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Healthy Hamburger and Green Bean Soup
"I make this thick comforting soup often for my family during the cold winter months. It is so fast and easy to fix and it is rather low in fat and calories. This makes 4 very large servings. To reduce sodium, you may use low sodium green beans if you prefer. I adapted this recipe from "Fast, Cheap and Easy," by JoAnna Lund. Condensed cream of tomato soup and condensed regular tomato soup are interchangeable in this recipe; no alterations necessary.The important part is that it is indeed a condensed version of tomato soup, as opposed to ready to serve."
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- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- butter-flavored cooking spray
- 1⁄2 lb lean ground beef
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of tomato soup (original version called for low fat or low sodium, I use regular)
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 2⁄3 cup instant rice, uncooked
- 1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans, rinsed & drained
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
directions
- Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray.
- Brown beef and chopped onions over medium heat until cooked though; drain any fat.
- To the browned meat and onions, add the cream of tomato soup, tomato sauce, and water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add uncooked instant rice, green beans, parsley, and black pepper; stir well.
- Cover and reduce heat to low.
- Simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring once or twice.
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Reviews
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This is a thick, very good, very satisfying soup. I made the recipe just as posted, except for adding lots of cracked pepper. This was to be a first course for St. Patricks day dinner, but decided to have it on Sat with a big loaf of french bread. Glad we did. It may be too much of a soup to start a meal. This soup IS a meal. Delicious!! Thanks Heather Feather! -
We bought a LOT of ground beef as it was on sale! I was looking for something different to do, & this soup was perfect. It was thick & hearty, & as Inez says... it IS a meal! Thanks so much for sharing! -
Made this the other day for my niece and nephew who are 6 and 3. I had my doubts about whether they would eat it. They took one look at it and said no thanks, but after trying it they both gobbled it up and said it was good. It wasnt soupy at all but that may have been my fault, but it was still good! I used pasta instead of rice (preference), and tomato soup with some milk instead of cream of tomato. Also used French cut green beans and think I will from now on... Added a little garlic powder and worcestershire sauce and it made a great meal! Thanks! UPDATE: I have made this a few times now and Ive found that its easier to cook the noodles (or rice) separate and just add in as much as you need to the individual servings. That way if there's any leftover it will still taste fresh the next day! P.S.--The kids still love it!! :) -
We really enjoyed this. I doubled the recipe, used 1/2 ground beef and 1/2 spicy Italian sausage and frozen green beans. My rice got thirsty and I needed to add some more water. It was good! Definitely filling, I will probably make it again. -
LOVE this soup. I pretty much follow the recipe except I add more beans. SOOOOO good.
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Made this the other day for my niece and nephew who are 6 and 3. I had my doubts about whether they would eat it. They took one look at it and said no thanks, but after trying it they both gobbled it up and said it was good. It wasnt soupy at all but that may have been my fault, but it was still good! I used pasta instead of rice (preference), and tomato soup with some milk instead of cream of tomato. Also used French cut green beans and think I will from now on... Added a little garlic powder and worcestershire sauce and it made a great meal! Thanks! UPDATE: I have made this a few times now and Ive found that its easier to cook the noodles (or rice) separate and just add in as much as you need to the individual servings. That way if there's any leftover it will still taste fresh the next day! P.S.--The kids still love it!! :)
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I use 93/7% ground beef and 15oz of no salt tomato sauce and about 1/3-1/2 cup whipping cream instead of the cream of tomato soup, because we don't want all the salt and typically can't find the low salt soup. Instead of water, I use low salt and no fat chicken or beef broth, depending on what's on hand. We use instant brown rice, and frozen green beans that I add about halfway of cooking time, so they don't become mushy. I also add some minced garlic and onion powder and about 4-5 splashes of Worcestershire sauce, just for a bit of savory flavor. -
Easy and using thing I almost always have on hand. I substituted beef broth for the water and added about a clove of garlic. Thanks for posting!
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I had a feeling this recipe would be a keeper, and I was right. I went ahead and made a double batch of it the first time so that I could freeze individual portions. I did make a couple of substitutions. First of all, I didn't have any cream of tomato soup in the pantry, so I used regular condensed tomato soup and substituted evaporated skim milk for some of the water and tomato sauce (to keep the proportions intact). I used instant brown rice. Instead of canned beans, I used a 16-ounce package of frozen cut green beans (remember, this was for a double recipe). Even with these changes, the soup turned out beautifully -- thick, rich and flavorful. I definitely will be making this again and again. Thanks for sharing! -
Delicious! Made this tonight for my in-laws and everyone finished their bowls with compliments. I used a whole package of lean hamburger and 1 onion - I didn't measure out the onion. Also, I substituted fresh green beans for canned and fresh parsley for dried. VERY easy, VERY good. I love that I usually have these ingredients on hand in the pantry. I will make this soup again. Great recipe!
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