Lasagna Soup

This pinterest recipe was so easy to make and super yummy!! I changed a few things about it so my ingredients may differ than the linked recipe.

You will need:

2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 pound of ground turkey
1/2 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1.5 tablespoons of minced garlic
1 32 ounce can of chicken broth
1 15 ounce can of tomato sauce
1 14.5 ounce can of petite diced tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper
8 whole wheat lasagna noodles
1/2 cup of chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup of reduced fat mozzarella cheese
3 tablespoons of parmesan
Garlic bread or breadsticks

What to do:

Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large non-stick dutch oven pan. Brown the ground turkey. After the ground turkey is browned, add the bell peppers, onion and garlic. Cook together over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.

Add 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(whole-wheat lasagna noodles take a little longer to cook).

I always make garlic bread with my Italian meals. You will need 1 loaf of Italian bread (less or more depending on how many people you are serving). Slice the bread and butter both sides. Put garlic salt on one side of each slice of bread. Put the loaf back together and wrap in tinfoil. Cook at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.