Hamburger Soup

I love beef vegetable soup, but I don't make it as often as I would like since we don't purchase red meat that often.  On the occasions that we do buy red meat, it's usually in the form of hamburger patties or ground beef.  I stay away from pricey beef cubes unless I can find a really great sale.

Hamburger Soup is a good substitute for the more traditional beef vegetable soup.  I find it to be quicker as well as less expensive, especially if you have some pre-cooked ground beef in your freezer.  I didn't have any on hand, but starting from raw ground beef only adds a few more minutes to the process.

Hamburger Soup 

Ingredients: 

• 3/4 lb. ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 celery stalks, diced
• 1 lg. carrot, diced 
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 3 Tbs. steak sauce
• 1 Tbs. worcestershire sauce 
• 2 cartons beef broth 
• 1/2 Tbs. oregano
• 1/2 Tbs. Mrs. Dash 
• pepper, to taste 
• 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed 
• cooked pasta, small variety preferred 

Directions: 

• Brown the the ground meat, drain. 
• Add in your diced vegetables and the broth. 
• Stir in the steak sauce, worcestershire sauce and seasonings.  
• bring to boil.
• Cover, reduce heat.  Allow to simmer for 20 minutes. 
• Stir in the mixed vegetables and pasta, simmer for another 5-10 minutes. 

We love this soup!  It's an easy, throw-together soup that's perfect for during the busy work week.  It's such an easy and quick soup that you can throw together in the morning and serve for lunch on a cold afternoon!