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Submitted by marynort

Vegetable burger soup with ground beef, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and frozen mixed vegetables. A quick, hearty weeknight soup using pantry staples in under 45 minutes.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

5 min

COOK

40 min

READY

45 min

This is the kind of ground beef soup that feeds a family on a weeknight with almost no effort. Brown the beef, dump in the canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, frozen vegetables, and onion soup mix, then let it simmer for 20 minutes. That’s the whole recipe.

Dry onion soup mix is doing a lot of the seasoning work here, bringing garlic, dehydrated onion, and salt in one convenient packet. Combined with stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce, it creates a rich, savory broth without needing to build flavor from scratch.

The teaspoon of sugar is a small detail that makes a real difference. It rounds out the acidity of the canned tomatoes and tomato sauce, balancing the broth so it tastes smooth rather than sharp. Frozen mixed vegetables go straight from the bag into the pot, no thawing needed, and they cook through in the simmer time.

Pro Tips

  • Brown the beef thoroughly. Don’t just heat it through. You want actual browning and caramelization on the meat for deeper flavor in the broth. Break it into small crumbles as it cooks.
  • Drain the fat well. Excess grease will make the soup oily. Tip the pan and spoon off the rendered fat before adding liquids.
  • Use stewed tomatoes, not diced. Stewed tomatoes are already cooked with seasonings and break down into the soup better.
  • This soup gets better the next day. Make a double batch and reheat for lunch. The flavors concentrate overnight.

Variations

  • Add pasta or rice during the last 10 minutes of simmering for a more filling, stew-like soup.
  • Ground turkey swap: Use lean ground turkey instead of beef for a lighter version that still has plenty of flavor from the onion soup mix.
  • Spicy kick: Add a diced jalapeno or a few dashes of hot sauce with the tomatoes.

Ingredients

½ 226.8
POUND G GROUND BEEF
2 473
CUPS ML WATER
1 1
CAN CAN TOMATOES
stewed *
1 1
CAN CAN TOMATO SAUCE *
1 1
PACKAGE PACKAGE MIXED VEGETABLE
frozen
¼ 59
CUP ML ONION SOUP MIX
dry *
1 5
TEASPOON ML SUGAR

Directions

In large saucepan, brown ground beef.

Drain off excess fat. Stir in water, stewed tomatos, tomato sauce, vegetables, onion soup mix and sugar.

Bring to boiling.

Cook and simmer 20 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 245g (8.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 210 40% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 3g 17%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 49mg 16%
Sodium 83mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 5g 5%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars g
Protein 33g
Vitamin A 63% Vitamin C 17%
Calcium 4% Iron 14%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Low Sodium
 
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