This delicious hamburger soup brings ground beef, onions, celery, carrots, green beans, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, and a perfect blend of spices in a seasoned vegetable stock. It is the perfect comfort meal and is filling enough not to leave you looking for extras.
Calling all soup lovers. You can’t ask for much better than this easy soup!! The taste is superb, the preparation is easy, and it is so filling that you really don’t need anything else. This easy soup is family-friendly, super easy, and good any time of the year. It is the perfect blend of ground beef and fresh garden veggies like tomatoes, onions, carrots, and green beans.
I love to cook this delectable soup in my Dutch oven, but any heavy stockpot will do. It only takes about one hour to complete, and the vegetables can be cut in a sequence that keeps the recipe moving forward as it cooks. I love to serve this with a warm crusty baguette or cheddar drop biscuits, beer bread, or garlic knots.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
See the complete list of ingredients below on the recipe card.
- Ground beef: Use ground beef with a bit of fat. Fat is what gives it flavor. Just remember to drain the fat before adding the broth.
- Seasonings: dried oregano, dried basil, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper
- Potatoes: My go-to potatoes for this recipe are red or Yukon Gold for soup. They will maintain their shape during the cooking process without breaking down. Do not use Russet Potatoes, as they will break down.
- Canned fire-roasted tomatoes: Use canned diced tomatoes if you can not find them.
How To Make Hamburger Soup
This is the summary version; see the recipe card below for the complete list of ingredients and the instructions.
Start by heating a little olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy stock pot. Add the ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon. When the ground beef is about halfway done browning, add the onions, carrots, and celery. Continue cooking until the beef is fully browned and the onions and celery are soft. Drain any excess grease from the pot.
Reduce the heat to low and stir in the oregano, basil, garlic powder, and onion powder. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the vegetable stock, potatoes, and green beans, and bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the fire-roasted diced tomatoes and corn. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until everything is tender. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Preparation Tips and Storage
- In a hurry? That’s no problem. Use frozen vegetables and save yourself some time.
- For optimal flavor and texture, simmer just until the vegetables are soft.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat on the stovetop over low heat or in the microwave.
Serving Suggestions
The possibilities are endless, but an easy salad, like a garden salad or tomato and cucumber salad, is always a good choice. Sometimes, I like to serve something a little more country-style, like corn fritters or zucchini fritters. Or skip all that nonsense and go for dessert. Zucchini cake and blackberry cobbler are perfect choices.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can substitute ground turkey, pork, or chicken for the ground beef.
This soup freezes well. Cool first, then pour the soup into a freezer-safe container to freeze. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat on the stovetop over low heat or in the microwave.
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Easy Hamburger Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 ribs celery chopped
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 6 cups low-sodium beef broth or vegetable broth
- 2 large red potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes cut into small cubes
- 2 cups fresh green beans trimmed and cut into one-inch pieces
- 1 (15 ounce) can corn drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy stock pot over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef breaking it up with a spoon. When ground beef is halfway done browning, add the onions, celery, and carrots. Continue cooking until beef is fully browned and onion and celery are soft. Drain any excess grease.
- Turn the heat to low and add oregano, basil, garlic powder, and onion powder. Cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
- Add the beef broth, potatoes, and green beans, and bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the fire-roasted diced tomatoes and corn. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until everything is tender. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Notes
- In a hurry? That’s no problem. Use frozen vegetables and save yourself some time.
- For optimal flavor and texture, simmer just until the vegetables are soft.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat on the stovetop over low heat or in the microwave.
Nutrition
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Sarah
Wow! What an amazing soup recipe! Can’t wait to warm up with this on a cool night; yum!
Taylor
Love how easy this is to make! It’s perfect for a busy weeknight dinner!
Brenda Sumler
How long would you cook it in a crockpot?
Dave
This recipe looks like the one my wife’s grandmother use to make. I’m excited to try it. Would I be able to make a larger batch and then freeze some of it? Thanks! Dave
Beth Pierce
Yes you most certainly can freeze this soup. Pull what you want to freeze a little early so the vegetables do not overcook when you heat the thawed soup,
Kate
Good recipe make this soup
A lot but I don’t put potatoes in it lower carbs and I add chopped cabbage it gives a great flavor!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Kate! I will try your lower carb version. I love cabbage.
Alice
The best!
Alice F Huneke
My kind of recipes!! Good old home cookin’!!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Alice!!
Trina McKetiak
My Grandmother made this and called it “Dirty Thirty’s Soup” Mmm Good
Beth Pierce
Lol! That is a great name!
Suzy
This is the best kind of soup! Had all of the ingredients to make it and it took little effort! Perfect!
Aimee
Best bowl of comfort food. Turned out delicious.
Ashley F
This is the perfect kind of comfort food! And so flavorful too!
Paige
YUM, this looks super tasty and l love the idea of garnish with cheddar cheese. This looks really satisfying and a recipe to keep once it cools down!
Katie
Saving this recipe for the cooler months! Looks amazing!
Joan
If serving size is 1 cup; how many servings does this make?
Beth Pierce
This makes about 16 measuring cups of soup.
ann
Reminds me of my dad’s “clean out the fridge” soup…leftover meatloaf, steak, roast beef, ham, or chicken; fresh veggies past their prime, leftover cooked veggies, etc. I’m making one now with a leftover HB patty and homemade pork/lamb sausage, some not so fresh green onions and celery, canned carrots (in the pantry too long), the remainder of some tomato paste in a tube, a homemade stock (made from bones in the freezer), leftover mashed potatoes to thicken. Smells great already! Some crusty bread and butter on the side. Btw, my dad once added LO sauerkraut to a batch of soup. Major fail!!! Lol! He asked us to remind him not to do that again!
This soup recipe is flexible and customizeable. Thanks!!
Beth Pierce
Sounds like a way to make use of all leftovers! Thanks for sharing all of that and the fun story about your Dad and the sauerkraut!
Joann
Hi Beth, This looks so good and can not wait to try it. But, I do have a question, Could you use like a bag of mixed frozen vegetables? Thanks for any help you can give me. Have a wonderful day. 🙂
Beth Pierce
Yes you most certainly can. Add them after the vegetable stock. It should take about 15-20 minutes to get them nice and tender.
Wendy
Made this soup today and it was delicious. It will definitely be in my rotation of recipes. I used Italian seasoning instead of oregano and basil because that’s what I had on hand and I used a frozen vegetable soup mix.
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Wendy! So glad that you liked it!
Rosalina Gonzalez,
Will be making this as soon as I get some fresh green beans.