Why not turn everyone's favorite summer classic into a soup? This recipe for hamburger vegetable soup is a way to bring a bit of summer into your home during the winter. It contains ingredients that you'd commonly see on a burger, including tomatoes and onion.
We've taken it further by adding additional vegetables for added nutrition and taste. Sweet pepper, corn, lima beans, and potatoes are all included in this great soup. This is definitely a hearty meal that will leave your whole family more than satisfied every time they have it.
You'll need a number of ingredients for this recipe, so make sure to take the ingredients list with you and keep close track of it. You'll only need to complete two steps to make this soup, making this one of the easiest soup recipes out there! Who doesn't love a recipe that's easy, delicious, and inventive?
We've included per-serving nutritional information down below for your reference. We know that many people want to keep track of their macros each day, so we're going to make it as easy as possible for you with this recipe. No more guesswork needed!
Hamburger Vegetable Soup
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef or pork
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped green sweet pepper
4 cups beef broth
1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
1 (14½ ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
½ of a 10-ounce package of frozen lima beans
½ cup chopped peeled potato or frozen loose-pack hash brown potatoes
1 medium carrot, cut into thin bite-size strips
1 tablespoon snipped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan cook ground beef, onion, and sweet pepper until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat. Stir in remaining ingredients.
2. Bring mixture to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf before serving.
Nutritional Information
Serves 6
Per serving
Calories: 215
Fat: 8g
Saturated: 3g
Cholesterol: 48mg
Sodium: 652mg
Carb: 18g
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 18g
Vitamin A: 64%
Vitamin C: 38%
Calcium: 3%
Iron: 15%
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