How to Make Crockpot Beef Macaroni Soup

Step 1: Brown the Beef

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Add the ground beef and cook for approximately 5–7 minutes, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon as it cooks.

Continue cooking until the beef is completely browned and no longer pink.

Drain any excess grease.

Browning the beef before adding it to the slow cooker gives the soup a deeper, richer flavor and helps prevent the finished soup from becoming unnecessarily greasy.

Step 2: Prepare the Vegetables

While the beef is cooking, prepare the vegetables.

Dice the onion, carrots, and celery into small, fairly even pieces.

Mince the garlic.

Keeping the vegetables relatively similar in size helps them cook evenly during the slow-cooking process.

Step 3: Add the Ingredients to the Crockpot

Transfer the browned ground beef into your crockpot.

Add:

Diced onion
Minced garlic
Carrots
Celery
Diced tomatoes
Tomato sauce
Beef broth
Italian seasoning
Dried parsley
Paprika
Black pepper
Salt

Stir everything together until well combined.

The mixture should have enough liquid to cover most of the ingredients.

Step 4: Cook

Cover the crockpot with the lid.

Cook on:

LOW for 6–7 hours

HIGH for 3–4 hours

Cooking times can vary between slow cookers, so check the vegetables toward the end of cooking. They should be tender but not falling apart.

The longer, slower cooking process allows the beef, tomatoes, vegetables, and seasonings to blend together.

Step 5: Add the Macaroni

About 20–30 minutes before serving, add the uncooked elbow macaroni directly to the crockpot.

Stir well.

Cover and continue cooking until the macaroni is tender.

This step is important because adding the pasta at the b

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