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!

• 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.