Vodka Lasagna Soup Recipe

 

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs lean ground meat beef, or italian sausage
• 1 medium onion diced (approx 1.5 cups)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4-5 cloves garlic minced (approx 1 tbsp)
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• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 cup vodka
• 4-5 cups broth vegetable or chicken
• 8 lasagna noodles broken into pieces and cooked according to package instructions I used two cups rigatoni and it was fine
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper or crushed red pepper for more spice
• 15 leaves fresh basil rough chopped or torn
• ricotta cheese, grated parmesan and chopped parsley for serving

Instructions

• Melt butter and heat olive oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven.
• When hot saute onion for 1-2 minutes to let them sweat then add ground meat and garlic. Cook until meat has browned.
• Add vodka and reduce by half (3-4 minutes).
• Add tomato paste,   salt, pepper, and 4 cups of broth. Bring to a boil then simmer covered for 20-25 minutes.I added pasta to cook per package time about 20 min. 
• Adjust seasoning as necessary then add heavy cream and basil. If soup feels too thick slowly add in more broth until desired consistency is reached.
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• Serve with ricotta cheese, grated parmesan and chopped basil leaves