Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup with all the classic flavors of lasagna with all the warming flavors of soup. Just set it and forget it, serve with garlic bread!

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 8 hours 25 minutes

Total time: 8 hours 30 minutes

Serves: 8

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Italian sausage
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 3 (8-ounce) cans Food Club Tomato Sauce
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 9 Food Club Lasagna Pasta noodles, broken into 2-inch pieces
• 3 cups baby spinach
• 1 cup Food Club Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• 1/2 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
• Fresh basil for garnish

Method:

1. In a 6-quart slow cooker, combine sausage, onion, garlic, salt, Italian seasoning, tomato sauce and chicken stock. Use a wooden spoon to break up sausage into bite-size pieces, and combine ingredients. Cover and cook on high heat for 4 to 5 hours, or on low heat for 7 to 8 hours.
2. Stir in lasagna noodles, cover and cook on low for 25 minutes, or until noodles are tender. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add spinach, and stir until wilted.
3. Ladle soup into bowls, and top with mozzarella cheese, ricotta and fresh basil.