Inexpensive Recipes-Lasagna Soup
Do you love lasagna, but no time to put it all together? Try this innovative lasagna soup–great for warming up on a cold night, and cheap, too! This post shares one of our favorite inexpensive recipes – lasagna soup. Yield – 4 – 6 servings
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 diced onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1 lb. meat (any of the following: ground beef, Italian sausage, meatballs …)
2 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons basil
Pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 cups spaghetti sauce
4 cups chicken stock
2 bay leaves
8 oz. pasta (rotini, fusilli, campanelle, corkscrew, etc.)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Preparation
In a large Dutch oven, heat oil on a medium flame and sauté onion until golden. Add garlic and stir for one minute before adding meat. Brown the meat, remove any extra fat.
Add oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, spaghetti sauce, chicken stock, and bay leaves. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Add pasta and increase heat. Bring to a boil and cook for the recommended time on pasta box for “al dente.”
Discard bay leaves and add salt and pepper. Stir in fresh parsley and serve with a sprinkling of shredded Mozzarella cheese
We think that you will agree that these inexpensive recipes – lasagna soup, is well worth the effort. Easy on your budget and delicious! Check out some of our other MoneySmart Tips.
