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Spicy Lasagna Soup

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Hearty and full of flavor lasagna in a soup!

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 ribs celery, chopped
  • 3-4 carrots, thinly sliced
  • 6 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1 lb spicy or sweet Italian sausage you can use chicken sausage too
  • 1 Tbsp dried basil
  • 1 Tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (to taste)
  • 6 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes (I like San Marzano)
  • 1/2 cup whole milk or cream
  • 3-4 Tbsp prepared or homemade pesto
  • 3/4 cup provolone cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • 8 oz cooked pasta of your choice - I used farfalle **AL DENTE!! This will continue to cook in the soup
  • 3 oz baby spinach, chopped
  • fresh oregano, basil, and parmesan for topping

Instructions

  • Heat the olive oil in a large dutch oven over high heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery, and cook until the veggies are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook 1 minute longer.
  • Add the sausage, breaking it up into the veggies as it cooks. This will take about 7-8 minutes. Add the tomato paste, basil, oregano, thyme, and chili flakes and cook 5 minutes, then pour in the wine. Add the crushed tomatoes and broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste (I used 1/2 tsp of each at this stage). Cook 10-20 minutes until thickened slightly.
  • Stir in the milk or cream, and the pesto, and cook until warmed through, 10 minutes.
  • Add the cooked pasta to the pot with the two cheeses, and finally wilt the spinach in. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve topped with parmesan and fresh herbs. Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe is a riff on Half Baked Harvest's Spicy Lasagna Soup, linked here:   https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/spicy-lasagna-soup/
This is a flexible recipe - I swapped some of the veggies (carrots for red peppers) but you can make it work for your taste.  Same thing goes for the pasta - many lasagna soup recipes call for broken up lasagna noodles, but I find them to be too big for easy eating.  Farfalle made a great substitute but you could use any type.