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      Title: Lasagna Soup
 Categories: Vegetables, Pork, Chilies, Herbs, Pasta
      Yield: 6 Servings

      3 tb Extra-virgin olive oil
      1 lg Yellow onion; chopped
      2 tb Minced garlic
    1/2 lb Ground beef
    1/2 lb Bulk sweet Italian sausage
      1 ts Dried oregano
    1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
    1/4 ts Crushed red pepper;
           - more to taste
           Salt & fresh ground pepper
      3 tb Tomato paste
      6 c  Chicken broth
     24 oz Jar marinara sauce
      8 oz Dried lasagna noodles;
           - broken crosswise in 1"
           - pieces
  1 1/2 c  Whole-milk ricotta (12 oz)
    1/3 c  Parmesan; grated
    1/4 c  Heavy cream
    1/2 c  Fresh basil leaves; torn,
           - more for serving

  In a large Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot, heat the olive
  oil over medium. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally,
  until translucent but not browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic
  and stir for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until fragrant.

  Add the beef, sausage, oregano, nutmeg, crushed red pepper,
  1-1/2 ts salt, and 1/2 ts black pepper. Cook, breaking up the meat
  with a spoon, until starting to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the
  tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, stirring often.

  Add the chicken broth and marinara sauce and bring to a boil over
  medium-high heat. Stir in the lasagna noodles, reduce the heat to
  medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring
  occasionally, until the noodles are tender and the broth has
  reduced slightly.

  While the soup simmers, combine the ricotta and Parmesan in a
  medium bowl. Add 1/4 ts salt and a few grinds of black pepper and
  mix well; set aside.

  Off the heat, stir the cream and basil into the soup, then taste
  and add more salt and crushed red pepper, if desired.

  Serve the soup in shallow bowls, topped with a large dollop of the
  ricotta mixture and a few torn basil leaves.

  Recipe by Lidey Heuck

  Recipe FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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