Make dinner fabulous with this Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup!
A first for us but a soup that I have been looking forward to trying for a while now is Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup. I thought I would try to adapt my Mom’s Easy Lasagna recipe into a soup. Guess what? It worked!
This tasted like a warm delicious slice of lasagna heaven.
Even better is that I had to do very little work to make this tasty dish.
Did I mention I have a mobile baby now?
Yes, very mobile.
What does this mean?
I can kiss the dreams of cooking dinner in peace goodbye! We have a baby gate on the side of our kitchen that leads in from our playroom to keep my daughter from crawling into the kitchen.
As soon as I start dinner it never fails that she entertains herself perfectly fine then I start dinner.
Then she stands up on the side of the gate looking all pitiful like I locked her in jail. Well, I can’t live with myself looking into those sparkly blue eyes so she usually wins!
That means, I need quick dinners, slow cooker meals, or daddy to the rescue!
Typically it’s daddy to the rescue but as we get closer to the holidays my husband’s work day gets later and later, which means he is normally coming in ready for dinner!
How do you make Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup?
So, the slow cooker wins! This soup did not disappoint, it was perfect for a very cold day. It would be delicious paired with garlic bread or french bread.
How do you make Gluten Free Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup?
Simply swap the pasta for a gluten free lasagna and you are all set! There are several to choose from and many are carried at Walmart.
I opted to try it with gluten free flavored bagel chips. They were perfect! So, you could also use bagel chips too.
Tips for Making Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
One thing to remember when making this is soup is always put the noodles in within 30 minutes of finishing up the cook time and do not set the slow cooker to warm.
Remove the soup from the cooker or your noodles will continue to swell up in the slow cooker.
Are you ready for this yummy dinner?
Enjoy!
Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Lb Ground Beef Cooked & Drained
- 24 Oz Jar of Prego Meat Sauce or Spaghetti Sauce
- 1 Tsp Dried Basil
- 1 Cup Fresh Spinach
- 1 Garlic Clove Crushed
- 1/2 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 6 Cups Water or Beef Broth Divided
- 12 Oz Lasagna Noodles or Gluten Free Lasagna Noodles Broken into smaller pieces
- Toppings:
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Bagel Chips or Bread or Gluten Free Options
Instructions
- In a 5 quart slow cooker mix the ground beef, spaghetti sauce, basil, spinach, garlic, Italian Seasoning, and 4 cups of water.
- Cook this on low for 6-8 hours.
- In the last 30 minutes of cook time, add in the broken lasagna noodles and 2 cups of water.
- Be sure that all the noodles are soaked under the water.
- Cover and cook for the remaining 30 minutes or until noodles are fully cooked.
- Serve topped with cheese and bread or bagel chips.
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Comments & Reviews
This looks delicious Kristy. I love slow cooker soups and lasagna so this would be a win/win.
Made this yesterday. I did do it a bit different. I didn’t add the spinach because I usually dont eat regular lasagna with it. I used my regular recipe for lasagna for inspiration mostly. Next time I will add a can of diced tomatoes. I did add salt and onion. I used 2 ts of minced garlic though. I didn’t have basil. So, normally I would use oregano but for the life of me couldn’t find it. So, I used a tablespoon of italian seasoning. LOL. I was also low on lasagna noodles and used a little of Ditali pasta I had left over. Turned out perfect! Yummy! Will make again. Thanks for the recipe! Never thought to do lasagna as a soup and it turned out perfect and had cheese garlic bread with it.
Yea this was really really nice, substituted mozzarella for cheddar cheese and used dolmio sauce instead of the recommended prego, but anyway was delicious, thanks for this!
The soup turned out great – tasted exactly like lasagna. My only disappointment was the leftovers. I was so looking forward to having soup but all of the liquid absorbed into the noodles and it was more like a casserole .
I’m glad you enjoyed it! With the leftovers, you may want to try adding some water or broth to it and maybe that would provide some more liquid.