This is my favorite soup recipe for braving those cold winter days (and nights! ;))
SPICY VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP via Teresa Medeiros
INGREDIENTS
1 lb ground beef (or stew meat)
1 cup chopped onion (I like yellow)
2 cloves garlic
1 30 oz. jar of Ragu Chunky Garden Combination Spaghetti Sauce
1 10.5 oz can of beef broth
2 cups water
3-4 potatoes sliced ¼ inch thick (I boil these before
putting them in the soup to make them fork tender.)
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 10 oz. can Rotel (Diced Tomatoes with green chiles). (ORIGINAL
is great if you like a little heat, get MILD if not.)
1 16 oz bag of frozen vegetables (I like to get 2-10oz bags
of Birdseye Steamfresh Mixed Vegetables and microwave them per directions,
discard about 4 oz, then put them in already cooked and softened.)
DIRECTIONS
1) Spray large soup pot with Pam
2) Put chopped onion and garlic in pot and cook until
softened a little
3) Add ground beef and brown. Drain and return to pot.
4) Add all other ingredients
5) Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat and simmer for
20 minutes. (If the soup is going in a crock pot or you have longer to cook it,
you can cook the potatoes and the frozen vegetables IN the soup instead of
preparing them ahead of time.)
Serve with cornbread or warm rolls and enjoy!
Like most soups, the longer you can let it sit before
serving, the better it will taste. Also great after being refrigerated
overnight, then re-warmed.
Serves 4 comfortably with a little leftover. Double up as
needed.
