I just returned from a snowy week in Utah. I’ve been fighting something nasty these past few days. And it was super windy yesterday. This trifecta results in soup for dinner.

I consulted my two Diabetic Living cookbooks that have been my go-to resources for low carb meals: Diabetes – Meals by the Plate and Diabetic Living – Quick and Easy Meals.

I landed on Quick Hamburger Soup from this book. The reality is that some recipes taste more diabetic than others…This soup was make-again worthy.

And I don’t know who puts carrots on burgers, but I won’t complain about the extra veggies. And potatoes on burgers for that matter? Guess it’s kind of like the fries in the soup…

I made a few lazy girl edits to the original recipe:

• I bought julienned carrots, so I didn’t have to shred them.
• I cheated with the minced garlic, so I didn’t have to deal with garlic fingers.
• The recipe also called for half ground beef and half ground turkey. I just went for the ground beef for simplicity.

And two changes for flavor: I grabbed the H-E-B Chipotle Diced Tomatoes, because I wanted a bit of kick. (Diced jalapenos would also be good in this.) I also opted for fresh herbs over dried herbs, because I’m convinced it adds more taste.

I chopped two white onions and three stalks of celery. Then heated my dutch oven, added a swirl of olive oil, and scooped in the chopped onion and celery. I also dumped the whole bag of carrots in, because again: veggies.

The recipe called for browning the ground beef with the veggies, but my dutch oven was getting a little full…so I dirtied another pan. (Hey, you see that utensil to the right of the pan? It’s a Mix ‘N Chop…seriously great for browning ground meat.)

And then I added the browned ground beef to the party.

After the veggies and ground beef are happy, you add the diced tomatoes, beef broth, and the fresh herbs (sage, thyme and rosemary).

Once the soup comes to a boil, you add the potatoes to the sauna party.

Then you cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through.

And finally, you scoop 1 and 1/2 cups per serving. Only 18 carbs!

Delish even as leftovers tonight…but now I’m exhausted. Bed time.

Here’s the original recipe: Diabetic Living – Quick Hamburger Soup.