Tastes just like your favorite hearty lasagna, in soup form.
Thats one of the reasons I liked lasagna soup from the first time I tried it.
What Is Lasagna Soup?
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Youll want to break them into bite-sized pieces before cooking them, of course.
Alternatively, there are lots of other pasta shapes that will work well.
Ribbon-shaped pastas such as reginetti and Mafalda, which look like mini ruffle-edged lasagna noodles, are great choices.
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Farfalle (aka bowtie pasta) and bell-shaped campanelle also pair well with hearty soups like lasagna soup.
Why Cook the Noodles Separately?
The issue at hand is noodle mushinessand avoiding it.
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Variations
you could tweak this very flexible soup recipe to your preferences.
Cook the broken lasagna noodles according to the package directions.
But if you let the noodles simmer for longer than about 10 minutes, theyre likely to get overcooked.
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Add the sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
Cook until the sausage is mostly browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
Add the onion and garlic to the sausage.
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Cook, stirring occasionally, until the aromatics are softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
Skim any film that may rise to the surface from the sausage.
Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
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While the soup simmers, combine the ricotta and Parmesan in a medium bowl.
Season with 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt and a dash of black pepper.
Add about 1 cup of cooked pasta to each individual serving bowl.
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Taste the soup and season with salt and/or pepper if it needs it.
Top each bowl with mozzarella cheese, the ricotta mixture, and torn basil.
Store the cooked noodles and soup in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
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