Description
Creamy White Chicken Lasagna Soup is a comforting and flavorful twist on traditional lasagna. This soup is creamy, cheesy, and loaded with tender chicken, noodles, and spinach.
Ingredients
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Soup:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into chunks
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 8 lasagna noodles, broken into pieces
- 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Garnish:
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil: In a large pot over medium heat, sauté onion until softened. Add garlic and cook briefly.
- Cook chicken: Add chicken, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook until browned.
- Add broth and noodles: Pour in chicken broth, add lasagna noodles, and simmer until noodles are tender.
- Make it creamy: Stir in evaporated milk, cream cheese, mozzarella, and Parmesan until melted and creamy.
- Finish the soup: Add spinach and red pepper flakes, simmer until wilted. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.
Notes
- To save time, use pre-cooked shredded rotisserie chicken and reduce simmer time.
- For extra richness, substitute part of the broth with heavy cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
