Deliciously Easy Slow Cooker Hamburger Soup Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner while ground pork is often less expensive.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and chicken broth is often cheaper.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be healthier, while crushed tomatoes are usually less expensive.

Italian seasoning

🥗Healthier: fresh herbs

💰Cheaper: mixed dried herbs

Fresh herbs enhance flavor without additives; mixed dried herbs are often cheaper.

Spray your slow cooker with cooking spray.

Crumble uncooked beef across bottom of your slow cooker.

In a medium sized bowl combine canned tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, garlic, and chicken broth. Set aside.

Add onions, carrots, celery, zucchini, mushrooms and any other vegetables you want to include on top of the ground beef and then the liquid mixture. DO NOT STIR.

Cover and cook for 4 hours on high or about 7 hours on low.

As soon as you think your soup is ready remove lid and with a wooden spoon stir crumbled ground beef off the bottom of the slow cooker, breaking ground beef up as necessary.

Add spinach (if using) about 10 minutes before serving.

I take the cooked pasta and add it to each portion when serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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