Ingredients
- 2 (28oz) cans San Marzano Style Tomatoes (you can substitute regular diced tomatoes but I like the rich flavor from the San Marzano Style)
- 1 lb 90/10 ground beef
- 4 oz tomato paste
- 6 c. low sodium beef broth
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 c. uncooked elbow macaroni noodles
- salt/pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large, heavy soup pot brown the ground beef. Season with a little salt and pepper. When beef is about halfway cooked, add minced garlic and onion powder. Once brown, remove from pot and drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
- Add the tomatoes to the pot. Use a spatula to easily break tomatoes apart into bite-sized pieces (unless they are already pre-diced).
- Return beef to the pot and add all remaining ingredients except for noodles. Cover and bring mixture to a boil.
- Once boiling add the uncooked pasta and simmer until pasta is cooked, about 10-15 minutes. Soup is ready once noodles have finished cooking.
- Remove bay leaf and adjust salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
NotesMakes 8 servings, ~ 1.5 cups per serving, at 6 WW SmartPoints each for both the Blue & Green WW plans.
A Tip About Soup Servings
While a recipe will give the number of servings, it is very difficult to determine the exact volume of the soup per serving. This is due to many factors. The quantities of ingredients that you use may vary slightly. For example, if a recipe calls for 1 small onion, 1 small pepper, etc., the size of your produce may be different than what I used. The largest factor that causes variance is how much the soup reduces while cooking which will depend on each stove and how long it simmers, etc.
For the most accurate way to measure soup servings: place your storage container on a digital scale and zero out the weight. Add the entire pot of soup and determine the total weight in grams. Divide the total weight by the number of servings – this is the exact weight per serving or your soup. Easy and accurate!
