Lasagna Soup with a Three Cheese Ricotta Topping

Ingredients

• 3/4 LB. ground beef or ground turkey
• 2 Italian sausage links, castings removed OR 1/4-1/2 LB. ground sausage
• 8-10 cups kettle and fire chicken broth
• 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes with seasonings
• 1 6 oz can tomato paste
• 1 TBSP Italian seasoning
• 1 TBSP fresh basil, thinly sliced
• 2 TBSP olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup yellow onions, finely minced
• ¼ TSP salt
• ¼ TSP pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 7-8 Dried lasagna sheets, cracked into pieces
• 1 15 oz. tub whole milk ricotta
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded