Mother Freakin' Hamburger Soup That Doesn't Suck

Name: Mother Freakin' Hamburger Soup That Doesn't Suck
Total time: 360 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 packet onion soup mix; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt; 1/4 teaspoon oregano; 1/4 teaspoon basil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 cup celery, chopped; 1 cup carrots, chopped; 8 oz can tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; Beef broth or water and beef bullion; 1 cup macaroni noodles (or whatever pasta you prefer, no one is here to judge); Parmesan cheese

A-Train @cook_2705495

Salt Lake City, Utah

If you love soup that doesn't suck, this is for you!

Ingredients

6 mins

6 servings

1 lbground beef
1 packetonion soup mix
1/4 teaspoonpepper
1/4 teaspoonseasoned salt
1/4 teaspoonoregano
1/4 teaspoonbasil
1onion, finely chopped
1 cupcelery, chopped
1 cupcarrots, chopped
8 oz cantomato sauce
1 tablespoonsoy sauce
Beef broth or water and beef bullion
1 cupmacaroni noodles (or whatever pasta you prefer, no one is here to judge)
Parmesan cheese

Cooking Instructions

6 mins

1

Put meat in slow cooker. I like to brown the meat first so it is already separated and the grease content is low.
2

Add onion soup mix, pepper, seasoned salt, oregano, basil, onion, celery, carrots, tomato sauce, and soy sauce to the slow cooker.
3

Add as much beef broth as you like. Or, if you are like me and prefer to add water and bullion cubes make sure you add one cube per 1 - 1 1/2 cups of water. The amount of broth depends on what you like. Because the pasta (see below step) absorbs so much, I would say to put at least 5 or 6 cups of broth in. If you dont like a lot of broth, put in less. There is no legal statute dictating how much to put in. Gotta love America.
4

Cook for no less than 4 hours to get the flavors to swirl around. Plus, don't you love the intoxicating aroma of soup filling the halls of your house? Any longer than 8 hours, even on low setting, can dry the meat out, especially if you substitute with ground turkey.
5

15 to 20 minutes prior to serving, add the macaroni. I like the whole wheat kind. It gives me the illusion that I am somehow being healthier. If you like science, watch the broth levels lower while the mass of the noodles increase.
6

Serve with parmesan cheese on top. It gives the soup that extra something special.
7

Photos are forthcoming once I make this again. DISCLAIMER: if you like soup that sucks, this one is not for you. If you like soup that doesn't suck, then you my friend are in for a treat!

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Janie Allen

Freaking amazing!! Not sucky!!! I added barley n beans!

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A-Train @cook_2705495

on December 19, 2015 03:53

Salt Lake City, Utah

I cook for my family every Sunday. I love making soups in particular in my slow cooker during cold months. I think my pallette sets the standard and anyone who disagrees has a mutated pallette. My wife disagrees.