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Hamburg Soup

A hearty and straightforward one-pot soup featuring ground beef, tomatoes, and mixed vegetables. This simple recipe comes together quickly, making it an ideal weeknight dinner. The addition of elbow macaroni makes it a complete and satisfying meal.

An original recipe by Forkin

Total time
40 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
Per serving
279 kcal
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Allergen information: may contain celery and gluten. Always check ingredient packaging if you have an allergy.

Hamburg Soup

Mise en place

Ingredients

Measurements

Converted for display; the recipe amounts stay equivalent.

  • 450 glean ground beef
  • 800 gdiced tomato, canned, undrained
  • 225 gtomato sauce
  • 960 mlwater
  • 280 gfrozen mixed vegetable
  • 40 gdry onion soup mix
  • 140 gelbow macaroni, dry
  • 1 tbsplight brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tspcelery salt
  • 2 pcsbay leaf, dried

Equipment

ladle · large pot · wooden spoon

The method

Step by step

  1. 1

    In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook the ground beef over medium-high heat, breaking it up with a spoon, until fully browned.

    About 7 min

  2. 2

    Carefully drain off any excess fat from the pot.

    About 1 min

    Cook’s note: Tilting the pot and using the spoon to hold back the meat makes this easy.

  3. 3

    Return the pot to the heat and stir in the dry onion soup mix until the beef is evenly coated.

    About 1 min

  4. 4

    Pour in the water, diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Add the light brown sugar, celery salt, and bay leaves.

    About 2 min

  5. 5

    Stir everything together and bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a steady simmer.

    About 5 min

  6. 6

    Stir in the frozen mixed vegetables and the dry elbow macaroni.

    About 1 min

  7. 7

    Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10-12 minutes, or until the macaroni is tender.

    About 12 min

    Cook’s note: The soup will thicken as the pasta cooks and releases starches.

  8. 8

    Remove and discard the bay leaves before serving the soup hot.

    About 1 min

Per serving

Nutrition

Calories
279.3kcal
Protein
21.6g
Carbs
34.5g
Fat
6.2g
Fibre
4.3g
Sugar
9.4g

Estimated from the recipe’s ingredient quantities. Values can vary with brands and substitutions.

Keep it good

Storage

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Reheating

Reheat gently on the stovetop or in the microwave, adding a splash of water if needed as the pasta will have absorbed more liquid.

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