Slow Cooker Hamburger Soup with Macaroni

Perfect for casual meals or potlucks, this slow cooker hamburger soup with macaroni is easy to make and freezes well too. Your family will love it!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 6 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 380 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cube beef bouillon
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika
• 1 cup frozen lima beans
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 4.5 cups water
• 0.5 (32 fluid ounce) container beef broth
• 0.75 cup barley
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel sweet corn (such as Green Giant® Niblets®), und

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Add cooked macaroni to the soup. Stir until combined and heated through. Serve immediately garnished with parsley.

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off any excess grease.

Step 3

Place beef into a slow cooker. Add water, broth, tomatoes, undrained corn, lima beans, barley, celery, onion, bouillon, paprika, Italian seasoning, and bay leaf. Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours.

Step 4

When 15 minutes remain on the timer, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add elbow macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.