Every time I think of this soup, I think of my childhood. We used to eat it all the time. Not only is it really easy, but it is very healthy and inexpensive. It makes a lot, so it is perfect for freezing leftovers or even another complete meal that you could take to someone. Just bake a loaf of bread and you have an amazing and simple meal to drop off.
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This Vegetable Beef Soup is also great for feeding large groups. Make a pot of elbow macaroni to serve it over: you’ll stretch the number of servings.
This recipe is so versatile, you can put any of your favorite vegetables in. I have most of the ingredients on hand from stocking up when there are sales. I can get:
peas, for example, for next to nothing when I pair coupons with what’s on sale.
All through the summer I have been freezing vegetables from our CSA and putting away extras from meals I have made. I froze grilled corn, diced organic potatoes I found on sale, and even put away 40 lbs of canning tomatoes in the freezer. All these went in my soup pot.
This is a perfect way to use leftover steak, pot roast or even hamburger meat. I like to use what I have on hand, no need to waste time cooking when you don’t have to.
The other alternative is to just grab a bag of frozen vegetable soup mix and use the other ingredients below. Very convenient, and I have done that for years.
Vegetable Beef Soup
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 celery stalks, diced
1 cup diced potatoes
1 cup corn
1 cup peas
2 cans diced tomatoes with juice
1 large can tomato sauce
3-4 beef bullion cubes
1 lb ground beef, cooked (or other leftover beef like pot roast or steak, diced or shredded)
2 cups water
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Heat onions, celery and carrots in a large stockpot with some olive oil.
Add potatoes and cook for about 3 minutes.
If soup seems too thick, add more water. Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer for 30-45 minutes. Serve with corn bread, elbow macaroni or just plain!
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1 cup diced potatoes
- 1 cup corn
- 1 cup peas
- 2 cans diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 large can tomato sauce
- 3-4 beef bullion cubes
- 1pound ground beef, cooked (or other leftover beef like pot roast or steak, diced or shredded)
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Heat onions, celery and carrots in a large stockpot with some olive oil.
- Add potatoes and cook for about 3 minutes.
- Add in your meat.
- If soup seems too thick, add more water.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer for 30-45 minutes.
- Serve with corn bread, elbow macaroni or just plain!
Recipe developed by Kelly Hancock ©2010 Faithful Provisions. For personal use only. May not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed for capital gain without prior permission from Kelly Hancock.
Great idea for leftover hamburgers!! Thanks for the reminder!!! Love the pasta idea!!! Hadn’t thought to use that except with chicken soups!!! Have a great weekend!!
This looks awesome! I love how you have put a lot of veggies in it! 🙂
It is our “go to”!