Hamburger Soup

A down home comfort food!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 -2  onion, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2  cups water
• 1 (10 ounce) can  tomato soup
• 1  dash parsley
• 4  carrots, chopped
• 3  stalks celery, chopped
• 8  tablespoons pearl barley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1  bay leaf
• 3 (10 ounce) cans  consomme or 2  beef bouillon cubes, mixed with 2 cups of water
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Brown meat and onions.
2. Drain well.
3. Combine all ingredients in a large pot.
4. Cook at least 2 hours or use a crockpot and cook up to 8 hours.
5. Remove bay leaf before serving.
6. This soup freezes well.