1. Cheese! Three kinds of CHEESE!
2. It’s made in ONE POT, and it’s so easy!
3. My love of carbs dictates my life. #truth

Guys, we’re getting everything we love about lasagna without all the work. And I’m assuming you’ll appreciate that since you’re a real person living a busy life. We can put a meal onto our table and into our bellies without spending hours in the kitchen. Let’s make Lasagna Soup!

How to Make Lasagna Soup

• Start by sautéing ground beef. Feel free to swap it for ground turkey (for a lighter version) or bump up the flavor with some Italian sausage.
• Add the vegetables: onions and garlic, finely chopped carrot, and finely chopped spinach. The veggies are going to cook down and disguise themselves in the soup. Sneaking in those veggies boosts the nutritional value and, truthfully, it makes me feel less guilty about eating a bowl of pasta and cheese.
• Add marinara sauce, beef broth and seasonings to the meat and vegetables.
• Add the pasta right to the pot of meat sauce. Let it boil until the pasta is tender.
• Scoop into bowls and top with mozzarella, parmesan and ricotta cheese.

Note: If you prefer this thicker, you can reduce the broth a bit and let the pasta cook a little longer. This will produce more of a skillet lasagna, rather than soup.

How to Make Healthy Lasagna Soup

If you’d like to make this soup healthier, here are a few changes you can make:

• Use lean or grass fed ground beef or ground turkey.
• Increase the vegetables. In addition to the vegetables already in the recipe, you can also add finely chopped zucchini, kale, yellow squash, and/or red bell pepper. Add up to 2 cups of additional vegetables at the same time you add the other vegetables in the recipe.
• Decrease the pasta (by half), and use a whole wheat or whole grain variety.
• Take it easy with the cheese – a little goes a long way.

Trust me when I say this is the most low maintenance lasagna you will EVER make. You will come back to this recipe again and again.