Looking for a comfort meal that can be made in one-pot using pantry staples? Our Vegan Lasagna Soup is one of those fall recipes you'll want to keep on rotation. Packed with vegan protein, Italian flavors, and fresh veggies, this unique take on the classic Lasagna makes for a hearty and cozy dinner.
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Just as it sounds, Lasagna Soup is a deconstructed lasagna that has been made into a soup. With more broth and tomato sauce and letting the pasta cook in the sauce itself, this one-pot meal is a delicious and easy soup for the whole family.
Our Vegan Lasagna Soup recipe is made with the same ingredients that you would need to make a traditional Lasagna. Pasta, juicy tomatoes, herbs, veggies, and a creamy sauce or vegan bechamel to finish the dish.
This Lasagna soup recipe was one of the firsts recipes we posted on our blog back in 2020. We just slightly improved the recipe with a few twists these last years, and it is still one of our favorite fall and winter one-pot meals. Our kids simply love it, and every time we make it for other family members or friends, they always ask for the recipe to make it at home.
I first made this recipe in Ireland, looking for something hearty, cozy, and filling. I was breastfeeding Luca at the time and always felt very hungry. After making this recipe and trying it, I knew it had to be posted on the blog, so here you have one of my favorite soup recipes for you to try, love, and include in your weekly menu!
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Ingredients
Plant-based protein. Lasagna is a meaty dish, so it´s lasagna soup. For our vegan version of this recipe, we used vegan minced free meat from Beyond Meat. There are plenty of vegan meat alternatives that can be used to make this dish. For example, the walnut and cauliflower mixture we use for our Vegan Bolognese would work perfectly for this dish too. Other options are minced and baked tofu, tempeh, brown lentils, lightly seasoned TVP, mushrooms, or even minced veggie balls.
Lasagna-shaped pasta. For a proper lasagna soup, you´ll need the right pasta. You can use lasagna sheets if you break them into small pieces with your hands, or even easier, use a pasta called Mafalda Corta. It's pasta shaped into lasagna sheets but way smaller. Delicious and super convenient when making this recipe. Our favorite brand to use is Garofalo Pastas.
Fresh veggies. The veggies needed for our lasagna soup are the basic veggies you would add to a traditional lasagna: Yellow onion, garlic, carrot, and celery with the addition of spinach. Feel free to add more veggies to your taste such as mushrooms, zucchini, aubergine, red peppers, etc.
Italian herbs. We like using different fresh herbs that we have in our garden such as fresh basil, sage, and oregano. You can as well use dry herbs or Italian seasoning blend.
Canned Tomatoes. For this recipe, we like combining chopped tomatoes with passata. The combination of these two gives your soup the perfect consistency. Try getting good-quality Italian canned tomatoes.
Umami-rich ingredients. One reason why the whole family loves this soup is that you get a balanced, delicious flavor with each spoonful. To make our soup umami-rich we use nutritional yeast (yeast flakes), smoked paprika, tomato paste, maple syrup, and vegetable stock. If you need to substitute yeast flakes, we have some vegan alternatives for nutritional yeast that can help you.
Vegan Cream. To finish this delicious dish, you'll need a delicious vegan cream. We use heavy soy cream but you can use oat cream, cashew cream, coconut milk, or even vegan ricotta. If you want to add a thicker cream, you can check our Vegan Bechamel. It goes really well on this lasagna soup, making it feel like a proper lasagna.
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Cooking Method
This one-pot meal cannot get much easier, it will be ready in seven simple steps.
Heat some olive oil in a large pot to medium temperature and add the finely chopped onion, garlic, carrot, and celery. Leave cooking for a couple of minutes until the onion softens.
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Add finely chopped fresh Italian herbs, dried herbs, or Italian seasoning. Keep cooking for a few minutes.
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Add tomato paste, smoked paprika, yeast flakes, and a few tablespoons of water to keep the ingredients from sticking to the pot or cooking too fast. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
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Add the plant-based protein, in this case, minced-free meat. Combine well with the rest of the ingredients.
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Add the tomato passata and chopped tomatoes, maple syrup, salt and pepper, and vegetable stock. Mix well and leave simmering for 2 minutes.
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Add the pasta, partially cover the pot, and leave it simmering for 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. When the pasta is nearly cooked, you can add the spinach and adjust it with salt and pepper if needed.
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Before serving, add vegan cream or vegan bechamel on the top, chili flakes if you like a spicy touch, and some more fresh herbs to taste. You can as well add vegan cheese or more yeast flakes.
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Vegan Lasagna Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 carrots
- 1 celery stick
- A handful of Italian fresh herbs or 1 tablespoon of dried herbs
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon yeast flakes
- 200 g minced free meat (Beyond Meat)
- 400 g chopped canned tomatoes
- 500 g tomato passata
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- Salt and pepper
- 600 ml stock
- 200 g pasta lasagna noodle or Mafalda Corta
- A handful spinach
- Vegan Cream to top your soup
Instructions
- Heat some olive oil in a big pot to medium temperature and add the finely chopped onion, garlic, carrot and celery. Leave cooking for a couple of minutes until the onion softens.
- Add finely chopped fresh Italian herbs, dried herbs or Italian seasoning. Keep cooking for a few minutes.
- Add tomato paste, smoked paprika, yeast flakes and a few tablespoons of water to keep the ingredients from sticking to the pot or cooking too fast. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the plant-based protein, meat free mince. Combine well with the rest of the ingredients.
- Add the tomato passata and chopped tomatoes, maple syrup, salt and pepper and vegetable stock. Mix well and leave simmering for 2 minutes.
- Add the pasta, partially cover the pot and leave simmering for 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. When the pasta is nearly cooked, you can add the spinach and adjust with salt and pepper if needed.
- Before serving, add the vegan cream on the top.
Nutrition
Variations to our Vegan Lasagna Soup Recipe
- Make it spicy. We keep this one-pot meal mild as we cook it for the whole family, but if you enjoy your food with a bit of heat, add some chili flakes or chili powder while cooking the meal.
- Add pulses. You can add to this recipe kidney beans, chickpeas, white beans, red lentils, or brown lentils. All delicious and healthy options go into this meal.
- Add different veggies. I can think of many delicious veggies to add to this soup. Even if our recipe was kept simple, don't hesitate to add more to it: Zucchini, red pepper, aubergine, mushrooms, broccoli, or cauliflower.
- Make it vegetarian. We are a vegetarian family, but for some recipes, we like keeping them vegan. Cheese and cream sound good, but it´s too heavy, and lactose doesn't really like us! If you want to add regular cheese and heavy cream, go for it!
- Make it gluten-free. Change the pasta for a gluten-free noodles or pasta option or rice, and you can enjoy this meal without gluten.
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FAQ and Tips
Our favorite option for this recipe is Garofalo Mafalda Corta. This type of pasta is shaped like a lasagna sheet but way smaller. To us, this is just the perfect type of pasta for this dish.
Another option is using Lasagna sheets or noodles broken into smaller pieces.
Other types of pasta, such as cavatappi, Campanelle, Shells, or any type of pasta, will also absorb the sauce well and will not overcook easily.
You can use finely chopped mushrooms, our vegan alternative for Bolognese sauces made with cauliflower and walnuts, TVP, brown lentils, or minced tofu.
Yes. We recommend transferring the lasagna soup to a container once it is cooked, as the cast-iron pot will stay warm, and the pasta will eventually overcook. You can as well freeze this soup before you add any vegan cream to it.
Yes, you can use your crockpot to make this delicious vegan lasagna soup. Damn Delicious explains how to make sure your Lasagna soup comes out perfect using the slow cooker.
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Other Family-friendly Soup Recipes:
- Carrot and Lentil Soup
- Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup
- Chicken Noodle Soup Vegan
- Vegan Potato Leek Soup
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