calcium | 117mg | 12% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.