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Vegetable Soup with Ground Beef

Tami McBride
Combine tender vegetables and savory ground beef in a flavorful broth to get mouthwatering vegetable soup with ground beef. This quick, easy meal will warm you, fill you, and satisfy the whole family.
Make ahead, freeze, or throw it together in under an hour. Serve it with garlic bread or biscuits.
4.68 from 46 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish (Entrée)
Cuisine Soup
Servings 8 cups
Calories 184 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound of ground beef
  • ½ cup of diced onion (white or yellow)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 cup potato (1 medium, chopped)
  • ½ cup carrots (1 medium, chopped)
  • ½ cup celery (1 stalk, chopped)
  • ½ cup green beans, chopped (fresh or frozen)
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • 4 cups of water (or beef broth if not using broth base)
  • 4 teaspoons of Better Than Bouillon Roasted Beef Base
  • 1 can (14.5 ounces) of diced or crushed tomatoes with juice
  • 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ teaspoon of dried thyme (or 2 sprigs of fresh)
  • ½ teaspoon of dried oregano (or 1 sprig of fresh)
  • ¼ teaspoon of black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of salt (or to taste)

Instructions
 

  • BROWN the ground beef in a stock pot, breaking it up as it cooks until it is in crumbles.
  • PEEL AND MINCE the onion and garlic.
  • SAUTE the onion and garlic with ground beef.
  • DRAIN any excess fat from the pot.
  • WASH, PEEL, and CHOP the potato and carrot. (*See Note #1.)
  • CHOP the celery and green beans.
  • ADD all the vegetables, 4 cups of water, Better Than Bouillon broth base, crushed tomatoes and juice, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, thyme, oregano, black pepper, and salt. (See Note #2.)
  • BRING TO BOIL over medium-high heat.
  • SIMMER the soup for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
  • REMOVE FROM HEAT and stir to blend ingredients. Remove the bay leaf.
  • TASTE and adjust seasonings, if necessary.
  • SERVE hot with a slice of fresh bread or a dinner roll.

Notes

  1. You can substitute frozen potato cubes (1 cup) and frozen vegetables (1 or 2 cups) for fresh to save time.
  2. Any beef, vegetable, or chicken broth can be substituted for water and Better Than Bouillon broth base.
 
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Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 11gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 361mgPotassium: 368mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1489IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg
Keyword freezer meal, hamburger soup, vegetable soup
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