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TJ's Ultimate Lasagna Soup

All the comforting flavor of traditional lasagna casserole presents itself in this simple, fast and easy, low carb lasagna soup.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Soup
  • ½ pound ground sausage
  • ½ pound ground meat (beef, elk, venison, turkey, chicken, more sausage, etc.)
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups (1 box) beef stock or broth
  • 1 egg yolk, beaten (optional, but adds flavor and acts as a thickener)
  • 1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste
  • 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes (do NOT drain)
  • 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon Gentle Sweet or equivalent sweetener (optional; boosts flavor)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon mineral salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional if you don't want heat)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional; boosts flavor)
Cheese Topping
  • 1 cup 1% small curd cottage cheese or low fat ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon mineral salt
Other
  • 1 box (13.25 ounces) Dreamfields penne rigate pasta (or any other shape Dreamfields pasta or riced cauliflour, shirataki noodles, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash, or spinach)

Instructions

Stovetop
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  1. In a 5 quart pot, cook the ground meats and onion together until the meat is browned and the onion is tender.
  2. Add garlic. Sauté for a minute or two until garlic is lightly browned.
  3. Stir in the remaining soup ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  4. Meanwhile, mix together all of the cheese topping ingredients in a separate bowl. Set aside.
  5. Prepare the noodles per the package directions and drain.
  6. Once the soup is good and hot, add the cooked noodles.
  7. Serve soup with a dollop of cheese topping. Alternatively, you can stir in all the cheese topping once the soup is done cooking.
Slower Cooker (Crock Pot)
  1. Break up the ground meats and add to crock. Add remaining soup ingredients to crock.
  2. Put on the lid and allow to cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or on low for 4 to 8 hours.
  3. At some point before the soup is done, mix together all of the cheese topping ingredients in a separate bowl; set aside.
  4. Cook and drain the noodles per the package directions, add to the crock, and stir.
  5. Serve with a dollop of cheese topping. Alternatively, you can stir in all the cheese topping once the soup is done cooking.

Notes

  • See article for notes about using Dreamfields pasta.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 388kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 44g (15%) Protein 25g (50%) Fat 14g (22%) Sodium 1623mg (68%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 5g (10%) Sugar Alcohols 1g Net Carbohydrates 10g

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 388kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 44g 15%
Protein 25g 50%
Fat 14g 22%
Sodium 1623mg 68%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 5g 10%
Sugar Alcohols 1g
Net Carbohydrates 10g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.