Description

Miss mom's or grandma's homemade vegetable beef soup? You can make it yourself in about 2 hours. The best soup does not come out of a can, it comes from a little bit of time, effort and your love! Serve with crusty bread, saltine crackers or oyster cracke

Ingredients

• 2 lb. lean ground beef
• olive oil
• 6 Yukon potatoes, diced
• 8 carrots, diced
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 bag frozen green beans
• 1 bag frozen corn
• 4 c. beef broth or stock
• 1-2 c. water
• 1- 28 oz. can diced tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• salt and pepper, to taste

Steps

1. Heat a little olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add ground beef and brown. Remove and set aside. Spoon off grease.
2. Add a little more olive oil to the same pot. Add celery, onion, potatoes, and carrots; saute until onions are translucent. Add the ground beef back into the pot. Pour in the beef stock, water, tomatoes, frozen green beans, frozen corn and bay leaves. Bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Let simmer for an hour.
3. Season with salt and pepper.