Fresh Recipe ∗ Garden Fresh Vegetable Beef Soup

Soup is the ultimate comfort food for a cold night. This is a great way to get your daily vegetables and even my picky kids loved it! This version of vegetable beef soup uses a tomato-based broth with chunky fresh vegetables and herbs.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ pounds beef stew meat, trimmed
• 1 (32 ounce) carton beef stock
• 4 cups hot water
• 2 cups fresh green beans, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 4 carrots, sliced into circles
• 4 potatoes, cut into large dice
• 1 ½ cups fresh corn kernels
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• ½ cup sweet peas
• 4 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 3 tablespoons dried parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Cooking Directions

1. Heat vegetable oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.
2. Put flour into a wide, shallow dish. Dredge beef chunks in flour to coat.
3. Cook beef in hot oil until completely browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add beef stock, hot water, green beans, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, corn, celery, onion, peas, beef bouillon granules, parsley, bay leaves, thyme, chili powder, and black pepper to stockpot; stir, place a cover on the stockpot, and reduce heat to medium-low.
4. Cook soup at a simmer, stirring periodically, for about 6 hours.

Nutrition Facts

• calories205
• carbohydrateContent24 g
• cholesterolContent25.8 mg
• fatContent6.6 g
• fiberContent4.4 g
• proteinContent13.7 g
• saturatedFatContent1.7 g
• sodiumContent428.8 mg
• sugarContent6 g