Quick, Quick, Quick Lasagna Soup

Fauve's Note:

It's so fast and easy and delicious! You don't even have to pre-cook the noodles! My family loves this nearly as much as the pan lasagna I make. We sometimes add a dollop of cottage cheese to top off this soup...

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon italian seasoning (dry)
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked corkscrew macaroni (or mafalda, if you can find it)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook ground beef in skillet until browned.
2. Pour/drain off fat.
3. Add garlic powder, onion powder, broth, tomatoes& Italian Seasoning.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Stir in uncooked pasta.
6. Reduce heat to medium heat& cook for 10 minutes or until pasta is done.
7. Stir in cheese.
8. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Reviews

[KathyShu]

Great flavor - loved it. Made a few minor modifications: added sm. chopped onion in with gr. beef while browning; rinsed meat to eliminate excess fat; added more garlic powder and italian seasoning; used no salt added tomatoes; added 1 8oz can no salt added tomato sauce; added 2 c. water (was very thick while cooking the noodles); stirred 1 tablespoon low fat ricotta cheese into each bowl of soup when serving. Will definately make it again.

[Chef #1510181]

This was good. Nice change. Made with 1.5 lbs ground beef, added extra can of brooth and used basil, garlic & oregeno canned tomatoes. Will make again.

[Chef #1161395]

Fauve, I made your soup for today's lunch. WOW, this was some really awesome tasting soup! I did however modified the soup to my liking. Besides adding the ingredients mentioned in this recipe, I also added the following ingredients... 3-1/2 tablespoons of diced onion, and 1 large clove of minced garlic, which I sauteed both, before adding them to the soup. I added a bit more of the Italian seasoing (1/4 teaspoon more). I subbed Italian diced tomatoes (which had basil, garlic & onions in it) for the regular canned diced tomatoes. I also added 1-(8 ounce) can of tomato sauce; plus when it came to adding the pasta, I used the pasta from a (6.4 ounce) box of Lasagna Hamburger Helper (which was about 2 cups - or about 4.5 ounces). That pasta worked well in this soup. Thanks Fauve, for sharing this recipe, as it was oh so good!!