Hearty Hamburger Soup

131 Reviews

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 2 hr
Ready In: 2 hr 30 min

“A stick to your ribs thick and hearty soup, filling and very good. Easy and quick to make. A family favorite in our house! Serve with fresh biscuits.” - by SHARILEE

Directions

Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat, and crumble in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is evenly browned and no longer pink. Drain, and discard any excess grease.
Stir in the onion, carrots, celery, and barley. Pour in diced tomatoes, water, broth, and tomato soup. Season with bay leaf, parsley, garlic, thyme, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and cover; simmer for 2 hours, stirring frequently. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (10 total)

Calories
223 cal
11%

Fat
8.9 g
14%

Carbs
20.2 g
7%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (131)

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Roaminggirl

Oct. 8, 2009

"We loved this soup! It's very easy to make, especially when you throw it all into the crockpot. I cooked it on high for 2 hours then turned it down to low for another 6...thanks for the great recipe!..." See more"

abapplez

Sep. 27, 2010

"My family really, really liked this soup. We prefer a heartier soup so I added more veggies, barley, and a couple potatoes. I was a little nervous when I first tasted the broth, about 30 min into the ..." See moresimmering. It was a tad bland. After reading a few reviews, I added a little garlic powder, onion powder and more salt (I used Low Sodium Beef Stock) and pepper and covered it back up and waited to taste it again after 1.5 hours. Perfect! All the flavors had had a chance to develop and it was delicious. This will be on the menu this fall and winter. Thanks for sharing!"

Cindy

Apr. 23, 2009

"This was excellent and I had to alter the recipe because I did not have any barley, always have barley in the cupboard so I did not check...anyways I used a cup of brown rice in the last hour of cooki..." See moreng...it was great and had just a bit of bite to it. Come to find out my husband added a small pinch of crushed red pepper before I added the rice."

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