Vegetable Beef Soup

Byallwecook

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ lbs beef stew meat
  • 2 ½ tablespoon olive oil, divided
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 ¾ cups chopped yellow onion (1 large)
  • 1 ¼ cups peeled and chopped carrots (3 medium)
  • 1 cup chopped celery (3 medium)
  • 1 ½ tablespoon minced garlic (4 cloves)
  • 8 cups low-sodium beef broth or chicken broth
  • 2 (14 oz.) cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 lb red or yellow potatoes, chopped into ¾-inch cubes
  • 1 ½ cups (5 oz.) chopped green beans (trim ends first)
  • 1 ½ cups frozen corn
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley

How To Make Vegetable Beef Soup:

Heat 1 tablespoon 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 ½ tablespoon oil to pot and repeat process with remaining half of beef.

Add another 1 tablespoon 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.

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