Hearty Hamburger Soup

Engrossed's Note:

This is a much played with recipe. I like a nice hearty, chunky soup. Lucky me, that I hadn't posted this one yet when the RSC #9 ingredients list was revealed. Because this already had 5 ingredients from it! My work was done for entry #1. This became my most popular recipe in the contest. Spot 6 when sorted by rating. Hope you try it and love it too! **Several reviewers have used broth in place of the water which will give you a more intense flavor...The reason I didn't have it in the ingredients is because most onion soup mixes have beef bouillon in them.**

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 white onion , peeled and diced
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper , more to taste
• ½ teaspoon dry oregano , more to taste
• ½ teaspoon dry basil , more to taste
• ¼ teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 (1 ½ ounce) envelope onion soup mix
• 6 cups water , more to desired consistency
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes , undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can corn , drained
• 1 cup celery , sliced
• ¼ cup celery leaves , coarsely chopped
• 1 cup fresh carrot , sliced
• 1 cup white potato , peeled and cut into small cubes
• garlic salt , to taste
• shredded parmesan cheese , to serve
• sour cream , to serve

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef and onion in a large pot. Drain if needed.
2. Add spices and onion soup mix.
3. Stir in water, tomato sauce and soy sauce. Bring to a boil; then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients up to the potatoes bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer uncovered until potatoes and carrots are tender about 30 minutes. (Add more water if needed).
5. Season to taste with garlic salt.
6. Serve with shredded parmesan cheese and sour cream.

Reviews

[KadesMom]

Soooo good!!!!

[Diana Shrome]

YUMMY...Very good ..left out the salt, figured the soup mix and soy had plenty of that already..I cooked noodles seperately though, to keep them firm, hate soggy noodles..LOL people are so funny, they change the recipe, then give it a lower rating as they didn't care for the taste..LOL too funny..

[College Gal]

This soup is at the top of my soup recipes list now! I halved the recipe and used a frozen "mixed vegetables" bag with peas, corn, and carrot. The soup had a GREAT flavor. I never would have thought to put parmesan on the soup but it is SO good, you have to try it!!