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
Allergen information: may contain celery and gluten. Always check ingredient packaging if you have an allergy.
Mise en place
Ingredients
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
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
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
Return the pot to the heat and stir in the dry onion soup mix until the beef is evenly coated.
About 1 min
- 4
Pour in the water, diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Add the light brown sugar, celery salt, and bay leaves.
About 2 min
- 5
Stir everything together and bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a steady simmer.
About 5 min
- 6
Stir in the frozen mixed vegetables and the dry elbow macaroni.
About 1 min
- 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
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
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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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