Uzbek Lagman is a recipe filled with many unique flavors. It’s something between a hearty soup and a light pasta. Meat with onions, carrots, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and onions mixed with spices and cooked as a soup, then served over pasta.

The Uzbek Manti and Lepyoshki are also great recipes from the Uzbekistan cuisine.

Uzbek Lagman soup made with meat and vegetables. Served over noodles.

This is another great dish that I was introduced to by my mother-in-law from the Uzbek cuisine. This recipe is so unique and definitely not like any soup you’ve tried. It’s like a hearty soup and pasta mixed together. My kids love this dish and we serve it on a regular basis. If you don’t like (or have) the spices that go into this soup, you can substitute for your favorite seasonings (like Vegeta). 

Uzbek Lagman soup with potatoes, peppers, carrots and meat.

how to make Lagman soup-

  • Cube meat, peppers, carrots and potatoes. Chop onions and finely dice the tomatoes.
  • In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium/high heat. Once hot, add meat and cook it starts to brown.
  • Add onions to the meat and cook until onions are tender. Then add the tomatoes and garlic, cook 2 minutes, stirring as needed.
  • Add potatoes, carrots, peppers, and mix well.
  • Pour in water, seasonings and bay leaves, cook about 20-25 minutes, until all of the vegetables are tender.
  • Meanwhile, cook pasta. Drain and return to pot, cover to prevent from drying out.
Step by step images how to make Uzbek Lagman.

how to serve lagman-

The most interesting part of this recipe is how you serve it. Once the soup and pasta is cooked, bring a kettle of water to a boil. Add boiling water to the pasta to reheat it and drain the water. Add pasta to each individual bowl and pour the hearty soup over the pasta. Some eat the soup with a fork, others a spoon (our household is split).

Serving the soup with onion salad is a must. Yes, even our kids LOVE the salad.

 Uzbek lagman in a Dutch oven with a ladle.

what kind of pasta do I use?

You can use your favorite pasta or whatever you have on hand. My kids love angel hair most while my hubby and I prefer a thicker pasta like the linguine or spaghetti.

can I prepare lagman in advance?

YES! This is a great recipe to prepare in advance, it’s even better the following day. Just keep pasta and soup refrigerated. I keep the pasta in a container covered.

A bowl of lagman topped with fresh chopped greens with a spoon.

I hope you enjoyed this Mediterranean soup. If you give the Lagman a try, we’d love your feedback in the comments below. 🙂

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Uzbek Lagman

Author: Valentina
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5 from 10 votes
An amazing recipe for Uzbek Lagman. Meat, potatoes and vegetables cooked as a hearty soup and served over pasta. So good.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp canola oil
  • 1 lb beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, cubed
  • 2 cups potatoes, cubed
  • 1/2 large red pepper, cubed
  • 2 large tomatoes, fines diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 ¼ tsp ground coriander
  • 1 ¼ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 small star anise (if large cut in half)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 6 cups water
  • 8 oz linguine pasta
  • green onion, optional

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta according to the instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Keep covered until ready to use so it does not dry out.
  • Cube the meat into small cubes. In a dutch oven, heat oil. Once hot add meat, cook about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, finely chop the onions. Finely dice tomatoes. Cube carrots and peppers into even sizes. Cube potatoes into small cubes.
  • Add onions to the meat in the Dutch oven. Turn heat down to medium heat, cook until onions are tender.  
  • Add tomatoes and garlic, cook 2 minutes, stirring as needed. 
  • Add potatoes, carrots, peppers and mix well.
  • Pour in water, seasonings and bay leaves, star anise and cook about 20-25 minutes, until all of the vegetables are tender. Remove star anise once the soup is cooked. 
  • Add boiling water to the pasta to reheat it, drain the water.
  • Add pasta to a bowl, then add the hearty soup, serve and enjoy.

Nutrition

410kcal Calories43g Carbs22g Protein16g Fat4g Saturated Fat52mg Cholesterol1065mg Sodium881mg Potassium4g Fiber4g Sugar2845IU Vitamin A32.8mg Vitamin C73mg Calcium5.1mg Iron
Nutrition Facts
Uzbek Lagman
Amount Per Serving
Calories 410 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 52mg17%
Sodium 1065mg46%
Potassium 881mg25%
Carbohydrates 43g14%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 22g44%
Vitamin A 2845IU57%
Vitamin C 32.8mg40%
Calcium 73mg7%
Iron 5.1mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
(The nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)