This is a soup I’ve wanted to make for ages, and FINALLY got inspired to just do it. Soup? Check. Easy? Check. One pot? Check. One hand? Check, dammit. I get my traction device off in less than two weeks, woohooo! But in this seemingly long entrapment from my injury, I have found that one can be quite resourceful while dealing with a disability. Did you know you can break dried lasagna noodles into even pieces one-handed? Simply place the noodle in a glass bowl then push the edge of the noodle hanging out over the lip of the bowl. Snap! Keep moving it up and snapping off the end. See? Easy-peasy! (Newcomers to this site can read about my injury here.)
My recipe here came from several internet-inspired sources. As always, feel free to adapt, as that is pretty much all I’ve been doing lately. Without further ado…
One-Pot Lasagna Soup
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground hot Italian sausage
3/4 cup chopped sweet onion
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
6 cups homemade or low-sodium beef broth, divided
1 24-ounce jar good-quality meatless spaghetti sauce
1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried crushed oregano
Ground black pepper and salt, to taste
1 bay leaf
10 uncooked dried lasagna noodles, broken into pieces
Fresh Mozzarella slices
Ricotta cheese scoops
Fresh-grated Parmesan cheese
In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, cook the ground beef, sausage, and onion over medium heat until meats are browned and onion is translucent. Add the garlic and stir for a minute more. Drain grease, if necessary.
Add 4 cups of the beef broth and the rest of the ingredients except the cheeses, stirring to separate the noodles. Bring up to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about a half hour until noodles are soft and soup has thickened, about 30 to 45 minutes. Add the remaining two cups of broth, as needed during that time, until soup is desired consistency.
Discard bay leaf and add Mozzarella and Ricotta cheeses to the pot, then let sit without stirring until starting to melt. Ladle scoops of soup and melty cheese into bowls and garnish with fresh-grated Parmesan cheese. Serve with garlic bread and a side salad. This is good. Really good. We are talking seconds and thirds good. Trust me.
Ooooh this looks downright sinful, Kathryn. Another delicious soup from you. 😀 I hope your hand is healing well. Mega hugs!
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Many thanks Teagan! xoxoxo
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This looks like the ultimate comfort food now when fall is rapidly approaching.
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Thank you Lise, it sure is!
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Looks tempting… . Take care
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Thanks Ruchi, I’ll try!
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Right up my alley KR-Woo Hooooooooooooooo!!! Yay. YUM! xoxoxo ccc
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lol thank you!!! xoxoxoxo
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Amazing how you adapted to one hand uses KR!! xoxo ccc
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I had to! I’m alone in the house a lot of the time (well if you don’t count my two dogs). 😀 xo
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Yes I hear you!!! I do hope you have full use when that contraption comes off KR!!!
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It is soup season AT LAST and I will be sure to add this one to my repertoire.
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I’m glad to hear it’s finally cooled down for you Bernadette. Thank you!
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Your doing good Kathryn, before you know it you will be back to normal. That’s a good looking rich soup.
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Thank you so much Gerlinde, thanks for stopping by! Which reminds me I need to pay yours an overdue visit. xoxo
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I have lasagna soup on my blog too. So so good, and really easy! Hope you’re getting better!
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Ooh I didn’t know that, I’ll go look at yours. I am getting better, thank you Mimi!
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That looks so good! Must try. Glad you are healing. 🙂
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Thank you so much! xo
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The soup looks delicious. It’s wonderful to hear that the traction will be off in less than two weeks. I’ve been impressed how you haven’t let your injury slow down your blogging or cooking. You are amazing. .
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Thank you so much Sheryl, I appreciate the encouragement!
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Good to hear you’re healing. Soon you will have use of both hands.
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Thanks Karina, that time can’t come soon enough!
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I will surely be trying this!! Hope that hand is healing!!
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Thank you Jodi! I hope my next x-eays show it is. It was supposed to be only one more week when I had two small pins taken out, but after they took x-rays the surgeon said I needed two more weeks.
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😔
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This soup is a work of art. Fabulous! I hope that you will feel better soon. I am impressed that you haven’t let that slow you down. Kudos to you!
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Thank you so much my friend!!
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Who wooda thought?? One of my favorite foods as soup!! Thanks for the recipe.
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You are absolutely most welcome!
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Oh. This looks soooo good, Kathryn. I printed off the shopping list for the hubby. This would have been a great alternative to stirfry! Ha ha. Btw, I shipped the books this morning!
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Thanks Diana! And woohoo on the books! My snowy day reading material. 🙂
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Really great idea Kathryn, love lasagna and making into a soup is so creative and brilliant.
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Thank you so much Suzanne! Hugs to Percy, of course. xoxo
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Yum, I adore soup and this sounds like such a lovely soup to make 🙂 One pot always suits me. I am sure you will be celebrating when your traction device comes off 🙂 Have a great day. x
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Thank you so much Lynne! xo
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Love this kind of soup – I make one using cheese tortellinis. Comfort food in soup form 🙂
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Thanks Judy! I like the tortellini idea!
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This looks delicious!!!!
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Thank you so much Deloris!!
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So sorry to hear of your accident, hope you are all healed and back in good health soon. I guess you can say that you can’t keep a good chef down.
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Thank you so much Karen! Well, we all gotta eat and we certainly cannot afford to eat out every night, especially with mounting medical bills. 🙂
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Such a lovely idea! So warming and it looks delicious!
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Thank you so much C&K!
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Yum yum!! Delicious soup Kathryn! 🙂
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Thanks Linda! Slurp slurp!
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lol! 🙂
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Nummy!!
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Thanks Sam, my loyal follower! xoxo
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Wow! This is my kind of soup! Glad to hear that your hand is on the mend. I bet this comfort food hit the spot. Going onto my ‘to make’ list for SURE.
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Yay, thanks!!!
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This looks so gooood! Perfect for a cold winter night. I’ve already sent the recipe on to my daughter…
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Excellent, thank You Noelle!!
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Wow!! deadly combo.
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Thank you Anuradha, it sure is, lol!
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My pleasure.
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I love lasagna soup and yours looks much better than those I’ve tried! have you ever tried making your own ricotta? I wondered wether it was worth the effort to make my own?
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Hi Brad thank you! I have not tried making my own but I do hear it is quite simple.
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This looks like a delicious bowl of cheesy heaven!!
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Thanks Michelle, it sure was! It didn’t last long that’s for sure. xo
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Delightful, warming and inviting! Nice soup ♥
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Aww thank you Summer D!
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This looks sinfully good! Yumm KR! You are quite resourceful! Xoxo
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Thank you my friend, I have to in this state!
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Haha
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Delicious and excellent. Thanks!
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What a great post !!!
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Wow, thank you!!!
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I’ve never heard of this soup, Kathryn, but I do know this: if a dish has the word “lasagna” in the name, I know that ‘Im going yo love it. I’m kinda easy that way. Come to think of it, Mom served me all kinds of things, none of which, in retrospect, looked anything like lasagna. I’ve been had! To think, it only took me 50+ years to figure that out!
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LOL love that but you gotta try this!!
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Believe me, I will!
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This is so creative, Kathryn!! Love lasagna and a soup version sounds incredible 🙂
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Thanks so much Freda!! xo
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WE love lasagna soup around here! I make a veggie version for myself and a meat version for the rest of the family
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Isn’t it just awesome??? Thank you for stopping by!
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Wow this soup is to my add list. Thanks for this great share. Hope you are getting better. Take care Kathryn.
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Thank you Sumith, my traction comes off on Tuesday then straight into physical therapy!
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Happy to hear that Kathryn. In a couple of weeks you will be perfectly alright. I am so glad to be a part of this great family of bloggers. Amazing here it is, with amazing people like you. Take care and have a nice day.
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There’s the soup – there’s the soup!! I’ve been waiting and with all the Halloween prep and stuff going on, I just about missed it! It looks amazeballs. I always wanted to use that word at least once, & I thought you might understand, lol!
I’m making it this weekend!
Mollie
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LOLOLOL Mollie. This was incredibly amazeballs!! I hope you enjoy it!! It was a 6-thumbs up here! Thank you!
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making lasagna soup is simply great! however, I’ll try to make it into veg version.
Thank you for such a nice idea!
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I’m sure a veg version would be great, thank you!
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This looks so good I think I will have to try it when the weather cools off!
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Thank you so much Taya! You must live in the south as we are buried in snow right now. 🙂
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Yes I do it is summer here are very hot and humid.
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