Gluten Free Lasagna Soup (Dairy Free too!)
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This easy one pot Gluten Free Lasagna Soup has the flavors of homemade lasagna without all the work or assembly. You'll find your favorite Italian ingredients perfectly simmered and ready to serve with fresh basil and topped with a dollop of dairy free ricotta to add creaminess to this dairy free lasagna soup.
It's one of the easiest soup recipes since it uses lots of pantry staple ingredients -- chunks of Italian sausage, ground beef, baby spinach, green bell pepper, diced onion, and garlic combined with tender lasagna noodles make this meal a standout.
Depending on what fresh ingredients we have on hand, the extras in this soup can vary -- spinach, mushrooms, or bell peppers. Use your favorites, including whatever you already have on hand.
Why You'll Love This Soup
- The whole family enjoys it- no complaining kids, just smiling faces at the dinner table
- It's gluten free and dairy free too
- All made using pantry staples
- It's very customizable and versatile depending on what ingredients you have on hand
- Quick and easy to make any night of the week
Soup Ingredients Needed
Get the rest of the information on these ingredients in the recipe card below.
- ground beef
- ground Italian sausage— always double check the label, some brands add gluten to their sausage mix.
- oil- we like olive oil, but you can use any cooking oil
- onion
- fresh garlic
- green bell pepper— this is optional, though it adds lovely flavor to the soup
- tomato paste
- marinara sauce— Rao’s Marinara Sauce tastes delicious but you can also use homemade sauces
- red pepper flakes
- dried parsley, oregano, and basil— double check your ground spices are gluten and dairy free
- chicken broth-- can swap this out for beef broth
- gluten free lasagna noodles— We use Tinkyada brown rice pasta “lasagna” found here. Jovial also sells a brown rice lasagna gluten free pasta.
- fresh spinach— optional, but this adds wonderful flavor
- salt and pepper
- optional— mushrooms, zucchini, fresh basil, and dairy free ricotta (soy free too). There are several homemade dairy free ricotta cheese recipes on Pinterest too.
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How to Make Gluten-Free Lasagna Soup
- In a large stock pan over medium heat, cook the ground beef and sausage until browned. Drain grease.
- Add in onion and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in diced green bell pepper and other optional veggies– diced zucchini or sliced mushrooms.
- Then add in tomato paste, marinara sauce, spices, and broth.
- Now bring to a boil.
- Add in broken lasagna noodles and reduce heat to medium. Occasionally stir noodles.
- Just before noodles are tender to serve, 8-9 minutes, add in spinach and dairy free cheese of choice.
- Serve with a dollop of dairy free ricotta, and fresh basil.
Storage
Dairy free lasagna soup is best served the day that you make it. Once you add the gluten-free lasagna noodles, they'll start to break down in the soup.
If you know you'll have extras, we like to wait to add the lasagna pasta to each serving when we are serving the soup.
This soup should be stored without the noodles if possible.
Transfer the soup to an airtight container and refrigerate leftovers for up to 3-4 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes -- this dairy free lasagna soup uses dairy-free cheese and dairy-free ricotta stirred in at the end, so you get all the creamy, cheesy flavor of traditional lasagna without any dairy.
Yes. Everything cooks in a single soup pot -- you brown the meat, saute the vegetables, build the broth, and cook the lasagna noodles all in the same pot. There's no need to boil noodles separately.
You can easily prepare this soup ahead of time and freeze it without the noodles, spinach, and cheese, in a freezer-safe container. When ready to serve, thaw the soup in the refrigerator and reheat it over the stovetop, then add the noodles, spinach, and cheese as the recipe card directs.
We love a good bowl of lasagna soup with warmed Udi's French dinner rolls or your favorite gluten-free garlic bread, plus a green salad for a complete meal. Heat-and-serve breadsticks or a sliced, buttered gluten-free baguette work great too.
Variations and Tips
- If you don't have the individual spices, you can use an all purpose Italian seasoning for this one pot meal.
- There is no need to boil lasagna noodles prior to placing them in the soup. Instead break each noodle into 3-4 smaller pieces, then drop them into the soup as the recipe card directs, stirring occasionally.
- Feel free to stir in your favorite dairy free cheese (Kite Hill and Violife have been brands that we enjoy with this) like parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese or ricotta- all dairy free of course into this hearty soup to bring a nice creamy flavor.
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What do readers think of this recipe
- Jamie on Instagram– “My family loved it.”
- LeighAnn on Facebook–“Made it. It’s incredible.”
Lastly
Lasagna Soup is everything you love about traditional lasagna without all the work and in an easy soup form.
With spicy sausage and tender noodles, topped with creamy ricotta and fresh basil, everyone will love this meal.
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- ½ lb ground Italian sausage check label for GF ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced optional
- 1 zucchini, diced optional
- 1 c fresh mushrooms, sliced optional
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 24 oz jar marinara sauce
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 6 c chicken broth vegetable broth is optional
- 9 gluten free lasagna noodles, broken into pieces
- 2 c fresh spinach leaves optional
- salt and pepper to taste
- optional- dairy free cheese, a dairy free ricotta cheese dollop with each serving, fresh basil
Instructions
- In a large stock pan over medium heat, cook the ground beef and sausage until browned. Drain grease.
- Add in onion and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in diced green bell pepper and other optional veggies-- diced zucchini or sliced mushrooms.
- Then add in tomato paste, marinara sauce, spices, and broth.
- Now bring to a boil.
- Add in broken lasagna noodles and reduce heat to medium. Occasionally stir noodles.
- Just before noodles are tender to serve, 8-9 minutes, add in spinach and dairy free cheese of choice.
- Serve with a dollop of dairy free ricotta, and fresh basil.
- If desiring to make this ahead of time, freeze the soup without the noodles, spinach, and cheese in a freezer safe container. Then thaw soup in the refrigerator and reheat over the stove top when ready to serve. Add in noodles, spinach, and cheese as the recipe card directs.
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Nutritional Disclaimer
These Nutritional Facts are ESTIMATED. Your actual nutritional info with this recipe may vary depending on the brands you choose. “Eating Gluten and Dairy Free” is not a registered dietician or nutritionist. The provided nutritional info above is based on a generic calculator, if you want more accurate info, use your nutritional calculator of choice where you can choose brands and get more info that way.
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This gluten and dairy free Lasagna Soup recipe was adapted and tweaked from a similar traditional recipe from Tastes Better From Scratch found here.
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Made this tonight and it is the best!! My husband and son loved it too! Can’t wait for leftovers tomorrow!
Yay we are so glad you enjoyed this! And thank you for the 5 star review. It means so much, Jill
Do you have an instant pot/ pressure cooker option?
That's a great question, Stephanie. At this time we don't have an Instant Lasagna Soup recipe on our website. If you're still interested this recipe comes together quite quickly over the stovetop. Happy cooking! Jill