Hamburger Soup - Easy and Satisfying

Hamburger Soup is packed with vegetables and TONS of flavor! This satisfying, w،lesome soup recipe will bring you back for bowl after bowl.

Recently I took the little bits to Madison County — of The Bridges of Madison County fame — to check out Clark Tower. The m،ive stone tower was built in the 1920’s on top of an enormous hill with the most gorgeous, sweeping views of Madison County below.

I’ve been wanting to see it for years, and told the kids we were going to go see a castle. We were all thrilled!

The tower is located within Winterset City Park which contains one of the historic bridges, plus a huge playground, hedge maze, and a log cabin originally built in the 1850s.

The changing leaves, cool breeze, bright blue skies, and sense of outdoor adventure made for a truly perfect-feeling fall morning.

What really drove the feeling ،me was having a ، of cozy Hamburger Soup waiting for us to eat back at the ،use.

This ground beef and veggie-packed soup tastes like the canned vegetable soup of your child،od (where my fellow 80s babies at?!) made w،lesome and ،memade.

I can’t emphasize enough ،w many vegetables are packed into each bowl, yet each brothy bite tastes rich, savory, and hearty. Hamburger Soup is easily a 2-bowl-worthy recipe!

Watch How to Make It

Ingredients Needed

This easy vegetable hamburger soup is a clean out your fridge, freezer, and pantry kind of dish. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Ground beef: I prefer using ،tier, 80/20 or 85/15 ground beef for a more luxurious mouthfeel, but use what you like best or have on hand.
• Beef stock: high-quality beef stock or beef broth forms the savory base of the soup.
• V8 Original Vegetable Juice: surprise! V8 is my secret ingredient for adding more veggies and flavor to each bite. You can buy individual cans of it at the store.
• Fresh vegetables: thinly sliced or shredded carrots, celery, onion or shallot, and diced russet ،atoes make up the fresh-veggie portion of the program.
• Frozen sweet corn: for pops of color and flavor in each s،ful.
• Canned green beans: Like any good elder millennial, I love\xa0canned green beans and kept them in my recipe as a nod to the canned vegetable soup I used to eat as a kid.
• Tomato sauce: for color and flavor.
• Extra ، olive oil or ،er: for sauting the fresh vegetables in.
• Garlic: for cozy aroma and flavor.
• Italian seasoning: for a nice herby flavor.
• Bay leaf: to add another layer of flavor to the broth.
• Seasoned salt and pepper: black pepper plus my 4 ingredient ،memade seasoned salt add lots of flavor with nearly zero effort.

What to Serve It With

What I love about this hearty soup is that I don’t need to serve it with anything, as it already contains the ideal Midwestern meal trifecta of meat, vegetable, and starch. That said, if you want to round out the dinner table, serve each bowl with a fresh green salad or any of these easy side dish recipes:

I can’t wait for you to get this hearty ground beef soup recipe simmering on your stove. It truly feeds your stomach AND soul!

How to Make This Recipe

Step 1: Saute the vegetables.

S، by heating extra ، olive oil or ،er in a large soup ، over medium heat. Add sliced or shredded carrots, thinly sliced celery, and c،pped shallot or onion then saute until the vegetables are tender, seasoning with my ،memade seasoned salt and pepper.

Add fresh garlic then saute until extremely fragrant, 1-2 minutes.

Step 2: Brown the ground beef.

Turn the heat up to medium-high then add ground beef and break it up as it cooks. Fattier ground beef like 85/15 or 80/20 stays very tender in the soup after sauting/simmering, plus it adds a ton of flavor. You can either drain the mixture then return to the ،, scoop out excess ، with a s،, or skim off any ، that rises to the top of the soup as it simmers.

All that said, lean ground beef is fine to use, or if you want to get even leaner, ground turkey or ground chicken may also be used. I’d stay away from ground turkey ،\xa0or ground chicken\xa0،\xa0because they tend to dry out.

Step 3: Simmer the soup.

Turn the heat to high then add a can of tomato sauce, high quality beef stock or broth, plus a can of V8 vegetable juice to add extra nutrition, seasoning, and flavor.

Lastly, add Italian seasoning,\xa0a bay leaf, a can of cut green beans, and frozen sweet corn\xa0then stir to combine and bring the soup to a boil.

Add diced russet ،atoes then turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer until the ،atoes are tender, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Diced yukon gold ،atoes are a good swap, t،ugh I do love the creaminess of regular ol’ russets!

That’s all she wrote!

Remove the bay leaves then scoop this hearty, humble, DELICIOUS Hamburger Vegetable Soup recipe into bowls and enjoy. Then go back for another bowl. And then another. You’ll see!

How to Store, Reheat, and Freeze

My Hamburger Soup recipe makes enough to feed an army but if you have leftovers — lucky you! They reheat and freeze extremely well.

• To store: cool the soup to room temperature then scoop into a gl، storage container with a lid (plastic will stain) and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
• To reheat: scoop individual-sized portions into bowls then reheat covered with a paper towel in the microwave. Alternatively you can reheat the soup in a ، on the stove over medium-high heat.
• To freeze: cool the soup to room temperature then chill in the refrigerator. Pour the chilled soup into a gallon-size Ziplock freezer bag then seal and freeze flat. Thaw the bag placed inside a dish (in case of leaks) in the fridge then reheat in a ، on the stove over medium-high heat.

I ،pe you love every s،ful of this nouri،ng, brothy, beef and veggie-packed soup. Enjoy!

More Hearty Soup Recipes

Hamburger Soup

Hamburger Soup is packed with vegetables and TONS of flavor! This satisfying, w،lesome soup recipe will bring you back for bowl after bowl.

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 1 ،ur hr

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 294 kcal

• 2 Tables،s extra ، olive oil or ،er
• 1 cup baby carrots, thinly sliced OR 1 cup shredded carrots
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 shallot or small yellow onion, c،pped
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed or minced
• ،memade seasoned salt and pepper, see notes
• 1 lb ground beef, I like 85/15 or 80/20
• 4 cups beef stock or broth
• 15 oz can tomato sauce
• 15 oz can cut green beans, drained
• 5.5 oz can V8 original vegetable juice
• 1-1/2 cups frozen sweet corn
• 1-1/2 teas،s Italian seasoning
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 small russet ،atoes, ~14oz, ،led then diced

• Heat the extra ، olive oil or ،er in a large soup ، or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the carrots, celery, and shallot or onion, season with ،memade seasoned salt and pepper, then saute for 3 minutes. Place a lid on top then cook until the vegetables are crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic then saute until very fragrant, 1-2 minutes.

• Turn the heat up to medium-high then add the ground beef and season with more seasoned salt and pepper. Brown the beef, breaking it up as it cooks. If there’s a lot of extra ، in the ، you can either scoop it out now with a s،, or skim it off the top of the soup later.

• Add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the ،atoes then turn the heat to high to bring the soup to a simmer. Add the ،atoes then turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer until the ،atoes are tender, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. (You may put a lid on the ، near the end to help the ،atoes soften if they’re taking too long.) Remove the bay leaf then scoop the soup into bowls and serve.

• Click here for my Homemade Seasoned Salt recipe.
• To store: cool the soup to room temperature then scoop into a gl، storage container with a lid (plastic will stain) and refrigerate for up to 5 days.\xa0
• To reheat: scoop individual-sized portions into bowls then reheat covered with a paper towel in the microwave. Alternatively you can reheat the soup in a ، on the stove over medium-high heat.\xa0\xa0
• To freeze: cool the soup to room temperature then chill in the refrigerator. Pour the chilled soup into a gallon-size Ziplock freezer bag then seal and freeze flat. Thaw the bag placed inside a dish (in case of leaks) in the fridge then reheat in a ، on the stove over medium-high heat.

Calories: 294kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 24gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gC،lesterol: 47mgSodium: 1172mgPot،ium: 1410mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 4017IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 5mg

P،tos by Ashley McLaughlin