A three-cheese mix and buttered pasta are mixed in with a veggie and meat-filled tomato sauce to create The Best Lasagna Soup.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Calories 558kcal
Author Foodtastic Mom
Ingredients
Soup
2tbspvegetable oil
1/2yellow or sweetoniongrated
1zucchinigrated
1yellow pepperseeded and chopped
1lb99% fat free ground turkey
1tspsalt
1/2tspgarlic powder
1/2tspsmoked paprika
1/2tsporegano
1/4tspred pepper flakes
115 oz canpetit cut diced tomatoesdrained
124 oz jarpasta sauceyour favorite brand
2 - 3cupschicken stock
Cheese
1cuplarge curd cottage cheese
1cupMozzarella cheeseshredded
1/2cupgrated Romano or Parmesan cheese
1tbspfresh basilchopped
1tsplemon zest
1/2tsp black pepper
Pasta
12ozpastause your favorite curly pasta or broken lasagna noodles
2tbspbutter
Instructions
Soup
Heat the oil over medium heat.
Add the grated onion and zucchini and cook for about 5 minutes, or until most of the liquid is cooked off.
Add the yellow pepper and cook for about 2 minutes more.
Add the ground turkey and cook until no longer pink. Break up the meat with a meat chopper or spoon or spatula as it is cooking.
Season the vegetables and meat with the salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika and oregano.
Stir in the tomatoes, pasta sauce and chicken broth. Use 2 or 3 cups of broth, depending on how thick or thin you like your soup.
Bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer. Cover the soup and allow to simmer for about 20 minutes.
Pasta
In a separate pot, bring water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain the pasta and stir in the butter to keep it from sticking. Cover the pot of pasta until ready to serve.
Cheese
In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, Romano, and Mozzarella cheeses. Mix in the lemon zest, pepper and basil. Set aside.
To Serve
Ladle some soup into each bowl. Stir in some of the cooked, buttered pasta. Top each bowl of soup with a generous scoop of the cheese mixture. Serve.