Monday, February 11, 2013

Lighter Lasagna Soup

Review by Lyndee:


Ingredients:
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 pound ground Italian turkey sausage
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (32-ounce) container chicken broth
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
4 ounces broken whole-wheat lasagna noodles (I used 6 pieces, per a friends suggestion)
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (I used the dried basil I had on hand)
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup reduced-fat shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large nonstick saucepot or Dutch oven. Add the sausage, onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sausage is crumbled and browned, 8 – 10 minutes.

Add the broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, salt, and crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the flavors are blended, about 20 minutes. Add the noodles; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the soup thickens slightly and the noodles are tender, 10 – 12 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in mozzarella, basil, and the Parmesan.

I found that my noodles took more than 12 minutes to be tender.  Once they were done I served up a bowl and it was really good! I’ve never had lasagna soup before but this was rich, delicious and very filling.  Great comfort soup for a cold day with half the calories and fat from the original lasagna soup recipe.

Nutritional Information: Per Serving (1 cup) 225 Cal (27% from Fat, 42% from Protein, 31% from Carb); 23 g Protein; 7 g Tot Fat; 2 g Sat Fat; 2 g Mono Fat; 17 g Carb; 2 g Fiber; 4 g Sugar; 108 mg Calcium; 3 mg Iron; 826 mg Sodium; 53 mg Cholesterol

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