Tastes Just Like Lasagna Soup

This soup tastes just like lasagna...except in soup form...and a lot healthier.  This soup takes approximately an hour from start to finish, I am sure there is a way to do it in the crock pot too.  This makes approximately 6-8 servings.....Here we go:

Ingredients:

2 teas oil (vegetable or olive)

1-2 lbs of ground sausage, turkey, or beef

1 green pepper, chopped

1 onion, chopped

4 cloves of garlic, minced

32 oz chicken broth (one carton)

1 (15oz) can tomato sauce

1 jar of chunky spaghetti sauce of your choice

2 cans of diced tomatoes (or one can plus 2 cups fresh diced tomatoes)

1/2 teas salt

1/2 teas crushed red pepper

1 teas garlic powder

1 tbsp basil

1 tbsp Italian seasoning

5 lasagna noodles, broken up into pieces (any kind will work, I used oven ready...)

Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese to top

Instructions:

In a large saucepan/stock pot, add oil, ground meat, onion, garlic, and green pepper together and cook until meat is browned. 

Next, add the broth, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, salt, red pepper, basil, and Italian seasoning.  Bring to a boil and reduce heat to let it simmer for about 15-20 minutes, stirring often.

After that, bring it to a boil again and add your noodles.  Reduce heat slightly and cook until noodles are soft.  Reduce heat and let it simmer to thicken up.  Remove from heat when you feel it is ready.

It should look something like that....

Top with Parmesan cheese and mozzarella and enjoy!! Maybe even add a bread stick or garlic bread :-)