Description
A comforting and hearty soup made with ground beef, tender potatoes, and aromatic seasonings, perfect for chilly evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 4 large potatoes, diced (Russet or Yukon Gold)
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- Optional: fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a skillet, brown the ground beef over medium heat until fully cooked. Drain any excess grease.
- Transfer the browned beef into your crock pot.
- Add chopped potatoes, diced onions, carrots, celery, minced garlic, and seasonings.
- Pour the beef broth over the mixture.
- Set the crock pot to low and let it cook for 6-8 hours or on high for about 4 hours.
- About 30 minutes before serving, stir in the heavy cream or half-and-half.
- Adjust seasoning and sprinkle fresh parsley on top before serving.
Notes
For a lighter version, substitute ground turkey for beef, and use vegetable broth instead of beef broth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 480 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: crock pot, soup, comfort food, hamburger, potatoes, easy recipe