Healthy Hamburger Soup | Crockpot Healthy Hamburger Soup | Healthy Hamburger Soup Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground chicken can be more economical.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and using water with bouillon is cost-effective.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is often less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Use a one tablespoon stainless steel scoop to form meatballs and place them in a mini doughnut hole pan.

Bake the meatballs in the oven for 18 minutes.

While the meatballs are baking, simmer chopped onions in a pot.

Peel carrots using a veggie peeler and cut them with a crinkle cutter.

Slice potatoes using a veggie wedger into wedges.

Once the meatballs are done, add them to the pot with the caramelized onions.

Add sliced potatoes, carrots, diced tomatoes, and 2 tablespoons of tomato paste to the pot.

Add frozen green beans and beef broth to the pot.

Stir everything to combine quickly.

Transfer the pot to a slow cooker and set the timer on low for 3 hours.

After 3 hours, remove the soup from the slow cooker and serve it in a bowl.

Grate fresh parmesan cheese on top of the soup before serving.

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