Hearty soup made with kidney beans, noodles, and diced tomatoes. For a quick, mouthwatering midweek meal, serve with fresh Italian bread.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ pound ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 envelope dry vegetable soup mix
- 1 cup water
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
- ¼ cup uncooked star-shaped pasta
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Crumble ground beef into pot and cook, stirring frequently, until well browned. Remove meat, leaving excess oil in pot.
- Cook onion and garlic in oil over medium-high heat until translucent. Stir in tomatoes, kidney beans, vegetable soup mix, and water. Reduce heat, and simmer 40 minutes.
- Add pasta stars, cover, and simmer 20 minutes more, or until pasta is tender. You may add more water at any time to adjust consistency.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 213 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 24 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 459 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This will be a repeat offender in my house. I used unsalted beef broth in place of the soup mix. People in my house have salt restrictions. I used 4 cups broth, 2 or 3 cups of water, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. I simmered with the pan covered to keep the soup broth soupy. I used 2 cans of beans and think I will use 3 cans the next time. This is a hearty tasty soup that is easy to make and perfect on a cold snowy night.
This is the type of soup I was looking for 🙂 I read the reviews first and made some changes that were suggested by others and some of my own. I was looking for a “healthy” soup, so I used 1 pound of lean ground turkey (that I seasoned well while browning) instead of beef. I also added more veggies (carrots, celery, peas and kale) and decreased the diced tomatoes to a 14.5 ounce can. I didn’t have any star pasta, so I added ~ 1.5 cups of whole grain penne pasta instead. I also used ~ 2.5 cups of chicken broth instead of water. It was delicious and hearty, and although my family had some misgivings initially, everyone loved it (including our toddler!) I will definitely be making it again– thanks!
I put in cheese ravioli for some added flavor, plus lots of pepper, basil, and oregano, and some salt. The recipe a pretty good base, but it needs more herbs to be a really bold, satisfying soup.
Simple yet surprisingly tasty. I used veggie sausage chopped up fine and added just a bit of seasonings cause I did not have soup mix.
This was an overall good soup. I followed the recipe exactly, but added about a cup or so more of water. It had a mild flavor, and I thought my two kids would like it, but neither really ate it. I thought it was hearty, and would be great on a cold winter’s night. I would probably make this again.
I used this recipe to get rid of some hamburgers I had in the freezer. Of course, I had to make do with the ingredients I had on hand, so I used onion soup mix, fresh tomatoes, and added some frozen veggies with the pasta (macaroni). Nevertheless, it turned out really great. I served it with warm naan. I can’t wait to have the leftovers for my lunch tomorrow once the flavours really set in. Yum!
This soup turned out perfectly. The funny thing is I had all these old hamburgers in my freezer that I had no intention of eating. Instead, I used them in this recipe. The soup was really good and I plan on making it again.
This recipe is easy, yet a nice change in pace for us. Everyone liked it! 3 year old and 1 year old suprisingly ate it up! This one is a keeper for our family!
I love this recipe. GREAT “car camping” food. I make the whole dish in the evening, eat about half of it, and then put the rest in my thermos for lunch the next day. I used mac-noodles instead of stars, as I couldn’t find any–still great. And it’s all small enough to get into–and back out of your thermos bottle.
This soup was a little too heavy on the tomatoes. It could have used more beans, vegetables, meat and pasta.
Very good soup. My parents and my husband all liked it, and it’s not hard. I used ditalini pasta because I couldn’t find the stars. I ended up adding two cans of tomato soup and water to give it more liquid.
This was delicious!! It was very easy and had tons of flavor. You could easily leave out the hamburger and it would be just as delicious and filling. Also, you could add more veggies if you like.