Gluten-Free Lasagna Soup

serves 4

Ingredients
1 Tbsp (15 mL) oil
1 lb (500 g) ground turkey thigh
1 small onion, diced
¼ cup (60 mL) chopped green pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp (5 mL) Italian seasoning
1 jar (21 fl. oz./640 mL) favourite jarred pasta sauce
3½ cups (900 mL) gluten-free chicken broth
1 bay leaf
5 gluten-free lasagna noodles, broken into pieces (or 1½ cups/375 mL dry noodles)
Mozzarella cheese for garnish

Directions
1. Add the oil to a large sauce pan over medium-high heat.
2. Sauté the ground turkey, onion, green pepper, garlic, and Italian seasoning until the turkey is completely cooked, breaking up the turkey into smaller pieces while it is cooking.
3. Add the pasta sauce, broth, and bay leaf.
4. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
5. Remove the bay leaf and stir in the broken lasagna noodles.
6. Cover and let simmer for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Sprinkle each bowl of soup with shredded mozzarella cheese before serving.

Nutritional Information
Per serving
Calories: 450
Protein: 30 g
Fat: 17 g
Carbohydrates: 41 g
Recipe courtesy of Jeanine Friesen (www.faithfullyglutenfree.com).
http://www.tastyturkey.ca/recipes/gluten-free-lasagna-soup/