Lasagna Soup

Ingredients:
1 lb italian sausage (we used Hot and it gave it really good flavor)
1 onion chopped
7 cloves of garlic
5 medium carrot sticks chopped
3 stalks of celery chopped
1 1/2 C chopped bell peppers
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried basil
1 small can of Tomato Paste
2 cans of Italian diced tomatoes
6 C of Water (or chicken stock)
8 oz of pasta (We used rotini, we just threw in a box)
Garlic salt and pepper to taste

Top with cottage cheese and mozzarella. 

Cook Sausage and break into bite size pieces. Add Onions and Garlic and vegetables and saute with sausage for about 6 minutes. Add oregano and basil.  Add Tomato paste and stir well. Add diced tomatoes and water (or chicken stock) and stir to combine. Bring it to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.  Then you can add uncooked pasta and cook until done, but don't let the pasta overcook.   You may want to cook the pasta separately and then just put soup over the pasta so that it doesn't aborb too much of the moisture in the soup. It's up to you and your preferences and the time and dishes you want to put into making it. This soup is yummy especially served with a cottage cheese and sprinkled with mozzarella to make it even more lasagna like.  Enjoy!