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A bowl of vegetable and meat stew in a blue bowl, placed on a marble surface, with a light blue textured cloth in the background.
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Crock Pot Hamburger Soup Recipe

This humble and simple Crock Pot Hamburger Soup recipe is the perfect comforting dinner or quick weeknight meal to come home to. Filled with ground beef and veggies with a hearty and flavorful broth.
Course Dinner, Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword hamburger soup, soup recipe
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 143kcal
Author Katie Cooksey

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 medium potatoes peeled and chopped into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 large carrots peeled and chopped into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 large rib celery diced
  • 1 large bell pepper any color, diced
  • 1 cup green beans chopped - fresh, canned or frozen
  • 4 cups beef broth or beef stock
  • 1 cup tomato sauce 8 oz can
  • 2 whole bay leaves dried
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup kale fresh, chopped (optional)

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, add butter and olive oil.
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  • Add diced onion and saute for 2-3 minutes.
    Chopped onions are being sautéed in a frying pan with oil.
  • Add ground beef, breaking it apart into large chunks as it browns.
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  • Once onions are soft and meat has browned, add to a cold Crock Pot.
    A pot with browned ground meat, chopped celery, and green bell peppers being added on top, ready for cooking.
  • Add in celery, bell pepper, carrots, green beans, potatoes, carrots, beef broth, tomato sauce, bay leaves, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper.
    A pot filled with chopped vegetables, including yellow potatoes, green beans, and orange carrots, ready for cooking. The pot is placed on a wooden cutting board with a folded kitchen towel underneath.
  • Set your Crock Pot to low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours.
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  • In the last hour, add the kale (if desired)*.
    A pot filled with a tomato-based stew and topped with fresh green kale. The pot is placed on a white marble countertop with a wooden spoon beside it.
  • Taste for seasoning and add more salt and black pepper if needed. Remove and discard bay leaves. Ladle into bowls and serve.
    A ladle serves a portion of hearty vegetable and meat stew into a blue bowl on a marble countertop, with a spoon and blue napkin in the background.

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Notes

* If not using kale, consider garnishing with fresh topped parsley.

Nutrition

Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 872mg | Potassium: 597mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1032IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 3mg
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