Hodge Podge Soup
Hodge Podge Soup is a hearty soup recipe like grandma used to make. It’s a clean out your kitchen kind of meal with two cans of soup, pork and beans, ground beef and celery. Perfect for busy days!
Hodge Podge refers to a “disorderly mess’ or in the case of this recipe, “a jumble of ingredients”. At first glance, the ingredients do look a little strange, but trust me, they go together so well. Hodge Podge Soup is easy comfort food and pretty much anything goes!
The beauty of this soup recipe is you can switch out ingredients based on what’s in kitchen. I would stick to tomato based soups though. I don’t know how good cream soups would be, but you never know. Maybe it would be a winner, too.
It’s like taking a bunch of canned food from your pantry and turning them into something homemade and delicious. I love those clean out your kitchen recipes!
Ingredients
Here is what you’ll need to make this Hodge Podge Soup recipe.
- Ground beef
- Onion – I like sweet onions, but any onion will do
- Garlic
- 2 cans of Minestrone Soup
- Can of Tomato Soup – don’t add any water.
- Can of Pork and Beans – whatever variety is your favorite
- Celery
- Worcestershire sauce
How to Make
- Add ground beef and onion to a large pot. Cook on medium heat until beef is cooked and onions are softened.
- Add garlic, minestrone soup, tomato soup, pork and beans, celery and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine.
- Turn heat down to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
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How to Store
Store any leftovers in resealable containers in the fridge for up to three days. It will be thick when you reheat so feel free to add a little water to bring it to the desired consistency.
You can also freeze Hodge Podge Soup in freezer safe containers for up to three months.
What to Serve with Hodge Podge Soup
Though it’s yummy on its own, you can also serve this homemade soup with a few sides.
- Buttered rolls – so good for dipping!
- Garlic bread
- Soda crackers
- Garlic Twists
- Tea biscuits
- Tossed salad
- Impossible Cheeseburger Pie
More Easy Soup Recipes
- Cabbage Roll Soup
- Cream of Carrot Soup
- Tomato Florentine Soup
- Creamy Cabbage Soup
- German Potato Soup
- Busy Day Soup
- Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup
- Hamburger Soup
- New England Clam Chowder
- Hash Brown Potato Soup
- Beef and Barley Soup
- Crockpot Ham and Bean Soup
- Minestrone Soup
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Hodge Podge Soup
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Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 2 cans Minestrone soup 19 oz/540ml cans
- 1 can tomato soup 10 oz/284ml can
- 1 can pork and beans 28oz can
- 1 ½ cup celery chopped
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Add ground beef and onion to a large pot. Cook on medium heat until beef is cooked and onions are softened.
- Add garlic, minestrone soup, tomato soup, pork and beans, celery and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine.
- Turn heat down to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
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This is a family favorite passed down from my husband’s cousin from Massachusetts. I often wonder where she got the recipe. Another cousin would quadruple this recipe for family gatherings (which included several teens). It is one of those dishes that seem to taste better each time it is reheated. It freezes beautifully IF you have any left over.
I have made this soup with the molasses beans but found it to be a bit too sweet. I changed the beans to the ones in tomato sauce and liked it better. I want to make it again, but I have Habitat Vegetable soup, could I use it instead of the minestrone?
Yes, definitely!