This slow cooker hamburger vegetable soup is a fantastic clean out the fridge and freezer meal. Just add some ground beef, vegetables and spices and let it simmer for 8 hours. Try this comforting, homemade soup. Dinner is a hands off, one pot meal you will make over and over!
I think our family's soup is the best since not only is it so delicious, it is steeped in family traditions and filled with lovely memories. It began with my husband's grandmother who grew up during the Depression. She, like others her age, were quite adept at stretching every last bit of food. She was the queen of leftovers and from what I'm told could make a soup out of anything.
I began making this soup after I got married and it would be different every time I made it. No one wrote down recipes back then. But instead of Gramma's leftovers of everything they'd eaten for the last week or so, I also used fresh or frozen ingredients. Mine is very good, but not nearly as special as hers.
The ingredients for the hamburger vegetable soup are:
- Ground beef
- Canned diced tomatoes
- Brown rice
- Mixed vegetables-corn, carrots, string beans (frozen)
- Onions
- Red & green peppers (frozen)
- Beef broth
- Brown gravy (dry mix in packet)
- Worcestershire sauce
- Salt & Pepper, garlic
This soup makes about 10 servings or so. I usually make enough for the freezer since Jim likes to take a hearty lunch to work in the winter. I haven't asked him in awhile, but I wonder if he thinks of his beloved Grandma when he eats this soup. I'm hoping he does and that is why I will continue to make this very simple but extraordinary hamburger vegetable soup.
How to make Slow Cooker Hamburger Vegetable Soup
- Brown the ground beef and drain any fat.
- Pour all remaining ingredients, except rice, into slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Cook on high 3 -4 hours or on low 6 - 8 hours.
- Add the cooked rice during the last hour so that it doesn't get mushy.
- Do a final taste taste for seasoning before serving.
- Serve with crusty bread for dunking.
How to store and freeze this soup
- Make sure it is fully cooled. Divide into airtight containers depending on the amount of servings you want. Freezer for up to 3 months.
- Defrost overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in a saucepan over low-medium heat until fully hot. Or reheat in a microwave safe bowl, covered with plastic wrap or wax paper until hot. If you reheat in the freezer container, make sure to loosen the container so that it is not sealed.
Slow Cooker Hamburger Veggie Soup
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 - 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Description
An easy meal filled with ground beef, veggies and beef broth that you can put together quickly in a slow cooker. You will love all the leftovers that taste even better the next day.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ - 2 lbs. ground beef
- 2 cups cooked white or brown rice
- 1 24 oz. can of diced tomatoes, with the juice
- 48 oz beef broth
- 1 bag frozen red and green peppers
- 1 bag frozen onion
- 1 bag mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, green beans)
- 1/ 2 of small packet of brown gravy mix
- 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
- 1 - 2 teaspoons dried red pepper (optional)
- salt, pepper, minced garlic to taste
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef and drain any fat.
- Pour all remaining ingredients into slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Cook on high 3 -4 hours or on low 6 - 8 hours.
- Do a final taste taste for seasoning before serving.
- Serve with crusty bread for dunking.
Notes
*This is a fairly large batch of soup and depending on your amount of family members, you will probably have leftovers. I think the soup needed a bit more broth the next day, as it absorbed quite a bit of liquid. You can freeze the leftovers as well.Make sure it is fully cooled. Divide into airtight containers depending on the amount of servings you want. Freezer for up to 3 months.
*Defrost overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in a saucepan over low-medium heat until fully hot. Or reheat in a microwave safe bowl, covered with plastic wrap or wax paper until hot. If you reheat in the freezer container, make sure to loosen the container so that it is not sealed.
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