Slow Cooker Hamburger Soup
This hearty chunky soup is sure please everyone in your family. My mom used to make it with macaroni noodles, but I prefer the pretty bow-tie pasta. Serve with garlic French bread.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
- 4 carrots chopped
- 4 stalks celery chopped
- 1 lg. onion chopped
- 4 to 5 cloves garlic pressed
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (24 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 1 T. brown sugar
- 4 c. beef broth
- 1 T. dried oregano
- 1 T. dried basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 oz. Farfalle pasta (bow-tie pasta) cooked
- 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat. Drain off excess grease.
- Add cooked ground beef, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar, beef broth, oregano and basil into the slow cooker; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover and cook over LOW heat for about 6 to 8 hours.
- An hour before the soup is done, cook the noodles al dente, according to the package directions. Remove the noodles with a slotted spoon and place them into the slow cooker; gently stir to combine. Add a little pasta water, about 1/4 to 1/2 cup and stir again.
- Cook for about 5-10 minutes more. Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Yummy
This meal is a total crowd pleaser in my family! I add chopped up zucchini and frozen spinach for added veggies and the kids gobble it up!
Hi Kim, I’m so glad your family likes it, love the veggie additions, way to go Mama!