Hamburger Soup

Name: Hamburger Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 pound ground beef; 1 onion (diced); 1 stalk celery (diced); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 2 medium potatoes (peeled and diced); 5 cups beef broth; 15 ounces tomatoes (diced with juice); 8 ounces tomato sauce; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; salt and pepper (to taste); 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables (corn, green bean, carrot mix)

This from scratch hamburger soup is loaded with ground beef, veggies, spices, and tomatoes in a rich broth. You'll love this recipe and the fact that it's in the pot for only 15 minutes!

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HAMBURGER SOUP INGREDIENTS
HOW TO MAKE THIS HAMBURGER SOUP RECIPE
HOW TO SERVE
STORAGE
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Picture this: homemade hamburger soup bubbling away on your stove. It fills your kitchen with the aroma of lean ground beef, diced potatoes, and a rainbow of mixed vegetables swimming in a rich, tomato-based broth. This is the best kind of comfort food. It’s easy to make, using from-scratch ingredients that deliver big flavors without the fuss. It’s freezer-friendly too, so you’ll want to stash away extra for busy nights. For this reason, we love cozy soup recipes — try our cheeseburger soup and beef stew as well.

Let’s Dish: About Soup with Ground Beef

Main Ingredients: Ground beef, potatoes, vegetables, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, beef broth.
Quick Steps: Brown ground beef and onions; combine remaining ingredients; simmer until potatoes are tender.
Total Time & Yield: Approximately 35 minutes; serves 8.

Why This Soup Recipe

This hamburger soup recipe stands out by combining ground beef, potatoes, and a variety of fresh vegetables in a rich, tomato-based broth. This results in a more vibrant and hearty flavor profile.

Additionally, the use of beef broth enhances the soup’s depth, offering a savory richness that surpasses versions relying solely on water or bouillon cubes.

The inclusion of Worcestershire sauce and a blend of herbs adds layers of complexity, setting this recipe apart from others that may lack such nuanced seasoning.

HAMBURGER SOUP INGREDIENTS

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You’ll need:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground beef
1 onion
1 stalk celery
2 cloves garlic
2 medium potatoes
5 cups beef broth
15-ounce can diced tomatoes
8-ounce can tomato sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Salt and black pepper to taste
3 cups of frozen mixed vegetables (corn, green bean, carrot mix)

Understanding Key Ingredients

Worcestershire Sauce: Elevating the soup’s savory profile, it’s a secret weapon that enhances the meaty taste without overpowering the other ingredients.

SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS

FROZEN VEGETABLES: I use frozen veggies for this delicious soup, but you could also use fresh if you prefer. Mushrooms, cabbage, zucchini, squash, peppers, or beans would be a great addition, too! However, I do love how quick and easy the frozen vegetables are.

ONION: I love sweet onions in this beef soup recipe, but you could also use white or yellow onion.

POTATOES: Russet potatoes are a great option for this recipe because they are nice and starchy. You could also use red potatoes. Some people substitute the potatoes for rice, barley, or pasta such as elbow macaroni or egg noodles.

BROTH: You can use low-salt beef broth if you would like to. I’ve also heard tips to substitute half beef broth and half chicken broth for a different flavor. I haven’t tried that, let me know if you do!

BEEF: You’ll definitely want to drain the excess grease off the hamburger after cooking. You can make this step easier by using lean beef. Or, you could use ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground pork, if you’d prefer.

ADD-INS: Some folks like adding cream of mushroom soup to this recipe to make the broth creamy. Others have suggested adding half a teaspoon of yellow mustard — or onion soup mix — for extra flavor!

HOW TO MAKE THIS HAMBURGER SOUP RECIPE

STEP ONE: In a medium-sized soup or stock pot, heat the olive oil and brown ground beef, diced onion, celery, and garlic until no pink remains in the ground beef. Drain any excess fat.

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STEP TWO: Add potatoes, broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.

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STEP THREE: Add the frozen vegetables.

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STEP FOUR: Simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

PRO TIP:

Sprinkle a little bit of parmesan cheese on top or add shredded cheese before serving.

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HOW TO SERVE

Serve your hearty hamburger soup with a green salad and fresh-baked, warm beer bread, cornbread or cheese biscuits. Or make our cheesy pull apart bread — you won’t be disappointed.

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STORAGE

IN THE FRIDGE: You can keep leftover soup in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.

IN THE FREEZER: Once your hamburger soup is cooled, you can pour it into a freezer-safe container and store it for up to three months.

PRO TIP:

You could also freeze individual portions in freezer-safe containers to make it easy to reheat and serve for a quick lunch.

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This hamburger vegetable soup recipe is rich and hearty with ground beef, veggies, and spices. You’ll love how easy it is to make with just a handful of basic ingredients and how filling it is for a cold night!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I make this recipe in the slow cooker?

This hearty soup recipe could be made in the slow cooker although we haven’t tried it. Add in your browned beef and sauteed veggies with the remaining ingredients and simmer until the potatoes are tender.

Can I freeze hamburger soup?

This great recipe can be frozen in an airtight container for up to three months.

Can I use ground pork instead of ground beef?

You could use any ground meat or even Italian sausage in this soup.

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Hamburger Soup

5 from 26 votes

This from scratch hamburger soup is loaded with ground beef, veggies, spices, and tomatoes in a rich broth. You'll love this recipe and the fact that it's in the pot for only 15 minutes!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground beef
1 onion diced
1 stalk celery diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 medium potatoes peeled and diced
5 cups beef broth
15 ounces tomatoes diced with juice
8 ounces tomato sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
3 cups frozen mixed vegetables corn, green bean, carrot mix

Instructions

In a medium-sized soup/stock pot, heat the olive oil and brown ground beef, onion, celery, and garlic until no pink remains in the ground beef. Drain any excess fat.
Add potatoes, broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Then simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the frozen vegetables.
Simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Notes

TIP: You’ll definitely want to drain the excess grease off the hamburger after cooking. You can make this step easier by using lean ground beef.

TIP: Sprinkle a little bit of parmesan cheese on top or add shredded cheese before serving.

TIP: You could also freeze individual portions in freezer-safe containers to make it easy to reheat and serve for a quick lunch.

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