Hamburger Soup
This easy hamburger soup is ready in 30 minutes with ground beef, pasta, & vegetables in a rich tomato broth. Budget-friendly and freezes beautifully!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoonolive oil
- 1 cupdiced onion
- 1 tablespoonminced garlic
- 1 poundlean ground beef
- 10 ouncescondensed tomato soup (plus 1 can-ful of water)
- 14 ouncesbeef broth (or about 2 cups)
- 1 cupfrozen corn or other canned/frozen vegetables
- 1 cupsmall pasta, cooked to package directions (or uncooked*)
- fresh minced parsley (optional, for garnish)
- freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional, for garnish)
Directions
- 1
Heat olive oil in a 5 quart pot or dutch oven. Add onion and saute for a few minutes, until they begin to soften. Crumble ground beef and stir garlic into the pot with the onions and cook until beef is no longer pink. Drain as much of the grease as possible. (I use paper towels to soak up the fat).
- 2
Season beef with salt and pepper.
- 3
Stir in beef broth, tomato soup and water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then turn heat down to a simmer (medium-low to low). Add the vegetables and continue to simmer until vegetables are heated through; about 6-8 minutes.
- 4
Meanwhile, boil pasta according to package directions. You can also boil in the soup but the noodles will absorb the liquid and may become mushy.
- 5
Divide pasta into bowls, then soup, and garnish with fresh minced parsley and Parmesan cheese if desired.
- 6
*If cooking the pasta IN the soup, add with the vegetables and simmer until pasta is tender.