Warm up with this slow cooked lasagne soup

Here is an amazing, tasty soup which packs in all the flavours of a lasagne. You can make it on the stovetop or it’s also super easy in the slow cooker too.

Soup is a great way to warm up the family on a cold night. As a member of the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge, you’ll have access to some fabulous soup recipes.

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Slow cooked lasagne soup

Ingredients (makes 4 serves)

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (15 mls)
• 200 grams lean beef mince
• 1 brown onion, diced (100 grams)
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced (6 grams)
• 1 cup kale leaves, finely chopped (30 grams)
• 2 medium carrots, grated (140 grams)
• 2 courgettes, grated (220 grams)
• 4 cups liquid beef stock, salt reduced (1000 mls)
• 2 cups tomato passata (500 mls)
• 4 lasagne sheets, dried (60 grams)
• 1/3 cup ricotta cheese (86.7 grams)
• 2 tsp lemon zest (8 grams)
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves (0.5 grams)
• 2 teaspoons grated Parmesan (6 grams)

Method

If cooking on the stovetop:

1. Heat oil in a saucepan, fry mince and onion for 1-2 minutes or until mince is browned.
2. Add garlic, kale, carrot and courgette and stir to combine, cooking for a further couple of minutes until vegetables start to soften. Add tomato passata and stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Break up the lasagne sheet(s) and add to the saucepan. Simmer for a further 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, combine ricotta with lemon zest and thyme.
5. To serve, pour the soup into a bowl and top with ricotta mix and grated Parmesan.

If cooking in a slow cooker:

1. Heat oil in a saucepan, fry mince and onion for 1-2 minutes or until mince is browned.
2. Place onion and mince into the slow cooker with all other ingredients, excluding the ricotta, lemon zest, thyme, Parmesan and lasagne sheet(s).
3. Cook on low for 8 hours, adding the broken lasagne sheet(s) in the final 40 minutes of cooking.
4. Combine the ricotta with the lemon zest and thyme. To serve, pour the soup into a bowl and top with ricotta mix and grated Parmesan

324 calories per serve

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