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Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
Easy and incredibly tasty slow cooker lasagna soup with creamy ricotta and parmesan cheese is the ultimate slow cooker dish you'll crave year-round. All the flavors of lasagna in a warm and comforting soup.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 449 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground sausage
- 3 teaspoons Italian seasoning divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 15-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 8 ounces broken lasagna noodles or short noodles
- ⅔ cup ricotta cheese plus more for serving
- Handful of fresh basil leaves thinly sliced or finely chopped
- ¼-½ cup shaved or grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Add ground sausage to a skillet, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and saute over medium-high heat for about five minutes until browned. Transfer to slow cooker along with tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and remaining Italian seasoning.
- Cover and cook for 2 hours on high or 4-6 hours on low. About 45 minutes before serving, stir in pasta and ricotta cheese, re-cover and allow to cook until noodles are tender (see note).
- Just before serving, stir in basil. Serve topped with parmesan cheese and additional ricotta cheese and basil if desired.
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Notes
- Pro tip: serve with a dollop of ricotta cheese on top of each bowl.
- Alternately, you could cook the noodles beforehand and then stir them in at the end to ensure they are cooked perfectly to your liking.
Nutrition Information
Calories
449kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
68mg
(23%)
Sodium
943mg
(39%)
Potassium
460mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
197IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
96mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 449
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 449kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 68mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 943mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 460mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 197IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 96mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.