

Busy Day Soup
A Vegetable Hamburger Soup with a Secret Easy Ingredient to keep you from chopping.
Equipment
- large soup pot or Dutch oven with lid
- wooden spoon
- measuring spoons & cups
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 pkt lipton onion soup mix
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 (14oz) can diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 (14oz) can peas & carrots, drained
- 1 (14oz) can corn, drained
- 1 (14oz) can green beans, drained
- 6-8 cups broth (one or combine flavors (beef broth, vegetable broth or chicken broth)
- 8 oz uncooked pasta
Instructions
- Break up and brown ground beef in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Drain out excess grease.
- Mix in lipton onion soup mix, garlic power, onion powder, and black pepper.
- Stir in diced tomatoes, broth, and canned vegetables. Stir over high heat until it comes to a boil.NOTE: add extra broth for a soupy soup if needed during next cooking step.
- Stir in uncooked pasta of choice and lower heat to a medium and allow to simmer until pasta is cooked tender. (Check time on back of package for estimated cook time. Usually anywhere from 8-11 minutes.)
