The Best Healthy Hamburger Soup with Vegetables

There’s nothing quite like a piping hot bowl of soup as the antidote for a cold day. While chicken noodle, split pea, and minestrone soups are definite crowd pleasers, sometimes it’s good to throw a bowl of the unexpected – like a healthy hamburger soup – on the dinner table!

Healthy Hamburger Soup

Makes 8–10 servings

Make room on your regular meal rotation, because this is a soup you’ll be craving often. Chock full of vegetables, this healthy hamburger soup is guaranteed to hit the spot after a full day on the slopes, or as a quick and easy weeknight meal.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb lean ground beef (or any ground meet of your choice)
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
• 1/2 large leek, sliced
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 6 roma tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into chunks
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 6 cups low sodium beef broth
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven on medium-high. Add beef, onions, leek, celery, and green pepper. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Cook until beef is done through.
2. Once beef and veggies are cooked, add the broth, corn, diced tomatoes, and green beans to the pot.
3. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the green beans are tender-crisp.