Description
Hearty lasagna soup blends Italian comfort with creamy spinach and mushroom goodness. Rich layers of pasta, vegetables, and cheese create a soul-warming meal you’ll crave on chilly evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ pound ground sausage
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 5 lasagna noodles, broken
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsps butter
- 3 tbsps flour
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
Instructions
- Sausage Foundation: Heat a large saucepan and thoroughly brown ground sausage until no pink remains, creating a rich, caramelized base.
- Vegetable Layering: Add diced onions and sliced mushrooms to the sausage, sautéing until onions turn translucent and mushrooms release their natural moisture, building deep flavor complexity.
- Aromatic Enhancement: Introduce minced garlic and fresh spinach, stirring until spinach wilts and becomes a vibrant emerald green, releasing its earthy essence.
- Liquid Infusion: Pour chicken broth into the pan, allowing ingredients to simmer and harmonize their flavors for 5 minutes, creating a robust foundation for the soup.
- Noodle Integration: Crush lasagna noodles into rustic fragments, adding them to the simmering liquid along with dried oregano and basil. Boil for 10-12 minutes until noodles reach perfect al dente texture.
- Cream Sauce Creation: In a separate skillet, melt butter and whisk in flour until the mixture becomes a golden, bubbling roux, forming the base for a luxurious cream sauce.
- Sauce Refinement: Stream milk into the roux, whisking continuously to develop a silky-smooth cream sauce, eliminating any potential lumps and ensuring a velvety consistency.
- Cheese Integration: Remove sauce from heat and fold in Parmesan cheese, stirring until completely melted and seamlessly incorporated, adding a rich, nutty dimension.
- Final Fusion: Carefully blend the cream sauce into the soup, ensuring complete integration of all ingredients and creating a harmonious, creamy texture.
- Presentation: Ladle the soup into warmed bowls, finishing with an optional sprinkle of additional Parmesan cheese for an extra layer of indulgence.
Notes
- Meat Selection Matters: Choose high-quality Italian sausage for a more robust and authentic flavor profile that elevates the entire dish.
- Vegetable Prep Perfection: Chop mushrooms and onions uniformly to ensure even cooking and consistent texture throughout the soup.
- Noodle Technique: Break lasagna noodles into uneven, rustic pieces to create a more interesting and traditional soup-like experience that mimics homemade comfort food.
- Cheese Melting Magic: Add Parmesan cheese off the heat to prevent separation and maintain a smooth, creamy consistency that coats every spoonful perfectly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg