Lasagna Soup with Cheesy Yum

Name: Lasagna Soup with Cheesy Yum
Total time: 80
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 ½ pounds bulk Italian sausage; 3 cups chopped onion; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 6 cups chicken stock; 2 (15 ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes; 2 bay leaves; 1 (8 ounce) package rotini pasta; ½ cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 8 ounces ricotta cheese; ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper; 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe by Chandice from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 teaspoons olive oil
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1 ½ pounds bulk Italian sausage
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3 cups chopped onion
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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2 teaspoons dried oregano
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½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
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2 tablespoons tomato paste
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6 cups chicken stock
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2 (15 ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes

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2 bay leaves
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1 (8 ounce) package rotini pasta
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½ cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves
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salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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8 ounces ricotta cheese
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½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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¼ teaspoon salt
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1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
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2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir sausage in hot oil until slightly brown and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Stir onion in sausage; cook and stir until softened, about 6 minutes.
Stir garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes into onion mixture; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomato paste; cook and stir until mixture has a brick-red color, 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour chicken stock, diced tomatoes, and bay leaves into pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until flavors combine, about 30 minutes. Add rotini to pot and cook until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Stir in basil and season soup with salt and black pepper.
Stir ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pinch black pepper in a bowl until well-combined.
Place a dollop of cheese mixture in the bottom of a soup bowl. Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese over cheese mixture and ladle soup over the top. Repeat with remaining cheese mixture, mozzarella, and soup.