Lazy Day Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

Fall is here and for us soup people, we can just never get enough.  My Lazy Day Slow Cooked Lasagna Soup is perfect for a cozy “around the house” day to make while life slows down and we enjoy nesting.  And who doesn’t love lasagna?  This one will please everybody, even those picky eaters.
Gather your groceries and pull out that crock pot… tis the season!

Serve alongside crispy bread and roasted garlic that spreads like butter. I roast garlic just about every week… not just to enjoy spreadable cloves of sweet mild garlic, but to have garlic oil for sautéing meats and veggies, to make quick salad dressings or to drizzle over pizza!  I buy already peeled at a local Hispanic grocer, at Costco and now, most grocers offer in their produce area.  

To make roasted garlic, simply put a few cups of peeled garlic cloves into a baking dish and cover with oil. I prefer grapeseed or avocado since their taste is neutral… if you love olive oil, use that.  I bake in my toaster over at 325 for about 25 minutes. If you bake too long, the cloves will shrivel up and be chewy and not spreadable (but still delish like garlic candy)!  And your house will smell AMAZING!

I also highly recommend getting yourself some of my Aunt Dee Dee’s Kitchen Herbaceous Bread Sop. Just add a bit to your roasted garlic oil and let it marry for a few minutes. Sop some good crusty bread in that… you life will change!  

This soup recipe created for and published in Carolina Country Magazine November 2024  (Recipes may be used with credit or link to my blog here or WendyPerry.com)
Propping/styling and photography by Wendy Perry
Carolina Country Magazine Contributing Recipes Editor

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Lazy Day Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

Oh, we do love a good slurpy soup on a chilly fall eve when daylight is short and nights are longer. This slow cooker lasagna soup has “Sunday supper” written all over it.

Author: Wendy Perry

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 pound ground sweet Italian sausage
• 5 –6 cloves garlic minced
• 1 large sweet onion chopped
• 4 cups low-sodium beef broth
• 1 can 28-ounce petite diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 cups V8® juice
• 1 carton 8-ounce sliced mushrooms
• 1 large red bell pepper chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 tablespoons Italian seasoning*
• Wedge of Parmesan cheese grated and rind reserved
• 8 lasagna noodles broken
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1 container 15-ounce ricotta cheese
• ¼ cup minced fresh parsley

Instructions

• Combine meats with garlic and onion in the pot. Using a big spoon, break apart the meat. Add remaining ingredients including Parmesan rind, except for the pasta and cheeses. Cook about 4 hours on high or 6–8 hours on low. During the final 30 minutes, stir in broken pasta and cook until tender. The soup will be thin, but the pasta will need that liquid to cook.
• Top with grated parmesan and mozzarella. Cover and let the cheese melt. Ladle into bowls. Stir the ricotta and parley together and top the soup with a dollop.

Notes

If you keep some Aunt Dee Dee's Kitchen Spaghetti Sauce Seasoning on hand, you can omit the peppers and garlic and Italian seasoning and sub  1/4-1/2 cup of that!  It's also a great seasoning for other soups, stews, and makes the BEST Beef Stew ever.  It's just a great all around salt free seasoning.