Cold weather calls for comfort food, and this beefy macaroni soup fits the bill! For my family, cold weather is always soup weather, and I love a good soup recipe that basically contains the things I already keep in my pantry or freezer– who wants to get out if they don’t have to? Next weekend, we’re staring down a mini ice storm, and we’re prepared for soup weather. Beef, hearty macaroni noodles, and cheese make this a delightful soup the whole family will love, and it’s SO simple to make– you just need one pot!
This simple recipe starts with 2 pounds of ground beef and one diced onion. Just put it in your favorite soup pot and cook until the ground beef is browned. We really like to use a lean ground beef from a local butcher, but your favorite ground beef or even ground turkey will work!
Once the ground beef is browned, simply start adding in other ingredients– one can of diced tomatoes, a box (32 ounces) of beef broth, and then 32 ounces of water. I just refill the beef broth box and pour it right in.
Add some seasonings– we used 1 Tablespoon of salt, 1/2 a tablespoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of garlic (or several cloves of fresh minced garlic), and 1/2 a tablespoon of sriracha to add some flavor, but your favorite soup seasonings will work perfectly for this!
Bring the soup to a boil to combine the flavors, and once it’s boiling, go ahead and pour in 4 cups of uncooked macaroni. The boiling broth will cook it and add plenty of flavors to make this soup a hit!
Give the macaroni about 2-3 minutes to cook before you add in a block of cheesy goodness, or your favorite fresh cheese. We like the texture of the cheese product we added for creaminess, but you can use cheddar as a good substitute if you’d prefer! (This was a 32-ounce block).
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 diced onion
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 box (32 oz) beef broth
- 32 oz water
- 2 Tbsp salt
- 1 Tbsp garlic
- 1/2 Tbsp pepper
- 1/2 Tbsp sriracha
- 4 C macaroni noodles, uncooked
- 32 oz processed cheese product or your favorite cheddar cheese
- In large soup pot, cook beef and onion.
- Add tomatoes, broth, water, salt, pepper, garlic, and sriracha. Bring to a boil.
- Stir in macaroni noodles, cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in cheese or cheese product, then cook until cheese is melted and macaroni noodles are fully cooked, about 3-5 minutes longer.
What do you do to prepare for an ice storm? Our family always hits up the grocery store for cold-weather favorites and refill gas for our generator, but I’d love to hear YOUR favorite ways to prepare in the comments below!
