Tips and Substitutions
Adjust the soup with sugar if needed. Just like in my homemade Spaghetti Sauce, a small amount of sugar helps to balance the acidity of the tomatoes. It won’t make the soup sweet. Use Italian turkey sausage. If your family doesn’t eat pork or you want an option with less fat, Italian turkey sausage is a great option that my family uses often. Use regular lasagna noodles. Since the noodles will cook right in the soup, be sure to get regular lasagna sheets. This recipe for lasagna soup has not been tested with no boil noodles.
Storing and Reheating Leftover Lasagna Soup
Store any leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Only reheat the portion you plan to eat in the microwave or on the stovetop over low heat until heated through. Store the cheese mixture in a separate airtight container in the fridge. Always use your best judgment when reheating and eating leftovers. This amazing soup is the perfect solution. The sauce tastes like it’s been simmering all day long, but it comes together in a snap. We add in Italian sausage and lasagna noodles, and top with with a ricotta cheese mixture for the perfect lasagna flavor in an easy soup.
Cook the sausage and vegetables. To a large pot, add the Italian sausage and break it up as it browns. Add in the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and crushed red pepper flakes. Continue cooking until the meat is fully cooked through and the vegetables have softened. Add the tomatoes. Add in the tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, dried basil, dried oregano, and dried parsley. Cook the lasagna sheets. Bring the sauce to a boil and then add in the broken-up lasagna. Cook for eight minutes or until the noodles are cooked through. Make the cheese mixture. While the soup is simmering, mix together the ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. Set aside. Adjust the flavor of the soup. Read more on this below. Serve the soup in bowls topped with a scoop of the cheese mixture.
By combining tomato sauce with crushed tomatoes and seasoning it with various herbs, we are essentially creating a tomato base for the soup similar to the sauce in regular lasagna.
Other Great Soup Recipes
Tomato Bisque Sausage and Kale Soup Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
If you make this lasagna soup recipe or any of my others, I would be so grateful if you came back and shared what you thought! When you are ready to eat the soup, let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Add the thawed soup to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the dry lasagna noodles and cook for eight minutes until the noodles are cooked through. Make the cheese mixture while the soup heats and the noodles cook. I don’t recommend freezing that.
