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Busy Day Soup

Busy Day Soup is perfect for those busy weeknights. It’s quick to make and requires little effort. Who loves easy recipes? Rich and savory broth, tender pasta, and loads of veggies and beef in each bite. 

Busy Day Soup - An easy soup recipe your family will love! It's quick to make and takes little effort. Perfect for those busy weeknights.


Busy Day Soup

What I love about Busy Day Soup is that you can throw all the ingredients into the pot and let your stove work its magic.

It has a few low prep ingredients like ground beef, onion soup mix, mixed frozen veggies, diced tomatoes and macaroni.

It’s perfect for days where you don’t know what to make for dinner. If you’re like me, those days are frequent.

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    This fall is a busy season for our family. My youngest daughter rides horses a couple times a week and is also taking swimming lessons. She is in Bronze Medallion and hopes to be a lifeguard. It’s a lot of shuttling back and forth. Good times.

    When I want a simple, hearty meal, I turn to this soup recipe. Serve it with soda crackers or a buttered roll. It’s so tasty and filling.

    Busy Day Soup - An easy soup recipe your family will love! It's quick to make and takes little effort. Perfect for those busy weeknights.

    How to Make Busy Day Soup

    Grab a large soup pot, and brown the ground beef. Drain off the fat after it’s cooked so your soup isn’t greasy.

    Pour in the water, onion soup mix and tomatoes with their juices. Simmer for 1 hour on medium low heat.

    After the 1 hour mark, add in the uncooked macaroni noodles and frozen mixed vegetables. Cook for another 15 minutes on medium heat. The noodles and frozen veggies will cook until they are tender.

    You don’t need to thaw the vegetables. Just throw them in right from the freezer. That is what I love about this recipe, it truly is so simple to make and pull together. 

    Serve it up hot! It makes about 6 servings and tastes even better the next day heated up. It’s just the two of us at home now so we always have leftovers.

    Busy Day Soup - An easy soup recipe your family will love! It's quick to make and takes little effort. Perfect for those busy weeknights.

    Can I Swap Meat in Soup 

    Sure, you are more than welcome to use ground turkey, pork, or even ground chicken. Just cook the meat until it is fully done. You could even take the skins off bratwurst and use them. I am sure it would add a nice level of flavor. 

    Or maybe you want to layer the flavor of two meats. Beef and sausage are always a fantastic pairing and really can elevate the flavor. 

    Busy Day Soup - An easy soup recipe your family will love! It's quick to make and takes little effort. Perfect for those busy weeknights.

    Vegetables in Soup

    The veggies used in this soup can be adjusted to fit your tastebuds. If you have fresh veggies you want to prep and slice up, go for it. Or if you have a bag of frozen vegetables in the freezer that sound tasty, use them instead. 

    Feel free to raid your pantry or freezer and use what you have on hand. Just get creative and pick items that you like the flavor of. Then I think you will enjoy the flavor of the soup. 

    Busy Day Soup - An easy soup recipe your family will love! It's quick to make and takes little effort. Perfect for those busy weeknights.

    Can I Change Out the Pasta in this Soup

    Yes, if you don’t have any macaroni on hand, feel free to change it up. Reach for shells, rotini, ziti, etc. Any pasta will work you just want to ensure your pasta fully cooks. You could even break up spaghetti noodles to place in the soup. 

    I do feel that depending on the pasta the flavor of the soup varies slightly. But, overall any flavor is amazing paired with all the broth and vegetables. 

    Busy Day Soup - An easy soup recipe your family will love! It's quick to make and takes little effort. Perfect for those busy weeknights.

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    Toppings for Busy Day Soup

    • Sprinkle with fresh parsley or even Italian seasoning for color and flavor. 
    • Shred and sprinkle cheese that adds a nice cheesy flavor. 
    • Add on some crackers or even crunchy croutons to soak up the savory broth. 
    • Splash of hot sauce to elevate the heat factor. 

    You can truly do so much to this soup to elevate the flavor. I love it how it is, but sometimes we add on some toppings to change up the flavor of the soup. 

    Meal Prep with Leftover Soup 

    This soup is incredible for placing in single serve containers and storing in the fridge. Meal prep for quick on the go lunches for when you need something quick. I think the flavor just blends even more as it sits in the fridge. 

    In terms of freezing, you will find you can freeze this soup. The vegetables will change a bit in texture as they thaw, but the flavor of this soup is still amazing and tasty. Pasta, as well, can become a bit mushy, so if you know you are going to freeze, cook to al dente. 

    How to Make in the Slow Cooker

    You can also make Busy Day Soup in the slow cooker. Cook the ground beef first on the stove.  Add all the ingredients except the pasta to the slow cooker. Cook on low heat for 6 hours. Add in the uncooked pasta when there is only 30 minutes left of cooking time.

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    Busy Day Soup - An easy soup recipe your family will love! It's quick to make and takes little effort. Perfect for those busy weeknights.
    4.49 from 3816 votes

    Busy Day Soup

    Created by Stacie Vaughan
    Servings 6
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
    An easy soup recipe your family will love! It’s quick to make and takes little effort. Perfect for those busy weeknights.

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    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 lb ground beef
    • 1 packet onion soup mix
    • 1 ¾ cup mixed frozen vegetables
    • 5 cups water
    • 1 can diced tomatoes 28oz can
    • 1 cup macaroni uncooked

    Instructions

    • In a large soup pot, brown ground beef. Drain fat.
    • Pour in water, onion soup mix and tomatoes with juice. Simmer for 1 hour on medium low.
    • Add macaroni and frozen vegetables. Cook 15 minutes longer on medium heat. Serve hot.

    Notes

    If soup is too thick, add more water to thin out.
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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.5g | Protein: 22.1g | Fat: 3.1g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 45.2mg | Sodium: 522.4mg | Fiber: 5.1g | Sugar: 5g

    The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Course Soups
    Cuisine American
    Keyword busy day soup, easy recipes, ground beef, soup recipes

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    604 Comments

    1. Arleen Newton says:

      4 stars
      I made this today. I made the mistake of dumping some of the tomato juice out and putting the pasta in the soup too soon. My husband liked this soup a lot but, asked for fewer diced tomatoes.

    2. Callie Fisher says:

      2 stars
      I’m sorry – an HOUR at simmer? How is that fast? And what’s the point – canned tomatoes and already-cooked ground beef does NOT require an hour to meld flavors. It got 1/2 an hour tops and it was fine.

    3. Haven’t made it. Too hot for soup!!!

    4. Jeane phelps says:

      I loved this soup! It’s so versatile. Love that you can add any veggie you like and it’s still taste great. If it gets too thick I add some beef broth! Will make this again and again

    5. 5 stars
      Everything about this soup is 10 stars!! It’s fast, easy and delicious!! Thank you Stacie for a keeper comfort meal!

    6. Amazing! I can’t describe it any other way. We loved it and it was even better the next day for lunch. Thank you so, so much for sharing.

    7. Christine says:

      5 stars
      This soup is so delicious! Very easy to make. I doubled the recipe and used 8 cups beef broth & 2 cups of water. This soup disappears quickly in this house.Thank you for this wonderful recipe!

    8. 5 stars
      So delicious I added Cavateli pasta Made it more filling When I make this again I will put gnocchi in it also cheese ravioli

    9. 3 stars
      I loved the fact that it was quick and easy but think it needs some more flavor or seasonings.
      It was still good and filling.

    10. Jane Hajdu says:

      5 stars
      Excellent & easy to do from a non soup person !

    11. Jerry Evans says:

      5 stars
      loved it and it will be regular soup for us to to have………i just used chicken broth instead of water……..thumbs up

    12. Jeffears Debbie says:

      4 stars
      I like it! Very easy and tasty.

    13. Audrey Power says:

      5 stars
      I’ve made this soup several times and it is always a hit! So tasty and so so easy! And the macaroni makes it nice and hearty. Perfect for those busy days. Sometimes when I have time I’ll add a can of kidney beans and some Italian seasoning. Thank you !

    14. 5 stars
      Was a quick easy soup to make and was really good I gave some to my neighbor and he enjoyed it to

    15. 5 stars
      This is really, really good and SO fast to make! I’m a serious foodie, and when I first saw the recipe I didn’t think it could possibly be so good. It’s in our rotation and everyone in the family loves it.

    16. Stephanie says:

      5 stars
      I made the soup then I added a touch of my own. I baked it in the oven for 20 minutes topped with cheese

    17. 5 stars
      I just made this and it is so good! Very easy! Perfect for my busy days! I will definitely make this again. Thank you for sharing!

    18. Can you replace the water with beef broth? Perhaps 4 cups?

    19. Betty Miller says:

      5 stars
      It was so easy to make and delicious. Gave some to my friend and she liked it too.

    20. 5 stars
      It was very good and very easy to make thank you!!

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