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TJ's Ultimate Lasagna Soup

All the comforting flavor of traditional lasagna casserole presents itself in this simple, fast and easy, low carb lasagna soup.
5 from 15 Ratings
Diets: Keto • Low Carb • Nut Free • Sugar Free
THM Fuel: THM S
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Soup

  • ½ pound ground sausage
  • ½ pound ground meat (beef, elk, venison, turkey, chicken, more sausage, etc.)
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups (1 box) beef stock or broth
  • 1 egg yolk, beaten (optional, but adds flavor and acts as a thickener)
  • 1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste
  • 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes (do NOT drain)
  • 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon Gentle Sweet or equivalent sweetener (optional; boosts flavor)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon mineral salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional if you don't want heat)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional; boosts flavor)

Cheese Topping

  • 1 cup 1% small curd cottage cheese or low fat ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 2 teaspoons dried Parsley
  • ½ teaspoon mineral salt

Other

  • 1 box (13.25 ounces) Dreamfields penne rigate pasta (or any other shape Dreamfields pasta or riced cauliflour, shirataki noodles, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash, or spinach)

Instructions
 

Stovetop

  • In a 5 quart pot, cook the ground meats and onion together until the meat is browned and the onion is tender.
  • Add garlic. Sauté for a minute or two until garlic is lightly browned.
  • Stir in the remaining soup ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  • Meanwhile, mix together all of the cheese topping ingredients in a separate bowl. Set aside.
  • Prepare the noodles per the package directions and drain.
  • Once the soup is good and hot, add the cooked noodles.
  • Serve soup with a dollop of cheese topping. Alternatively, you can stir in all the cheese topping once the soup is done cooking.

Slower Cooker (Crock Pot)

  • Break up the ground meats and add to crock. Add remaining soup ingredients to crock.
  • Put on the lid and allow to cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or on low for 4 to 8 hours.
  • At some point before the soup is done, mix together all of the cheese topping ingredients in a separate bowl; set aside.
  • Cook and drain the noodles per the package directions, add to the crock, and stir.
  • Serve with a dollop of cheese topping. Alternatively, you can stir in all the cheese topping once the soup is done cooking.

Notes

See article for notes about using Dreamfields pasta.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 388kcalCarbs: 44gProtein: 25gFat: 14gSodium: 1623mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gSugar Alcohols: 1gNet Carbs: 10g