One-pot lasagna soup

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 carrot, diced
• 500 g ground beef
• 2 tbsp tomato concentrate
• 1/2 cup water or vegetable broth (plus 1 more cup if needed)
• 500 g tomato puree or passata
• 6 lasagna sheets, broken into pieces
• Salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika
• Bechamel (optional)
• Chopped parsley
• 50 g pecorino cheese
• 100 g Parmesan cheese
• 200 g mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Warm the oil in a large pot and cook the onion, carrot and garlic until soft.
2. Add the ground beef and cook until well browned, seasoning with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika.
3. Stir in the tomato concentrate, then the passata and the broth.
4. Add the broken lasagna sheets, cover, and simmer about 30 minutes, adding more water or broth as the pasta drinks it up.
5. Stir in the pecorino and Parmesan, top with mozzarella, cover 1 more minute until it melts.
6. Ladle into bowls with parsley and a swirl of bechamel if you're feeling fancy.