Hearty Hamburger Soup
This hearty, meaty soup is chock full of fresh veggies to make the perfect one-pot cozy comfort meal for those chilly fall and winter nights, with minimal effort to feed a crowd.
Equipment
- Large Stock Pot
- wooden spoon
- Plastic Containers for Leftovers
Ingredients
- 2½ lbs ground beef
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 14 oz can, whole peeled tomatoes
- 3 cups beef stock or beef broth, plus more as needed
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 yellow red pepper, seeded and diced
- 5 whole red potatoes, cut into chunks
- 3 Tbsp tomato paste
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp dried parsley flakes -or- fresh parsley
- ½ tsp ground oregano
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Brown the meat with the onion, celery, and garlic in a large pot over medium-high heat. Remove the pot from the heat and drain off as much fat as you can. (Discard the fat once it cools.)
- Return the pot to the heat and add the rest of the ingredients: whole tomatoes (break tomatoes up with hands), beef stock or broth, bell peppers, carrots, red potatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and spices. Stir to combine, then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, then cover the pot and simmer the soup for 15 to 20 minutes more, until potatoes are tender but not overly mushy.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings, adding more salt if needed. The soup should be thick, but if you would like it to have a more soupy texture, slowly add in additional beef stock/broth until desired consistency is reached.