Slow Cooker Hamburger Soup
This Slow Cooker Hamburger Soup is the easiest dinner win of the week! Savory ground beef, tender potatoes, and veggies simmer together all day for a hearty, flavor-packed meal that the whole family will love.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 4 cups cubed Yukon gold potatoes
- 1 6- ounce can tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 12- ounce bag frozen mixed vegetables
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a skillet on thestovetop over medium/high heat. Add the onions and garlic to the skillet and saute until slightly softened.2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 cup diced yellow onion, 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- Add the ground beef and cook until no longer pink, breaking the meat up with a spatula as it cooks.1 pound ground beef
- Add the prepared beef/onion mixture to the pot of a slow cooker, along with the celery, potatoes, tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.1 cup chopped celery, 4 cups cubed Yukon gold potatoes, 1 6- ounce can tomato paste, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Pour the vegetable broth and crushed tomatoes over the top of everything and stir to fully combine.4 cups vegetable broth, 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for about 3 hours, or until the potatoes are fork-tender. Add the frozen vegetables to the slow cooker and cook for an additional 30 minutes.1 12- ounce bag frozen mixed vegetables
- Serve warm with a side of bread or biscuits.
Notes
- Refrigerator: Let leftover hamburger soup cool, then store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat individual portions in the microwave or warm the soup gently on the stovetop.
- Freezer: Transfer cooled soup to freezer safe containers, leaving a little room at the top for expansion. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating. The potatoes may become slightly softer after freezing, but the soup will still be tasty.
- Cut the potatoes into similarly sized pieces: Keeping the cubes fairly uniform helps them finish cooking at about the same time.
- Drain the beef if necessary: If your ground beef releases quite a bit of grease, drain any excess before transferring it to the crockpot so the broth does not become oily.
- Give your slow cooker some room: Avoid filling it all the way to the top. The ingredients cook more evenly when there is enough space for the heat to circulate.
- Resist checking it constantly: Every time the lid comes off, heat escapes and the cooking time can creep up.
- Taste before adding more salt: Broths vary quite a bit in sodium, so wait until the soup is nearly finished before deciding whether it needs more.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g