Canadian Hamburger Soup

Name: Canadian Hamburger Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef; 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped fine; 1 garlic clove, minced fine (my addition, original recipe uses no garlic); 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, undrained; 4 cups low sodium beef broth; 1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup; 3 carrots, peeled and chopped fine; 4 celery ribs, leaves removed and chopped fine (add celery leaves to soup if you wish, I often do); 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon dried thyme (original recipe used less, but I love thyme); 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (even more is better); 1/3 cup barley (pearl barley or pot barley, both work fine); salt, to taste

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:2h

This is my favourite recipe from the original Best of Bridge cookbook. I thought it was already posted here at Zaar, but since I can't find it I want to make sure it's included; I've only modified it slightly from the original. It's so easy to make and tastes so great!

Updated at: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:16:53 GMT