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15 Best Ground Beef Soup Recipes the Whole Family Will Enjoy

If you’re wondering how to make the most of that pound of ground beef sitting in your fridge, look no further. These ground beef soup recipes are a perfect way to create a hearty, comforting meal with minimal effort.

Not only do these soups come together quickly—some in as little as 45 minutes—but they also require little hands-on time, making them a convenient option for busy weeknights.

Many of these recipes yield enough to provide leftovers, which can be refrigerated for a few days or frozen for a quick, satisfying meal later.

From creative takes on classic dishes like lasagna and cheeseburgers, transformed into warm, flavorful soups, to timeless favorites like vegetable beef soup and hearty chili, this collection offers something for everyone.

These recipes are sure to become family favorites, combining ease, flavor, and comfort in every bowl.

1. Lasagna Soup

Southern Living Lasagna Soup in bowls to serve
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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2. Stuffed Pepper Soup

Southern Living Stuffed Pepper Soup in a bowl ready to serve
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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3. Stuffed Cabbage Soup

Stuffed cabbage soup in a dutch oven with a ladle on a green table with a napkin, salt shaker and lemon slices.
Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell

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4. Slow-Cooker Taco Soup

slow-cooker taco soup in two bowls with cheese - Southern Living
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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5. Slow-Cooker Chili

Southern Living Slow Cooker Chili in bowls to serve
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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6. Busy Day Soup

Southern Living Busy Day Soup in a bowl to serve
Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen

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7. Three-Bean Beef Chili

Southern Living Three-Bean Beef Chili in bowls to serve
Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely 

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8. Classic Beef Chili

Classic Beef Chili - Southern Living
Greg Dupree; Food Stylist: Kat Steele; Prop Styist: Claire Spollen

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9. Cheeseburger Soup

Cheeseburger Soup
Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Rishon Hanners, Prop Stylist Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland

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10. Easy Chili

Easy Chili
Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox

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11. Chunky Vegetable Beef Soup

Chunky Vegetable Beef Soup

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12. West Texas Chili

texas chili in bowls with onions and cheese
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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13. Game Day Chili

Game Day Chili
Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Buffy Hargett

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14. Miranda Lambert’s Famous Chili

Miranda Lambert's Buckshot Chili from cookbook Y'all Eat Yet?
Emily Dorio

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15. Hamburger Stew

Hamburger Stew
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Stylist: Kay E. Clarke; Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey

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