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hamburger vegetable soup in white bowl with cornbread slices next to blue teal napkin
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Easy Hamburger Vegetable Soup

This easy vegetable soup recipe with ground beef is made with ground hamburger meat, carrots, green beans, corn, mushrooms, and tomato juice.  It can be made on any day of the week. A quick and easy home cooked meal that's perfect for the whole family.
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 283kcal
Author Anne Clark

Equipment

  • large pot with lid
  • Kitchen knife
  • Cutting board

Ingredients

  • 46 ounces tomato juice
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 cups frozen, chopped onion, bell pepper, and celery blend
  • 1-½ cups carrots, peeled and chopped into chunks
  • 1-½ cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 16 ounces canned green beans, drained
  • 16 ounces canned whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Brown the ground beef in a large pot, then drain the grease.
  • Add vegetables.
  • Add tomato juice and seasonings.  Stir. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to a slow simmer.  Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove from heat.  Discard bay leaf.  Check the flavor and add salt, if desired.

Notes

Serve with cornbread, saltine crackers, french bread, buttermilk biscuits (the frozen biscuits at the grocery store are delicious), tater tots, or a simple side salad.
Add-in suggestions:
1 cup raw diced potatoes.
1 cup green peas, canned or frozen.
1 cup cooked elbow macaroni (or your favorite pasta).
1 cup cooked rice or wild rice.
Chopped or shredded cabbage.
Cut okra.
Use a small bag of frozen mixed vegetables instead of the canned vegetables.
Use V-8 juice instead of tomato juice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 960mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 8145IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 3mg