Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, lasagna soup - slow cooker. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Lasagna Soup - Slow Cooker is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Lasagna Soup - Slow Cooker is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lasagna soup - slow cooker using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lasagna Soup - Slow Cooker:
- Take 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Get 1 lb. ground beef (or ground turkey or Italian sausage)
- Get 1 small yellow onion, diced
- Take 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 1 small bell pepper, diced
- Prepare 2 cups sliced mushrooms (optional)
- Take 1 can (28 oz.) no salt crushed tomatoes
- Make ready 1 can (14.5 oz.) no salt diced tomatoes, undrained
- Take 1 can (8 oz.) no salt tomato sauce
- Make ready 4 cups unsalted chicken or vegetable broth
- Take 2 tsp. brown sugar
- Make ready 2 tsp. dried basil
- Prepare 2 tsp. dried parsley
- Make ready 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- Take 1 tsp. salt
- Take 1/2 tsp. pepper
- Make ready 2 cups pasta of choice
- Make ready Ricotta cheese, for serving
- Prepare Freshly shredded mozzarella cheese, for serving
- Prepare Freshly shredded parmesan cheese, for serving
Instructions to make Lasagna Soup - Slow Cooker:
- Grease your slow cooker and set it aside.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over med-high heat. Add the beef and cook until brown throughout, breaking it up as you go. Drain the fat, then add it into the slow cooker.
- Add all the additional ingredients EXCEPT for the pasta and cheeses.
- Place the lid on and cook on low heat for 6-7 hours.
- Once getting ready to serve, heat a large pot of water over high heat on the stove. Once it's come to a boil, cook the pasta according to the package directions. Then drain it and stir the pasta into the soup.
- Taste and add any additional seasonings you think the soup needs, then serve immediately.
- We like to top our bowls with some ricotta cheese mixed with a little mozzarella and parmesan. Some red chili flakes are good if you'd like a little spice.
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