Mouthwatering One Pot Lasagna Soup

Honestly, one pot meals are a total lifesaver when you’re juggling a busy family schedule.

This cozy lasagna soup captures all those classic lasagna flavors in a super simple, weeknight-friendly bowl. Picture a rich tomato broth mingled with tender pasta, creamy ricotta, and gooey melted mozzarella cheese.

It’s packed with flavorful Italian sausage and perfectly seasoned with garlic and herbs. The best part? Everything cooks together in just one pot, so you spend less time scrubbing dishes and more time enjoying dinner with your loved ones.

This is the kind of filling meal that warms you up on cool evenings, giving you all the comfort without any stress or fuss.

Why You’ll Love This Lasagna Soup

• One pot convenience – Everything comes together in one pot, cutting down on cleanup and boosting the time you spend savoring your meal with the family.
• Quick weeknight dinner – Ready in under 45 minutes, you get all the heartiness of traditional lasagna without the hours of prep and baking.
• All the lasagna flavors you crave – Each spoonful delivers rich, cheesy Italian comfort with tender pasta, savory ground beef, and creamy ricotta.
• Family-friendly meal – This soup pleases both kids and adults, giving you that classic pasta dish flavor in a cozy, inviting bowl.
• Simple pantry ingredients – Most things you need are probably already in your kitchen, making this an easy go-to dinner when you’re short on time.

What Kind of Ground Beef Should I Use?

For this soup, go for ground beef with around 80/20 to 85/15 fat content. That balance gives you enough fat to keep it flavorful without ending up greasy. Ground chuck is a solid pick since it’s nicely marbled and stays tender while cooking. If you want leaner meat like 90/10, that works too – just add a splash of olive oil to help brown it nicely. Also, make sure to break the beef into small, bite-sized pieces while cooking so every spoonful has a perfect meat-to-soup ratio.

Options for Substitutions

This soup is super flexible, so feel free to mix things up with these swaps:

• Ground beef: Try ground turkey, Italian sausage, or ground chicken. Just keep in mind that turkey and chicken are milder, so add a bit more seasoning to keep the flavor punchy.
• Lasagna noodles: Any short pasta works well—penne, rigatoni, or even broken spaghetti. Just break the pasta into bite-sized pieces and keep the cooking time close to the original.
• Chicken broth: Vegetable broth is a great lighter swap, or beef broth if you want richer depth. Water with bouillon cubes works in a pinch, too.
• Frozen spinach: Fresh spinach (about 3 cups) is a perfect fresh alternative—just toss it in during the last few minutes of cooking. Kale works too, or leave it out if you or your family aren’t big greens fans.
• Heavy cream: Half-and-half or whole milk can stand in here, though the soup won’t be quite as rich and creamy. For a lighter touch, a splash of milk or no cream at all works just fine.
• Ricotta cheese: Cottage cheese provides a similar creamy texture, or cream cheese if you want to swap it up—but use less since it’s richer.

Watch Out for These Mistakes While Cooking

A big pitfall is adding the broken lasagna noodles too soon, which can turn your pasta mushy and falling apart. Wait until your broth is gently simmering, then cook the noodles for just 10 to 12 minutes.

Also, avoid browning your ground beef all clumped together—it steams rather than browns, missing out on those tasty browned bits that add so much flavor to the soup.

Adding cream too early can cause it to curdle in the hot broth. Stir it in right at the end of cooking for a super smooth, creamy finish.

Keep extra chicken broth handy when reheating leftovers, because pasta keeps soaking up liquid even after cooking and might thicken the soup up too much.

What to Serve With Lasagna Soup?

This soup is such a hearty meal on its own, but I love pairing it with crusty garlic bread or warm dinner rolls to soak up all that luscious cheesy tomato broth.

A crisp Caesar salad or simple mixed greens tossed with Italian dressing offer a nice fresh balance to the rich flavors in the soup.

If you’re aiming for easy, store-bought breadsticks work great too — just grab and go, and your family will be happily full.

For a touch of indulgence, garlic knots or focaccia bread on the side make it feel like a true Italian feast.

Preparation Time10-15 minutesCooking Time25-30 minutesTotal Time35-45 minutesLevel of DifficultyEasy

Estimated Nutrition

Here’s a rough idea of the nutrition for the entire recipe (without any extras):

• Calories: 2200-2400
• Protein: 120-135 g
• Fat: 105-115 g
• Carbohydrates: 170-185 g

Ingredients

For the soup:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp kosher salt, plus more as needed
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 14 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 32 oz chicken broth, more if needed
• 1 cup water
• 2 tsp tomato paste
• 6 oz lasagna noodles, broken up
• 1 cup frozen chopped spinach
• 1/4 cup heavy cream

For serving:

• Ricotta cheese
• 4 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced
• Parmesan cheese, optional

Step 1: Brown the Ground Beef

• 1 lb ground beef

Heat a large pot over medium-high heat and add the ground beef. Cook it until nicely browned, breaking it apart with a spoon as you go.

After it’s cooked through, drain the extra grease to keep the soup from getting too oily.

If you want to boost flavor, let the beef get some crispy little browned bits before draining—it really adds depth.

Step 2: Sauté Aromatics and Season Beef

• 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp kosher salt, plus more if needed
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• The browned beef from Step 1

Add garlic, onion, garlic powder, onion powder, dried basil, oregano, salt, and pepper to the pot with the browned beef.

Cook everything over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring often until the onions soften and the mixture is fragrant.

Be sure to stir regularly so the garlic doesn’t burn—it’s the key to great flavor!

Step 3: Add Liquids, Tomato, and Noodles

• 14 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 32 oz chicken broth, add more if needed
• 1 cup water
• 2 tsp tomato paste
• 6 oz lasagna noodles, broken into pieces
• The beef and aromatics mixture from Step 2

Pour in crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, water, and tomato paste into the pot with beef and aromatics.

Break lasagna noodles into roughly 2-inch pieces and add them in.

Give everything a good stir to mix well. Then bring the soup to a boil, lower the heat right away, cover, and let it simmer for 10 minutes. This softens the noodles just right.

Step 4: Add Spinach and Cream, Finish Simmering

• 1 cup frozen chopped spinach
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• Soup base with noodles from Step 3

Stir in frozen spinach and heavy cream to the soup.

Simmer uncovered on low for 5 more minutes until the spinach is heated through and the soup turns creamy.

I love to let those flavors come together here—give it a taste and add salt or pepper if it needs a little extra love.

Step 5: Assemble and Serve Lasagna Soup

• 4 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced
• Ricotta cheese
• Parmesan cheese, optional
• The finished soup from Step 4

Start by placing a slice of mozzarella at the bottom of your bowl.

Ladle the hot soup on top, letting the cheese melt into that rich broth.

Top each serving with a generous scoop of ricotta and sprinkle on some parmesan if you like—it really nails that classic lasagna taste.

Mouthwatering One Pot Lasagna Soup

This is your go-to, super flavorful One Pot Lasagna Soup with step-by-step instructions to get dinner on the table fast.