Beefy Macaroni Soup

Cold weather calls for comfort food, and this beefy macaroni soup fits the bill! Beef, hearty macaroni noodles, and cheese make this a delightful soup the whole family will love!

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!

Cold weather calls for comfort food, and this beefy macaroni soup fits the bill! Beef, hearty macaroni noodles, and cheese make this a delightful soup the whole family will love!

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.

Cold weather calls for comfort food, and this beefy macaroni soup fits the bill! Beef, hearty macaroni noodles, and cheese make this a delightful soup the whole family will love!

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!

Cold weather calls for comfort food, and this beefy macaroni soup fits the bill! Beef, hearty macaroni noodles, and cheese make this a delightful soup the whole family will love!

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).

Beefy Macaroni Soup
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
  1. 2 lbs lean ground beef
  2. 1 diced onion
  3. 1 can diced tomatoes
  4. 1 box (32 oz) beef broth
  5. 32 oz water
  6. 2 Tbsp salt
  7. 1 Tbsp garlic
  8. 1/2 Tbsp pepper
  9. 1/2 Tbsp sriracha
  10. 4 C macaroni noodles, uncooked
  11. 32 oz processed cheese product or your favorite cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. In large soup pot, cook beef and onion.
  2. Add tomatoes, broth, water, salt, pepper, garlic, and sriracha. Bring to a boil.
  3. Stir in macaroni noodles, cook for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Stir in cheese or cheese product, then cook until cheese is melted and macaroni noodles are fully cooked, about 3-5 minutes longer.
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Cold weather calls for comfort food, and this beefy macaroni soup fits the bill! Beef, hearty macaroni noodles, and cheese make this a delightful soup the whole family will love!

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!

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