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Vegetable Beef Soup

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Soup isn’t just for the chilly days. This soup is the perfect way to use up all those summer veggies and those tender chunks of beef add such a delicious flavor. A hearty soup that’s sure to satisfy, and you’ll love the left overs!

Details

Servings

8 Servings

Prep time

30 minutes

Cooking time

1 hour 10 minutes

Cuisine

AMERICAN

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat

  • 2 1/2 Tbsp olive oil, divided

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 3/4 cups chopped yellow onion (1 large)

  • 1 1/4 cups peeled and chopped carrots (3 medium)

  • 1 cup chopped celery (3 medium)

  • 1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic (4 cloves)

  • 8 cups low-sodium beef broth or chicken broth

  • 2 (14 oz.) cans diced tomatoes

  • 1 1/2 tsp dried basil**

  • 1 tsp dried oregano

  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme

  • 1 lb red or yellow potatoes, chopped into 3/4-inch cubes

  • 1 1/2 cups (5 oz.) chopped green beans (trim ends first)

  • 1 1/2 cups frozen corn***

  • 1 cup frozen peas

  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions

  • Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. 
  • Dab beef dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper then add half of the beef to pot and brown about 4 minutes, turning halfway through.
  • Transfer to a plate add another 1/2 Tbsp oil to pot and repeat process with remaining half of beef.
  • Add another 1 Tbsp oil to now empty pot then add onions, carrots, and celery then saute 3 minutes, add garlic saute 1 minute longer.
  • Pour in broth, tomatoes, browned beef, basil, oregano, thyme and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring once or twice throughout, for 30 minutes.
  • Add potatoes then continue to simmer, covered, 20 minutes (you can also add green beans with potatoes if you like them very soft).
  • Stir in green beans and simmer 15 minutes longer, or until all of the veggies and beef are tender.
  • Pour in corn and peas and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley and serve warm.

Notes

  • Look for a fatty marbled batch of stew meat, it will be more tender. Dice any larger chunks bite size as needed.
  • 1 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning can be used in place of basil, oregano and thyme.
  • Fresh corn/peas can be used here as well, just add when adding green beans.
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