Bestest Hamburger Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1/8 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 (2 ounce) package onion soup mix (for 3 or 4 servings)
• 6 cups boiling water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1/4 cup celery leaves
• 1 cup sliced carrot
• 1/3 cup dried split peas
• 1 cup elbow macaroni
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, brown meat, drain excess fat.
• 2 add salt, pepper, oregano, basil, seasoned salt, and onion soup mix.
• 3 stir in boiling water, tomato sauce, and soy sauce.
• 4 cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, prepare celery, celery leaves, and carrots; then add to simmering mixture with split peas and continue to cook for 30 minutes.
• 6 add macaroni and simmer for 30 minutes longer, adding more water if necessary and stirring occasionally.
• 7 serve sprinkled with parmesan cheese over individual servings.
• 8 to freeze: place soup in a rigid container and freeze. to reheat: remove from freezer and thaw. place soup in saucepan and heat, stirring, until hot.