Hearty And Delicious Beefy Chili Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
• 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chili (or to taste)
• 2 -4 teaspoons dryed chili flakes (or to taste)
• 1 -2 teaspoon cumin (or to taste)
• 1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and finly chopped) (optional)
• 5 cups chicken broth (or use 3 cups broth and 2 cups water, or use all water)
• 1 (220 g) package hamburger helper mix for beef pasta (use chili-macaroni flavor for this)
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 (8 ounce) can corn niblets (undrained)
• 1/3 cup sliced and black olives (or to taste)
• salt and black pepper
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a pot cook the macaroni from the hambuger helper package in boiling water until just al dente; drain and set aside.
• 2 in a large pot cook the ground beef with onion, garlic and bell pepper until no longer pink; drain fat.
• 3 add in chili powder, cumin, dryed chili flakes and jalapeno pepper (if using) cook stirring for about 3-4 minutes.
• 4 add in broth powdered sauce mix from the hamburger helper and tomatoes with juice; cook uncovered over medium-low heat stirring occasionally for about 45 minutes (can simmer longer if desired the longer you simmer the soup uncovered the richer it will be!).
• 5 add in the cooked macaroni, undrained corn and olives, season with salt and pepper and simmer another 10 minutes or until heated through.
• 6 ladle into bowls and dollup with sour cream if desired.