This white chicken lasagna soup recipe has a garlic cream parmesan broth, tender chicken, lasagna noodles, and plenty of mushrooms and spinach.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 7 ounces cremini or white mushrooms sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 10 lasagna noodles broken into small pieces
- 2 cups cooked/rotisserie chicken shredded
- 8 ounces cream cheese (I used a block of Philly) softened
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 2 cups (packed) fresh baby spinach
- Salt & pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- Take the cream cheese out of the fridge well before starting the recipe (like an hour plus) or microwave it for about 20-30 seconds so it's very soft.
- Heat the oil and butter in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add in the mushrooms and Italian seasoning. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until the mushrooms have released their water and it's cooked off.
- Sprinkle in the flour and and cook, stirring almost constantly, for about a minute.
- Stir in the first 2 cups of the chicken broth and ensure that all the flour has dissolved, then add the remaining 4 cups broth.
- Add in the cream and lasagna noodles. Increase the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil. Once it's boiling, reduce the heat so it's simmering fairly gently. Give it a good stir then cover the pot with the lid slightly ajar. Cook for 20 minutes. I like to stir it a couple of times just to ensure that the noodles aren't sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Add in the chicken and cream cheese (cut it into smaller pieces). Increase the heat a bit to help the cream cheese melt in faster (I stir until it has melted in... this takes about 3-5 minutes).
- Stir in the parmesan and spinach and let the cheese melt in and spinach wilt for a few minutes. Season with salt & pepper as needed. The soup should be at a good thickness by now (not super thick but not thin either), but if you want it a bit thicker, let it cook for a little longer (it also thickens as it sits and the pasta absorbs the broth). If it's too thick, add in another splash of broth or cream.