Hamburger Soup is a quick and easy meal loaded with vegetables, lean beef, diced tomatoes and potatoes. It’s great made ahead of time, budget friendly, reheats well and freezes perfectly.
We serve this easy Hamburger Soup with a fresh green salad and some crusty bread for the perfect meal!
I love a good soup as a weeknight meal. Hearty soups are satisfying & simple and they are loaded with vegetables and healthy ingredients! Soup is the perfect cool weather food or delicious weeknight dinner!
You can make them totally low cal like a Weight Loss Vegetable Soup, nice and hearty like a Chicken Wild Rice Soup or rich and creamy like a Slow Cooker Corn Chowder!
This Hamburger Soup is simple classic comfort food, hearty, healthy and satisfying. Perfect on a cool evening to warm your belly from the inside out.
I have to say that while we’ve always referred to this as hamburger soup, I know you guys have tons of other names for it! Hamburger soup, vegetable soup, hangover soup, poor man’s soup, bachelor’s stew… just to name a few.
Regardless of what you call it, you’ll definitely want to make it!
How to Make Hamburger Soup
A rich tomato broth is filled with ground beef, tender potatoes and vegetables. Sometimes the most simple ingredients make the best ever meals.
This hamburger soup is not only delicious, it’s easy to make with ingredients you likely have on hand.
I start with a mixture of lean beef, onion and garlic browned and drained. You can use any kind of ground meat in this recipe including ground turkey.
Beef broth is the best broth option to add lots of great flavor; I personally prefer the low sodium variety.
Hamburger Soup with Vegetables
I use a mixture of frozen vegetables to make this super easy (no chopping, no prepping) but it’s also a great way to use up any veggies in your fridge. Carrots, celery, peas, beans, zucchini… pretty much anything goes, sometimes we make this even with cabbage!
This version of Hamburger Soup uses potatoes since that’s how we always had it growing up. If you don’t have potatoes on hand (or just prefer pasta) you can add any type of pasta into this recipe!
I add an extra 1 cup of broth (or water) and let the pasta simmer until tender. Macaroni, shells and rotini are favorites to make this into a delicious and hearty macaroni beef soup!
What to Serve with Hamburger Soup
While the soup is simmering, I prepare a quick chopped salad and slice up a loaf of french bread (almost always served with Homemade Garlic Butter) for a complete meal.
If you’re lucky enough to have leftovers, this soup is great reheated for lunches all week but even better, it freezes perfectly!
I prop up a freezer bag in my little baggie holder and fill each baggie with one serving.
When I need a quick lunch, I take it out of the freezer the night before or in the morning and microwave for a perfect meal. (And then sometimes add a little sprinkle of cheese before serving).
This has been a family favorite forever!
It gets rave reviews from everyone who tries it, it’s quick and easy to make, reheats well and is versatile. The perfect soup.
This is also an excellent gifting soup.
If you know anyone that’s recently had a baby or surgery, or is just having an extra crazy week with the kids, this is the soup to drop off.
Add along a side of 30 Minute Dinner Rolls for the perfect meal!
It stretches to feed a crowd with that salad and bread and will last a few days.
Easy Hamburger Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 medium potatoes peeled and diced
- 3 ½ cups beef broth
- 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 can condensed tomato soup
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 cups mixed vegetables fresh or frozen
Instructions
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Brown onion, ground beef and garlic until no pink remains. Drain any fat.
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Add potatoes, broth, tomatoes, tomato soup, Worcestershire sauce, seasoning and bay leaves. Simmer covered 10 minutes.
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Stir in vegetables. Simmer 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Soup
Cuisine American
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Wonderful recipe
My family and I loved this!! I did my own little twist but used most of the ingredients and measurements provided, and it turned out fantastic!
I’ve made this a few times and it’s fabulous! Best soup recipe ever! I’ve added other vegetables to it as I love vegetables. Thank you!
Excellent. I sometimes add about a tsp of tomato paste to amp the flavor a bit if I have on hand.
I have a question about this recipe before I make it. In the recipe itself, it says 1/2 cup sugar. In the instructions below, it mentions 1 1/2 cups of sugar. Please clarify this . . .
This recipe doesn’t add sugar – can you please let me know which recipe you’re referring to?
Awesome recipe
I’ve made this recipe a few times, and I’ve got to say it never disappoints. I usually use canned veggies to make it a little easier. now when I do that, I like to let the potatoes cook a longer in the broth, and even taste the broth while those potatoes soften, and season to my taste while I go. as soon as those potatoes get fork tender, go ahead and toss those canned veggies in and reduce heat to low for the last 25 minutes. Love it!
Thanks for sharing your tips, Trent!
Perfect!
Have made this recipe about 5 times and love it each time! Thank you for another great recipe!
Absolutely Love This Recipe!!
Thank you for the recipe. I’m constantly searching for freeze-friendly soups for my 92yo mother. This recipe not only met her rave approval, but we found out (afterward) that her sister uses it frequently too.
I made the recommended Italian seasoning, however used only 1 tsp of red pepper. It turned out delectable with a window of less “heat” that got a smiling approval.
Holly, I’ve used many of your recipes. In my searches of recipe ideas, I can always count on you to have the winning selection in the plethora of unknowns. Thank you!
So happy to hear it was enjoyed, Tanya!
My husband loved this recipe and wants me to make it again this weekend. All your recipes just look great!
was absolutely amazing!!! Going to make this another time. Used our own crushed tomatoes we canned. Was so delish!
This was fantastic. Followed directions exactly. I added carrots and green beans and some red pepper flakes for spice. Thank you for such a good recipe!
I made the Hamburger soup & it was delicious. I used a bag of veggies I cut up & froze from my garden last season then just added some extras. So it had corn, beans, carrots, onions, celery, some diced up green yellow & red bell peppers. Then added a handful of diced up Mexibell peppers for just a touch of spice. Cut up some fresh potatoes into cubes & added the hamburger. Let it al simmer on the stove & since it was a cold rainy day it was perfect. I enjoyed it so much I made it again yesterday only I made more & then shared it with my neighbor. It has become my favorite.
Love this recipe . So full of great tastes
Love it! I substituted the 28oz of tomatoes with rotel to spice it up a bit. Family loves it!
Absolutely wonderful! Especially with cornbread!
Hello Spend with Pennies
I would like to make thus soup. It looks so delicious. Can you tell me which brand of tomato soup you use when cook this soup?
Thanks
I use Campbell’s tomato soup.