Hamburger Soup

Cool fall and cold winter days always put me in the mood for good old-fashioned homemade soup — dinner in a pot and it smells sooooo good simmering away on the stove. So, my soup pot today contains Hamburger Soup in the making.

Hamburger Soup
Hamburger Soup

This is the recipe I have been using for years for Hamburger Soup.  It is very mildly seasoned so the taste of the vegetables comes through.  This is a true comfort food soup.  Like any soups, if you don’t care for a particular vegetable omit it and replace it with one you do like.

I make this soup and freeze it in individual containers to have ready for weekday lunches (it reheats well in the microwave).  Crackers, biscuits, rolls, or homemade bread are great with this Hamburger Soup!

[Printable recipe follows at end of posting]

Hamburger Soup

Ingredients:

1-2 tbsp oil
1 lb extra-lean ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
¾ cup diced celery
⅔ cup diced rutabaga
¼ cup diced green pepper
1¾ cups diced carrots (about 3 medium-sized)
½ cup diced parsnip
¼ tsp garlic powder or garlic salt
1½ tsp dried basil
1½ tsp dried parsley
6 whole allspice
¼ – ½ tsp salt
Fresh ground pepper, to taste
6 cups beef stock
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 – 19 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1 – 10 oz can mushrooms, drained
20 oz. tomato soup
1 large bayleaf
1 tsp sugar
¼ cup long-grain rice
½ cup diced zucchini (with peel)
1 cup raw macaroni

Directions:

Assemble ingredients.

Ingredients for Hamburger Soup
Ingredients for Hamburger Soup

Heat oil in saucepan over medium-high heat.  Add the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon.  Fry beef for about 4-5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.

Drain off, and discard, excess liquid.

Add onion, celery, turnip, green pepper, carrots, and parsnip.  Cook over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

Add garlic powder or salt, basil, parsley, whole allspice, salt and pepper.  Stir and sauté for 6-8 minutes.

Add beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes, mushrooms, tomato soup, bay leaf, and sugar.  Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20-30 minutes.

Add rice and zucchini and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Lastly, add the macaroni and simmer for an additional 10-12 minutes until the macaroni is cooked.

Remove and discard whole allspice and bayleaf.

Ladle soup into bowls and serve with baguette slices, crusty rolls, or crackers.

Freezes well.

Yield:  10-12 servings

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Hamburger Soup

Hearty easy-to-make tomato and beef broth-based soup packed full of ground beef, vegetables, and macaroni. This comfort food soup freezes well.
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword Hamburger Soup
Servings 10
My Island Bistro Kitchen My Island Bistro Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 1-2 tbsp oil
  • 1 lb extra-lean ground beef
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • ¾ cup diced celery
  • cup diced rutabaga
  • ¼ cup diced green pepper
  • cups diced carrots about 3 medium-sized
  • ½ cup diced parsnip
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder or garlic salt
  • tsp dried basil
  • tsp dried parsley
  • 6 whole allspice
  • ¼ - ½ tsp salt
  • Fresh ground pepper to taste
  • 6 cups beef stock
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 – 19 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 – 10 oz can mushrooms drained
  • 20 oz. tomato soup
  • 1 large bayleaf
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ¼ cup long-grain rice
  • ½ cup diced zucchini with peel
  • 1 cup raw macaroni

Instructions

  1. Assemble ingredients.
  2. Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon. Fry beef for about 4-5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Drain off excess liquid.
  3. Add onion, celery, turnip, green pepper, carrots, and parsnip. Cook over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add garlic powder, basil, parsley, whole allspice, salt and pepper. Stir and sauté for 6-8 minutes.
  4. Add beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes, mushrooms, tomato soup, bay leaf, and sugar. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20-30 minutes.
  5. Add rice and zucchini and simmer for about 10 minutes then add the macaroni and simmer for an additional 10-12 minutes until the macaroni is cooked.
  6. Remove and discard whole allspice. Ladle into bowls and serve with baguette slices, crusty rolls, or crackers.
  7. Freezes well.

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