Vegetable Lasagna Soup

olive oil

medium yellow onion (, chopped (1 1/2 cups))

diced carrots ((about 3 medium))

garlic (, minced (1 1/2 Tbsp))

carton vegetable broth

water

diced tomatoes

tomato sauce

medium zucchini ((8 oz), ends trimmed, chopped)

medium yellow squash ((8 oz), ends trimmed, chopped)

button mushrooms (, sliced)

dried basil

dried oregano

each dried thyme and rosemary ((crushed))

sugar

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

lasagna noodles ((7 oz), broken into bite size pieces (see important note*))

packed spinach ((3 oz), roughly chopped)

chopped fresh parsley ((optional))

shredded mozzarella cheese

finely shredded parmesan cheese

ricotta cheese