Cheeeesy Lasagna Soup

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups water
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with garlic and olive oil, undrained
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 cups uncooked mafalda pasta (mini-lasagna noodles)
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups italian style croutons
• 1 1/2-2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook, beef, onion and garlic in dutch oven over medium heat until beef is browned and onion is tender.
• 2 drain.
• 3 stir in water, diced tomatoes and tomato paste until blended.
• 4 stir in remaining ingredients except croutons and cheese.
• 5 heat to boiling then reduce heat.
• 6 cover and simmer about 10 minutes until pasta is tender.
• 7 set oven to broil.
• 8 pour hot soup into 6 oven-proof soup bowls or casseroles.
• 9 top each with 1/4 cup croutons.
• 10 sprinkle with cheese.
• 11 broil soup with tops 3 to 4 inches from heat 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted.