​Hamburger Vegetable Soup Recipe Is a Classic Budget-friendly Dinner (30 Minutes) by Rachel Ballinger

This simple, hearty soup is a quick meal for a busy weeknight. It’s also very nourishing and a thrifty meal to stretch your budget. We enjoy it with a splash of milk and saltine crackers.

This budget-friendly ground beef soup recipe is from my cookbook My Everyday Ordinary Life Cookbook: 100 Recipes that Celebrate the Blessings of a Simple Country Kitchen.

To make this high-protein and high-fiber vegetable hamburger soup recipe you will need the following gluten-free ingredients: ground beef, onion, garlic powder, frozen mixed vegetables (learn more about the health benefits of frozen vegetables), canned tomatoes (check out the health benefits of tomatoes), beef broth, ketchup, oregano, salt, black pepper and water.

Photo credit: Chelsee Camblin

Ladle the soup into bowls for a delicious and comforting lunch or dinner that a complete meal. You could add a fresh salad on the side or some hot bread.

Cuisine: American 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt, plus more if needed
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, plus more if needed
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder, plus more if needed
• 32 ounces (1 bag) frozen mixed vegetables (I use the classic mix with carrots, peas, corn and green beans)
• 56 ounces (2 28-ounce cans) diced tomatoes
• 14.5 ounces (1 can) beef broth
• water (diced tomato can full)
• 1/4 cup ketchup (or a couple of squirts)
• 1 tablespoon oregano

Here's how to make it: 

1. In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef and onion. Season with the salt, pepper and garlic powder while it’s cooking. Drain any excess grease.
2. While the beef is cooking, combine the veggies, tomatoes, beef broth, water and ketchup in a big pot and simmer. Add the cooked ground beef and season to taste with salt, pepper, garlic powder and the oregano. Let it simmer for 20 minutes, or until the veggies are tender. Serve.

Reprinted with permission from My Everyday Ordinary Life Cookbook by Rachel Ballinger. Page Street Publishing Co. 2026. 

Photo credit: Chelsee Camblin

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