Italian Sausage Lasagna Soup— This easy, 30-minute lasagna soup gives you all the rich flavor of your favorite lasagna minus the work. Hearty and comforting, but not as heavy as lasagna!
Table of Contents
- One-Pot Lasagna Soup Recipe
- Lasagna Soup Ingredients
- What Italian Sausage Should I Use?
- How to Make Lasagna Soup
- Do I Have to Broil the Cheese?
- Recipe FAQs
- Tips for Making Lasagna Soup
- What to Serve with Lazy Lasagna Soup
- Italian Sausage Lasagna Soup Recipe
- More Italian Sausage Soup Recipes:
One-Pot Lasagna Soup Recipe
My family loves homemade lasagna, but I rarely make it because it can be a little more work than I’m up for after a long day.This lazy day lasagna soup gives you all the rich flavor of your favorite lasagna minus the work.
I’ve made countless batches of this lasagna soup recipe since I first made it a few months ago for my family until now when I’m sharing the recipe.The soup is hearty and comforting but not as heavy as traditional lasagna, which I like. Just like traditional lasagna, it tastes even better the next day after the flavors marry.
Juicy tomatoes are combined with onions, garlic, oregano, basil, and parsley for great depth of flavor. The melted cheese on top just makes my day. Cheese lovers, unite!
Lasagna Soup Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make this quick and easy Italian sausage lasagna soup:
- Olive oil
- Johnsonville Fresh Italian Hot Ground Sausage
- Sweet Vidalia onion
- Chicken broth
- Canned tomatoes
- Tomato paste
- Bay leaves
- Dried oregano and basil
- Salt and pepper
- Cayenne pepper
- Lasagna noodles
- Fresh parsley
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
What Italian Sausage Should I Use?
Rather than ground beef, I swapped and used Johnsonville Fresh Italian Hot Ground Sausage. It’s so convenient if you don’t wish to de-case sausage links. Johnsonville’s links and ground Italian sausage – as well as their meatballs and breakfast sausage – come in a variety of flavors and spices, giving you more flavor and saving you time in the kitchen.
How to Make Lasagna Soup
I like to call this “lazy” lasagna soup because it’s made in one pot, is done in 30 minutes, and there are minimal ingredients I have to chop up for the soup.
- Add theolive oil, sausage, and onions to a large stockpot and cook until the onions have softened and the sausage is browned.
- Add in the garlic, followed by the remaining ingredients except the two types of cheese.
- Let the soup boil gently until the noodles have softened.
- Optionally ladle the lasagna soup into oven-safe bowls and top with cheese. Pop under the broiler until the cheese is melted and golden brown.
Do I Have to Broil the Cheese?
I opted to ladle the cheesy sausage lasagna soup into bowls and broil the top of the cheese to brown it, but you can omit this step if you don’t want to fuss with your broiler! Instead, simply ladle the finished soup, top with cheese, and serve as it.
Recipe FAQs
Can I Use Another Ground Meat?
Yes, but I prefer using ground sausage in this quick lasagna soup recipe because it delivers the most flavor. However, I also have a recipe on my site for lasagna soup with ground beef — it’s a similar recipe, but with additional herbs and spices to make up for the lack of spices from the Italian sausage.
Can sausage lasagna soup be made with another type of pasta?
Of course! Lasagna noodles are the traditional choice, but you can use 10 ounces of any short and sturdy pasta you like (penne, rotini, bow tie, etc.).
Should I Use mild or sweet Italian sausage?
I used hot sausage because I wanted something to provide a big boost of flavor and it provides a slight kick to the soup, but use mild sausage if you prefer.
Can I Freeze Lasagna Soup?
Yes, ungarnished soup (i.e. no cheese on top) can be frozen for up to 6 months.
Tips for Making Lasagna Soup
Make sure to salt your soup to taste. I used low-sodium chicken broth and no-salt-added tomatoes and add a bit of salt to my soup so I can control the overall salt level.
The saltiness of various brands of ingredients and personal preferences for salt all vary so salt to taste.
When broiling the soup to melt the cheese, you should first place the oven-safe bowls on a cookie tray. This way, if you accidentally spill some soup it won’t dirty the bottom of your oven.
What to Serve with Lazy Lasagna Soup
Cheesy Garlic Bread
House Salad
Kale Caesar Salad with Fried Chickpeas
Texas Roadhouse Rolls
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Italian Sausage Lasagna Soup
By Averie Sunshine
This easy, 30-minute lasagna soup gives you all the rich flavor of your favorite lasagna minus the work. Hearty and comforting, but not as heavy as lasagna!
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound Johnsonville Fresh Italian Hot Ground Sausage, de-cased Johnsonville Fresh Italian Hot Sausage Links or mild sausage may be substituted
- 2 cups sweet Vidalia or yellow onion, peeled and diced small (about 1 large onion)
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced
- 48 ounces 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- one 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes and juice, I used petite diced, no-salt-added
- one 14.5-ounce can fire roasted tomatoes and juice
- 2 rounded tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 or 3 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 to 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional and to taste
- 8 ounces lasagna noodles, about 10 noodles, broken into bite-sized pieces
- ⅓ cup fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley leaves, discard stems, finely minced
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, divided
Instructions
To a large Dutch oven or stockpot, add the olive oil, sausage, onions, and sauté for about 8 minutes over medium-high heat, or until sausage is cooked through and onions are lightly golden browned. Stir and flip intermittently.
Add the garlic and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir intermittently.
Add the chicken broth, both kinds of tomatoes and juice, tomato paste, bay leaves, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, optional cayenne pepper, noodles, and bring to a boil. Allow mixture to boil gently for about 15 minutes, or until noodles are tender and done. If at any point the overall liquid level looks low or you prefer your soup to have more broth, add 1 to 2 cups of water or additional chicken broth; you’ll adjust the salt and seasoning levels at the end. Stir intermittently.
Add the parsley, stir to combine, and boil 1 minute.
Taste soup and add salt to taste. This will vary based on how salty the sausage, chicken broth, tomatoes, and tomato paste are, and personal preference. Make any necessary seasoning adjustments (i.e. more salt, pepper, spices, etc.). Remove bay leaves.
Preheat oven to the broiler setting.
Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls and top each bowl with about 1/3 cup mozzarella and 2 tablespoons parmesan. Place bowls on a baking sheet and set under the broiler. Broil for about 1 minute or until cheese is melted and is as lightly golden browned as desired. Keep a very watchful eye so that it doesn’t burn which can happen in seconds.
Serve immediately.
Notes
Ungarnished soup (no cheese added) will keep airtight in the fridge for 5 to 7 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1, Calories: 892kcal, Carbohydrates: 62g, Protein: 46g, Fat: 52g, Saturated Fat: 17g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 25g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 143mg, Sodium: 11335mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 33g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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