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Ground Beef Vegetable Soup Recipe

Andrea + Stef — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:21:00 +0000

This amazing ground beef vegetable soup is a staple in our meal rotation. It only takes 10 minutes of hands on cooking to make this delicious hearty soup, that is best served with crusty white bread. Besides beef, this yummy one-pot meal is packed with potatoes, celery, carrots as well as peas, corn and green beans. It is therefore a great way of introducing more vegetables to your diet. This is hands down the best vegetable soup with ground beef and your whole family will love it.

Why You’ll Love This

Notable: immensely flavorful one-pot meal that is chock-full of veggies and ground beef
Main Ingredients: ground beef, yellow onion, celery stalks, garlic, canned diced tomatoes, carrots, Russet potatoes, frozen mixed vegetables, beef broth, spices
Cooking Method: stovetop
Nutrients: great source of fiber
Cooking Time: 10 minutes prep time, 30 minutes cooking time
Pairs well with: crusty bread, garlic bread, cheesy bread, cooked noodles
Diets: keto friendly, gluten free, dairy free
Special Equipment Needed: dutch oven (or other large pot, such as stock pot or soup pot), cooking spatula

Ingredients

You may have all of these ingredients for this easy vegetable soup with ground beef recipe in your refrigerator or pantry and not need to make a trip to the grocery store! If this is your first time making this easy vegetable beef soup you might want to read the possible variations before deciding on your ingredients.

Ingredients

1 pound of ground beef
½ yellow onion, diced
2 celery stalks, chopped
3 cloves garlic, pressed
14.5 oz canned diced tomatoes
3 large carrots, diced
2 Russet potatoes, peeled and diced
16 oz bag frozen vegetables
4 cups beef broth
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried oregano

Variations and Substitutions

Ground beef: You can substitute ground chicken or ground turkey for the ground beef.

Broth: If you prefer, you can use chicken broth instead of beef broth.

Tomatoes: Substitute crushed canned tomatoes instead for diced tomatoes if you prefer.

Seasoning: Use Italian seasoning instead of oregano.

Noodles: Add cooked pasta to the soup if you like.

WHAT TO MAKE NEXT: If you loved this beef and vegetable soup recipe, try our Instant Pot White Chicken Chili. You’ll love it because it is full of flavor and warms you with a slight kick of spice. Made with chicken, canned beans, vegetables and spices, this chili cooks up in the pressure cooker in 15 minutes.

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Dutch Oven — We love making this soup in a Dutch oven, because it perfectly cooks the beef and vegetables to tender perfection.

Instructions

This section shows how to cook easy beef and vegetable soup on the stove top, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique. For full step-by-step instructions, photos and nutritional information see the recipe in the recipe card below.

BROWN BEEF AND VEGGIES: Firstly, in a large dutch oven over medium heat, brown the ground beef in some olive oil. When the hamburger meat is halfway cooked, add onion and celery to the pan. As soon as the beef is fully cooked, drain the excess fat. Afterwards add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.

COMBINE AND COOK: Next, add the rest of the ingredients. Then turn the heat up to medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Afterward, simmer on low heat for 20 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots are tender.

SEASON AND SERVE: Finally, remove the soup from the heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

WHAT TO MAKE NEXT: If you love nothing more than a steaming bowl of soup then you’ll love Stef’s Easy Pumpkin Soup. It’s creamy, comforting, healthy, and full of spices and fall flavors. Plus it’s ready in just 30 minutes on the stovetop.

Make Ahead

This mouthwatering vegetable beef soup is a great recipe to make ahead. You can completely finish the soup and store it in the fridge until ready to reheat and serve. It keeps in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Moreover, you can freeze individual portions of soup for up to 3 months.

Recipe Tips

Follow these tips to make the best soup with vegetables and ground beef.

Tip: Make sure you brown the beef properly before adding the broth. It adds immense flavor to the soup.
Tip: Cut all your vegetables approximately the same size. That way they will all be done at the same time.
Tip: Taste the soup before serving and adjust the seasonings if necessary.

What To Serve With Ground Beef Vegetable Soup

We love to eat vegetable soup with ground beef all by itself. But sometimes you need to serve this easy dinner recipe as a complete meal. Try one of these delicious recipes:

Bread: Serve ground beef vegetable soup with crusty bread or soft dinner rolls. Garlic French Bread is made with fresh parmesan cheese and store-bought french bread. If you have extra time make delicious Copycat Lion House Rolls or Cheesy Garlic Rolls.

Salad: Pair this delicious soup with a fresh salad. A fresh green salad like our Easy Italian Salad or Strawberry Avocado Salad with poppyseed dressing. Or even a Chopped Asparagus Salad with lemon vinaigrette.

Noodles: Even though, the soup tastes great as is, it would also taste scrumptious with some cooked pasta added.

More Soup Recipes

A warm bowl of soup is the ultimate comfort food on a chilly day. We love cooking homemade soups in the Instant Pot because the meat comes out incredibly tender and the soup is done in only a couple of minutes.

How To Store

Refrigerate: Store ground beef and vegetable soup leftovers in an airtight container or ziploc bag in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Freeze: Store in an airtight, freezer-safe container. If you’re storing in a zip top plastic bag, try to get as much air out as possible. Freeze for up to 3 months. Divide into single serve portions before freezing, for easy portion control when defrosting.

Defrosting: A great way to thaw beef and vegetable soup is in the refrigerator overnight.

Andrea says….

We love soup for dinner. This vegetable soup is perfect for when you’re low on time. We also love making this potato and kale soup. It’s a family favorite.

How To Reheat

Reheat leftovers in a pot on the stovetop or in the microwave.

Common Questions

What other vegetables can I add to this soup?

You can pretty much add all your favorite veggies to this yummy beef vegetable soup recipe. You can try diced bell pepper or butternut squash, broccoli florets, cauliflower, white beans, or chopped cabbage, for example. Additionally, you can also add leafy greens, such as kale, collard greens or spinach to this hearty ground beef vegetable soup.

How do I serve this easy hamburger soup?

We love serving this healthy soup with crusty French bread, garlic bread or cheesy bread. However, you can also serve some salty cracker with it or a grilled cheese sandwich. In case you want to make this hamburger soup recipe extra special, sprinkle it with some freshly grated parmesan cheese and chopped fresh parsley. Moreover, you can add some red pepper flakes for a spicy kick.

Ground Beef Vegetable Soup Recipe

Comforting soup loaded with veggies and tender beef that is quick and easy to make and full of flavor. With only 10 minutes of hands-on prep time, this vegetable beef soup is an excellent weeknight meal.

Course Main Dish, soup

Cuisine American

Keyword ground beef vegetable soup, vegetable soup with ground beef

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 343kcal

Author Andrea + Stef

Equipment

large pot or dutch oven
cooking spoon or spatula

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
½ yellow onion chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
3 cloves of garlic pressed
14.5 oz canned diced tomatoes
3 carrots diced
2 Russet potatoes peeled and diced
16 oz frozen vegetables
4 cups beef broth
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
½ tsp dried oregano

Instructions

In a large pot or saucepan over medium heat, brown ground beef.
When beef is halfway cooked, add onion and celery to the pan.
Once the beef is cooked, drain the excess fat.
Add garlic, saute for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add canned tomatoes and the juices, carrots, potatoes, frozen vegetables, beef broth, salt, pepper, and oregano. Turn heat up to high to bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve.

Notes

Serve with crusty bread, cheesy bread or noodles.
Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley or red pepper flakes, if desired.

Nutrition

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Crispy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

Andrea + Stef — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:10:35 +0000

If you love piping hot baked potatoes with crispy skins and fluffy interiors but don’t have the time for traditional oven baking, why not air fry? You get the same excellent oven baked results but in a fraction of the time. Simply finish air fryer baked potatoes with your favorite toppings and you’ve got an easy weeknight meal the whole family will love.

Air fryer baked potatoes also make excellent appetizers for game day gatherings. Whether it’s a baked potato bar with toppings or Stef’s Buffalo Chicken Fries, potatoes are always a hit. Plus, they are gluten free!

Why You’ll Love This

Notable: crispy jacket potato with soft and fluffy insides, and the best part, you can garnish them with all your favorite toppings
Main Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable oil, coarse sea salt
Cooking Method: air fryer
Nutritional Information: excellent source of potassium and vitamin C
Cooking Time: 5 minutes prep time and 45 minutes cook time
Pairs well with: grilled meats, fish and seafood, chili
Diets: gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, vegan
Special Equipment Needed: fork, pastry brush, air fryer, kitchen tongs, sharp knife and cutting board

Ingredients

You may have all of these ingredients for these air fry baked potatoes in your refrigerator or pantry and not need to make a trip to the grocery store! If this is your first time making this crispy skin baked potato in air fryer recipe you might want to read the possible variations before deciding on your ingredients.

Air Fryer Baked Potatoes Ingredients

3 large or 4 medium potatoes
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoon coarse salt

Optional Garnish

butter, dollop of sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon bits, fresh chives, green onions

Variations and Substitutions

Potatoes: Russet potatoes (or Idaho potatoes) are the best for these air fryer potatoes because of their thicker skin and high moisture. Be sure all your potatoes are similar in size for even cooking.

Oil: Use oil with a high smoke point, such as vegetable oil, canola oil or avocado oil, for example. Alternately, you can use cooking spray.

Salt: Coarse salt like kosher salt or sea salt are great options or use what you have on hand. Just don’t skip the salt.

WHAT TO MAKE NEXT: If you loved this air fryer baked potatoes recipe, try our Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes. You’ll love them because they come out with slightly crispy skin and amazingly tender and fluffy centers.

Baked Potato Toppings

Some of our favorite baked potato topping combos are:

Loaded Classic – Cheddar cheese, dollop of sour cream, green onions and bacon bits (optional).
Loaded Chili – Easy chili, cheddar cheese, sour cream, green onions and/or avocado.
Vegetable Medley – Top with your favorite roasted vegetables and olive oil for a delicious vegetarian dinner.
Broccoli Cheddar – Parmesan roasted broccoli and melted cheddar cheese.
Southwestern – Pico de gallo (or salsa), corn, black beans, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, avocado (or guacamole).
Lox – Smoked salmon, chives, cream cheese
Fajita – Fajita chicken (or steak), bell peppers, onion, cilantro lime sour cream and shredded cheese
Goat Cheese and Herbs – Top with goat cheese, olive oil, parsley, shallots and lemon zest for another flavorful vegetarian dish.

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Air Fryer – This recipe requires an air fryer. We have both this Cosori air fryer, which is wonderful, and this Cuisinart Air Fryer, which we also love. The Cuisinart also has convection oven and toaster oven capacity. You can buy an air fryer with a basket with high sides that food goes into or a tray type of machine. The trays are shallow but are usually longer and can accomodate more food in a single layer.

Instructions

This section shows how to cook crispy skin baked potatoes in the air fryer, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique. For full step-by-step instructions, photos and nutritional information see the recipe in the recipe card below.

PREP YOUR SPUDS: Firstly, scrub potatoes to get all dirt off the potato skins. Then pat dry with a paper towel. Afterwards poke holes into potatoes with a fork (6-8 times) for ventilation and to prevent them from bursting. Brush a little oil on the outside of each potato.

SEASON: Sprinkle the potato with salt for a flavorful, crispy skin.

PLACE IN BASKET: Then place potatoes in the air fryer basket. Make sure not to overcrowd your potatoes so that air can circulate evenly around the potatoes as they cook. Use air fryer parchment paper if you prefer.

COOK AND FLIP: Close the air fryer and cook at 400°F for 30-40 minutes. Use tongs to flip air fryer potatoes over and cook for another 5-15 minutes, depending on the size of the potato.

CHECK DONENESS: Remove potatoes from the air fryer and poke with a fork to see if they’re cooked through. If your fork pushes easily into the center of the potato, it is cooked. If there’s resistance the potatoes need more cooking.

FLUFF AND STUFF: Once cooked, make a large slice down the center of the potato and fluff up the center a little. Finally, add toppings that melt first, like butter or cheese. (If you want, you can briefly pop your potatoes back in the oven to melt the butter or cheese.) Then add more toppings like sour cream, chives, bacon or any of your other favorite toppings. Enjoy!

WHAT TO MAKE NEXT: If you love easy air fryer recipes for potatoes then you’ll love our Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes. They taste amazing and have the perfect balance of smooth and crispy texture.

Other Ways To Make Baked Potatoes

If you don’t have an air fryer, there are many other ways to make the perfect baked potato. Each varies slightly depending on the cooking process–conventional oven, convection oven, on the grill, toaster oven, microwave, Instant Pot or crock pot. However, all methods produce the best baked potatoes.

Andrea says….

I love potatoes. A lot. I will eat them any way they’re prepared. While mashed is generally my favorite, I would never pass up a yummy baked potato, fries or crispy on the outside and tender in the middle Smashed Roasted Potatoes.

Recipe Tips

Follow these tips to make the best air fryer baked potato recipe.

Tip: Choose potatoes that are equal in size to ensure even cooking. Medium sized potatoes are preferable since they are done a lot quicker than overly large ones.
Tip: Poke holes into the potatoes, so they don’t burst during cooking.
Tip: Don’t skip the oil and salt, because they ensure crispier skins.

What To Serve With Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

We love to eat loaded baked potatoes all by themselves. But sometimes you need to serve them as a meal. Try one of these delicious recipes:

Main Dish: Serve crispy air fryer baked potatoes with Easy Chili, Baked Salmon, or Instant Pot Country Style Ribs.

Salad: Pair air fry baked potatoes with a fresh salad. A green salad like our amazing Italian Salad or Strawberry Avocado Salad. Or even a Caprese Salad with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil or Antipasto Salad.

Sides: Air fryer oven-baked potatoes would also taste great with Roasted Vegetables, Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus or Air Fryer Broccoli.

More Potato Side Dish Recipes

Potatoes make great side dishes that go with almost every main course. Her are some of our other favorite potato recipes:

Stef says….

If you love potato sides that are both crispy and fluffy, then you’ll love Duchess Potatoes. They look totally elegant and are perfect for showing off at Thanksgiving or a Christmas dinner.

How To Store

These potatoes are so yummy we doubt you’ll have leftovers, but if you do here’s how to store them:

Refrigerate: Baked potatoes can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days. While the skin may not be as crispy, they will still taste just as good.

Freeze: You can freeze this perfect side dish for up to a month. Before freezing, make sure your potatoes are fully cooled and don’t contain any toppings. Wrap them in aluminum foil or plastic wrap, ensuring no part of the potato is exposed to air. Place in a sealed freezer bag without any excess air.

Defrosting: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight or, for faster results, thaw in the microwave.

How To Reheat

You can reheat potatoes in your air fryer at 400 until heated or in a microwave.

Common Questions

What type of potato is best for baking?

As a matter of fact, Russet (also called Idaho) potatoes are the best potatoes for baking because they are starchy potatoes that are low in moisture. Avoid waxier, thin-skinned varieties such as red-skinned potatoes because they won’t have a fluffy center when baked. However, in case you prefer a more buttery and less fluffy baked potato, try using Yukon Gold potatoes.

What temperature should a baked potato be cooked at?

We recommend baking potatoes in your air fryer at 400° degrees F. For Russet potatoes, the internal temperature should reach 210°F.

How long does it take to cook easy air fryer baked potatoes?

Cooking time will in fact vary depending on the size of your potatoes and your air fryer model. Start with 35 minutes at 400°F and check the softness by poking the potatoes with a fork. Smaller potatoes are usually done quicker. If your larger potatoes are still firm, continue baking until a fork will insert easily into the center of the potato.

Is it better to bake potatoes in foil or not?

For best results, skip the foil! Wrapping potatoes in foil traps steam, which creates soggy potatoes, instead of crispy ones. We recommend air frying them unwrapped with enough space between them for hot air to circulate, allowing them to cook evenly.

Is it better to bake a potato in the oven or microwave?

Baking potatoes in the oven is the best way for getting crispy potato skin and a hot, pillowy center. Using an air fryer will give you the same results but in a fraction of the time.

What do you put inside a baked potato?

Baked potatoes are the perfect blank canvas for any of your favorite toppings. The classic loaded baked potato usually includes butter, cheddar cheese, sour cream, bacon bits and green onions. However, you can add meat (chicken or chili, for example) or go totally vegetarian or vegan with vegetable-based toppings.

potato, roasted vegetables

Crispy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

Classic Oven Baked Potatoes Made Easy

Course Appetizer, Main Dish, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer baked potatoes, air fryer potatoes, bake potatoes in an air fryer, crispy baked potatoes, gluten free, vegan

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Servings potatoes

Calories 248kcal

Author Andrea + Stef

Equipment

1 Air Fryer
1 paring knife
1 fork
1 basting brush
1 cutting board

Ingredients

3 large potatoes
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoon coarse salt

Instructions

Clean potatoes by scrubbing them under running water. Then pat dry.
Poke potatoes 6-8 times with a fork to vent the potatoes.
Brush oil on the outside of each potato.
Sprinkle the potato with salt.
Place potatoes in an air fryer basket. Close the air fryer and cook at 400°F for 30 minutes. Flip them over and cook for another 5-15 minutes, depending on the size of the potato.
Remove potatoes from the air fryer. Poke the potato with a fork to check if they are cooked through. If your fork pushes easily into the potato center, the potato is cooked. If there's resistance, it needs to be cooked longer.

Notes

You can buy specialty air fryer parchmentThese potatoes do not make a big mess but you could use the air fryer parchment paper with holes in it to make cleanup easier.
Once cooked, make a large slice down the center of the potato and fluff up the center of the potato a little. Add toppings that melt first, like butter or cheese. Then add more toppings like sour cream, chives, bacon or any of your other favorite toppings.
If you want, put your butter and cheese on the potato then pop them back into the air fryer for another minute to melt your cheese.

Nutrition

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