Easy Lasagna Soup

1. Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium to high heat.
2. Add ground beef in the pot with onion and cook.
3. Stir occasionally until the beef is browned.
4. Add garlic and red pepper flakes to the beef and sauté for 30 seconds.
5. Drain the excess fat off.
6. In the beef, add Prego sauce, 6 cups of chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, sugar, spices and uncooked pieces of lasagna noodles.
7. Bring the mixture to boil and then reduce the heat to let it simmer.
8. Let the mixture cook until lasagna noodles are tender (for 25 to 30 minutes). Stir occasionally.
9. Stir in heavy cream now if you want it in your Lasagna Soup.
10. Add 2 to 4 cups of chicken broth to achieve the desired consistency of the soup.
11. Garnish individual servings with desired cheese quantity.

Trivia

• Lasagna is an Italian dish that is widely eaten all over the world.
• The word “Lasagna” refers to the pot in which the dish is cooked.
• Lasagna was first referred in the cookbook “The Forme of Cury” in the 14^th

National Lasagna Day is celebrated on 29^th July.