'I Tried This Viral Lasagna Soup Recipe—and Even My Italian Nonna Gave Her Full Approval'

Lasagna Soup features everything you love about the classic in one bowl!

1. Heat olive oil in a large sauce or saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until color has faded, or about 7 minutes.
2. Stir in garlic and saute for one minute. Then add beef, Italian sausage, salt, pepper, and optional red pepper flakes. Break up meat and cook until there are no pink spots left. 
3. Stir in Rao’s Marinara sauce. Then add chicken broth and heavy cream and bring to a boil.
4. Once the soup is boiling, add lasagna noodles and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan and mozzarella until melted. Top with basil.

In case you don’t know who Danny Freeman is—the voice behind the infamous @dannylovespasta on TikTok—you should probably give him a follow—especially for his lasagna soup recipe that went viral on the platform recently. The lawyer, turned full-time content creator, was enjoying a bowl of this hearty soup online when it caught the eye of singer and songwriter SZA who immediately reached out in a comment, asking for the recipe. This prompted Freeman to record the process, which now has over 10.2MM views and 1.3MM likes on TikTok.

Since we’ve been a bit obsessed with the classic Italian pasta dish turned into a soup, we had to learn how to recreate it at home.

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To an Italian girl like myself, I’ll admit I was a bit skeptical about this lasagna soup at first. But trust me when I say “don’t knock it until you try it” because Freeman’s lasagna soup is really that good! Maybe it’s the mixture of beef and crumbled pork sausage, or the marinara sauce or the handfuls of grated Parmigiano Reggiano mixed in…I really can’t say what makes it so good. No matter, I’m hooked! 

What is lasagna soup?

Classic Italian-American lasagna is typically cooked in a casserole dish with the long, thick, wide pasta noodles of the same name, laid out and topped with oodles of cheese, layers of sauce and lots of meat. Lasagna soup, however, cleverly brings the same ingredients together in an easy-to-make one-pot meal.

What does that mean exactly? For one thing, no layering and no extra prep time are needed. The entire recipe can be on your table in under 40 minutes. It’s the perfect meal for those days when you are craving the Italian American classic and just can’t find the time or energy to make the “real thing.” This nutritious recipe requires little more than a quick trip to the store for ingredients, a large pan and minimal time. You can even get the kids (or in my case, the older folks), involved. Having them break the noodles and grate the cheese is a huge help.

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Why you will love this recipe

It’s understandable to me that this recipe is trending; people love lasagna and this is an effortless way to bring a family favorite recipe to the dinner table on any given day. Although it lacks the fundamental creamy white ricotta cheese you find in traditional lasagna, the addition of heavy cream helps you forget. You really can’t go wrong with this one.

How to make this recipe your own

While this is the official recipe from TikToker @dannylovespasta that SZA requested, it is not set in stone and is easy enough to tweak to accommodate your tastes. For instance, I’ve tried it with dollops of ricotta cheese which made it more authentic while still utterly delicious. I’ve also swapped the ground beef for pork and found it equally tasty if not better than the original. Another idea to try is to include some spinach or other leafy greens toward the end of the cooking process. Once you have the basics down this is a recipe you can really have fun with; adding and subtracting ingredients every time.

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Ingredients Needed

This recipe may look a little daunting due to the long list of ingredients, but in reality, most are pantry staples you likely already have on hand:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed or minced
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound Italian sausage
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 24-ounce jar Rao’s Homemade Marinara sauce
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 8 ounces of lasagna noodles, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, shredded
• 1/4 cup basil, chopped

How to make lasagna soup

1. Heat olive oil in a large sauce or saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the color has faded, or about 7 minutes.

2. Stir in garlic and saute for one minute. Then add beef, Italian sausage, salt, pepper and optional red pepper flakes. Break up meat and cook until there are no pink spots left.

3. Stir in Rao’s Marinara sauce. Then add chicken broth and heavy cream and bring to a boil.

4. Once the soup is boiling, add lasagna noodles and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

5. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan and mozzarella until melted. Top with basil.

What to serve it with

I enjoy a classic Caesar salad alongside a meat sauced pasta such as this. In my opinion, the pairing can’t be beaten. However, an Italian antipasto salad is also a good choice.

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