Beef Lasagna Soup Recipe
Enjoy the great flavors of classic lasagna in an easy to prepare Crockpot soup recipe with our beef lasagna soup prepared in the slow cooker.
Serving4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt, more or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, more or less to taste
- 3 cup chicken broth
- 4 lasagna noodles, broken into 1" pieces
- 24 ounces jarred marinara sauce
- ⅓ cup half and half
- chopped fresh basil, optional topping
- Parmesan cheese, optional topping
Instructions
- Over medium high heat, cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet until the beef is no longer pink and the onion is translucent.
- Drain off excess grease.
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray and add cooked beef and onion inside.
- Add in the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper and stir to mix in the seasonings with the cooked meat.
- Pour in the broth.
- Place the broken noodle pieces in the pot, then pour in the marinara sauce and gently stir everything together.
- Place the lid on top and cook for 2-3 hours or until the pasta is cooked.
- Remove the lid and pour in the half and half, then stir to combine all together.
- Scoop soup into bowls and top with fresh basil and Parmesan cheese (if desired).
Notes
Optional toppings are not included in nutritional information.
If you do not have half and half, check out this article from The Suburban Soapbox on what half and half is and how to make your own. So, if you are like me and thought you had some, but turns out that you don’t, check it out and see if you have what you need to make your own half and half.
You can put raw ground beef in the slow cooker, but most recipes have a step for browning the ground beef first to make sure that it is evenly cooked and the grease is drained. If you put the ground beef in the slow cooker raw, you will want to break it into little pieces first and then make sure that it’s fully cooked before consuming food. I have found that I prefer to cook it before adding it to the slow cooker because then I can drain the grease off of the meat.
For this recipe we tend to use the traditional pasta noodle if we have it. However, don’t let that stop you from using other pasta noodles. I definitely encourage using what you have on hand. Don’t worry It will all taste fantastic.
Nutrition
Calories: 355 kcal · Carbohydrates: 36 g · Protein: 32 g · Fat: 9 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.4 g · Cholesterol: 81 mg · Sodium: 1841 mg · Potassium: 1084 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 828 IU · Vitamin C: 15 mg · Calcium: 93 mg · Iron: 5 mg