Lasagna Soup

I "liked" this recipe on pinterest (afarmgirlsdabbles.com) last fall and just tried it. It so delicious!! My family loved it. My only regret was not doubling the recipe. It's a MUST TRY recipe!!

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 ½ lbs Italian sausage
  • 3 c. chopped onion
  • 4 cloves chopped garlic
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 can, 28 oz, diced tomato fire roasted
  • 6 c. chicken stock
  • 8 oz mafalda or fusilli pasta
  • ½ c. chopped fresh basil leaves
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 c. heaping ricotta cheese
  • ½ c. grated parmesan cheese
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • pepper - dash
  • 2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Sauté olive oil, onions, and garlic in the bottom of a big pot.
  2. Add oregano, tomato paste, roasted diced tomatoes, bay leaves, chicken stock, basil leaves, salt and pepper to the pot and bring to a boil and then simmer.
  3. In a separate pot cook pasta al dente.
  4. Add pasta to soup pot and top it off with the cheesy yumminess!!!