Slow-Cooker White Chicken Lasagna Soup

Prep 15 min
Total 4 hr 30 min
Servings 8

This hearty soup is an easy and comforting twist on lasagna. It’s filling enough to warm you on a winter day but it’s a soup you’ll crave even in the summertime, thanks to fresh veggies.

By Corey Valley

Created May 11, 2017

Make with

Progresso Broth

Ingredients

1

lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
4

tablespoons butter
1/2

cup diced yellow onion
1 1/2

cups sliced carrots
1

medium red bell pepper, chopped
2

cups sliced mushrooms
3

cloves garlic, finely chopped
1

tablespoon Italian seasoning
1

teaspoon salt
1/2

teaspoon pepper
8

cups Progresso™ chicken broth (two 32-oz cartons)
2

cups half-and-half
3

tablespoons cornstarch
10

uncooked lasagna noodles, broken
1

can (16 oz) navy beans, drained, rinsed
4

cups baby spinach
1

cup shredded Parmesan cheese (4 oz)
1

cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)

Steps

1

In 6-quart slow cooker, place chicken, butter, onion, carrots, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
2

Pour in chicken broth. Gently stir; cover and cook on High 4 to 5 hours.
3

Remove chicken from slow cooker; cut into bite-size pieces. Return chicken to slow cooker.
4

In medium bowl, beat half-and-half, cornstarch and 1 cup broth from slow cooker. Add half-and-half mixture, lasagna noodles, beans and spinach to slow cooker. Stir, making sure all noodles are covered in liquid.
5

Cover and cook on High 15 to 20 minutes or until pasta is tender and soup is slightly thickened. Just before serving, add cheeses; stir until melted.

Don’t have lasagna noodles on hand? Feel free to substitute in your favorite noodles.
To make a low-fat/low-carb version of this soup, use fat-free half-and-half, reduce butter to 1 tablespoon, and leave out the noodles.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 500
Calories from Fat: 190

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 22g; 33%
Saturated Fat 13g 63% Trans Fat 1/2g
Cholesterol: 90mg; 30%
Sodium: 1700mg; 71%
Potassium: 670mg; 19%
Total Carbohydrate: 45g; 15%
Dietary Fiber 7g 28% Sugars 7g
Protein: 33g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 130%; 130%
Vitamin C: 20%; 20%
Calcium: 40%; 40%
Iron: 20%; 20%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;