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Grandma's Hamburger Soup

Nothing tastes better on a cold day than a rich, old-fashioned bowl of Grandma's Hamburger Soup! Incredible flavor, simple ingredients.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Course: Soup
Keyword: easy hamburger soup recipe, grandma's hamburger soup, hamburger soup, old fashioned hamburger soup
Servings: 8
Calories: 316kcal
Author: Victoria Pruett

Ingredients

  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium medium onion chopped
  • 1 1/2 lbs hamburger 80/20 is fine - you want the flavor from some of the fat
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 3 cans beef consomme
  • 2 cans cans water
  • 4 large carrots
  • 4 celery sticks
  • 6 sprigs parsley chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
  • 1 Tablespoon salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 10 whole peppercorns

Instructions

  • Saute the onion and butter together on medium high heat, until the onion starts to look transparent.
  • Add in the hamburger, and cook it until you can't see any pink.
  • Pour in the tomatoes, beef consomme, and water.
  • Chop the carrots, celery, and parsley and add to the pot.
  • Add in the thyme and salt to the pot and stir.
  • Use a small bit of cheesecloth and tie up the bay leaf and whole peppercorns, and drop it into the pot.
  • Cook on low for 45 minutes.
  • Remove the cheesecloth bundle with the bay leaf and peppercorns, and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 316kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 2033mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 6219IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 168mg | Iron: 4mg
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