Lasagna Soup

Sharlene~W's Note:

I couldn't believe how easy and tasty this recipe is. I love the half-melted pieces of cheese in the soup! This is from Cuisine at Home.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 8.0 cups

• 1 lb bulk Italian sausage
• 2 cups onions , chopped
• 1 cup carrot , diced
• 2 cups mushrooms , sliced
• 2 tablespoons garlic , minced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes , chopped
• 1 (10 ¾ ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup mafalda pasta or 1 cup campenelle pasta
• 2 cups fresh spinach , chopped
• 1 cup provolone cheese or 1 cup fresh mozzarella cheese , diced
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese , shredded (for garnish)
• 4 teaspoons thinly sliced fresh basil (for garnish)

Directions:

1. Brown sausage in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and carrots; saute 3 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and garlic, and saute another 3 minutes.
2. Add broth, stewed tomatoes, and tomato sauce, and bring to a boil. Drop in pasta and simmer until cooked, about 10 minutes, or according to package directions. Stir in spinach and cook until wilted.
3. Place 1/4 cup cheese into serving bowls and pour soup on top. Garnish with Parmesan and basil.

Reviews

[Chef #767673]

My son and I enjoyed this soup very much. It was tasty and went very well with a loaf of Italian bread. I changed two things in the recipe: I used DICED tomatoes instead of stewed (personally, I think diced are much better for soups because they are smaller) and I also used a frozen block of spinach instead of fresh and it thawed out beautifully and added a nice green to the soup.

[sugarlovinmom]

Used dried spinach.

[Mrs.eskew]

Love this!! My mother in law made it so I brought it home and tried it!! Let's see how the hubby likes it! I'm about to serve it