Hearty Hamburger Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef or ground venison or beef/venison mixture
- 1 cup onions finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced (or garlic powder added with seasonings)
- 4 small potatoes cubed or sweet potatoes
- 2 1/2 cups carrots chopped
- 1/3 cup celery chopped
- 15.5 ounce diced tomatoes with garlic and onion
- 1/2 cups lentils
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 3 cups beef broth gluten free
- 2 1/2 ounce frozen corn optional
Instructions
- Brown the onion (and garlic) in a soup pot using very little oil. Brown hamburger meat in same pot. Drain off excess fat. Add meat mixture, potatoes, carrots, celery, and tomatoes to a large slow cooker. Cover. cook on high of 1 hour.
- Add lentils, seasonings, and stock. Stir. Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours until veggies and lentils are tender. If desired add a 10 ounce package of frozen corn right at the end and stir in.
- To freeze: Cool. Divide between 2 or 4 freezer bags (this depends on the size of your family). Remove as much air as possible, seal, label, freeze.
- To serve: Thaw Reheat until warmed through.
