The Best Hearty Beef and Spinach Soup (Easy One-Pot Recipe!)
A quick and hearty one-pot recipe for Spinach Beef Soup, perfect for a weeknight dinner. This simple soup features ground beef, bow tie pasta, and fresh spinach in a savory beef and tomato broth. The ground beef is browned with garlic, then simmered with seasoned diced tomatoes, beef broth, and dried herbs. The pasta is cooked directly in the soup, and fresh spinach is wilted in at the very end. The dish is served with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cartons (32 ounces each) reduced-sodium beef broth
- 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes with green pepper, celery and onion, undrained
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups uncooked bow tie pasta
- 4 cups fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
- Grated Parmesan cheese, for serving
Instructions
- In a 6-quart stockpot, cook the ground beef and minced garlic over medium heat for 6-8 minutes, breaking the beef into crumbles, until it is no longer pink. Drain off any excess grease.
- Stir in the beef broth, undrained diced tomatoes, basil, pepper, oregano, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Stir in the uncooked pasta and return the soup to a boil.
- Cook, uncovered, for 7-9 minutes, or until the pasta is tender.
- Stir in the coarsely chopped spinach and cook just until it has wilted.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle each serving with grated Parmesan cheese.
Notes
- This is a one-pot meal, which makes for very easy preparation and cleanup.
- Cooking the pasta directly in the soup broth allows it to absorb more flavor and helps to thicken the soup.
- The fresh spinach is added at the very end of the cooking process so that it just wilts and retains its bright green color and texture.
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